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TRU 110: Historicizing Speculative Fiction

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Take a look at these two articles about Octavia Butler’s book, Parable of the Sower and consider the following questions:
  • What are some of the notable differences?  
  • What is the purpose of each article?
  • Who is the intended audience for each?

Achachelooei, Elham Mohammadi, and Carol Elizabeth Leon. “The Past and ‘Discontinuity in Religion’ in Octavia Butler’s Parables: A Feminist Theological Perspective.” Journal of Language, Literature & Culture, vol. 68, no. 2, Aug. 2021, pp. 120–37. EBSCOhost,  https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=151486727&site=eds-live

Rayson-Locke, Jonathan. “What Octavia Butler’s ‘Parable of the Sower’ Can Teach Catholics.” National Catholic Reporter, vol. 57, no. 16, May 2021, p. 15. EBSCOhost, https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edsgac&AN=edsgac.A663639441&site=eds-live.
 


 

 

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