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Science Fiction Sankofa: Octavia Butler’s Xenogenesis through the Lenses of African-American Historiography, Afrofuturism, and Posthumanism

Panel: 
Science Fiction II: Race, Gender, and the Body
Abstract: 

This paper reads Octavia Butler's Xenogenesis trilogy against the discourses of African-American Historiography, Afrofuturism, and Posthumanism, ultimately arguing that her work exemplifies the now-iconic Ghanaian concept of Sankofa--the bird whose head must face the past for the body to fly forward.

Presenter Information
First Name: 
Mark
Last Name: 
Young
Institution: 
University of California, Riverside