Exploring and Exploding American "Diversity" through Octavia Butler's Parables.

Autor: Hentges, Sarah
Zdroj: Notes on American Literature; 2008, Vol. 17 Issue 1, p12-20, 9p
Abstrakt: In this article, the author explores the diversity in U.S. literature through "Parable of the Sower" and "Parable of the Talents," by Octavia Butler. According to the author, the works of Butler provide an opportunity not only to help students explore diversity in terms of identity and culture but also to consider the implications of diversity. She explores Butler's science-fictional future version of diversity and, thus, explodes diversity by taking it beyond celebration, tokenization and other superficial understandings.
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