This group is designed to discuss speculative fiction with special attention to spec fic featuring characters of color. We are calling it Octavia Butler as a way to frame discussions around gender, ethnicity, and sexuality. We are especially interested in how Octavia Butler’s literature is being used across disciplines in the classroom.
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Tarshia Stanley posted an update in the group
Octavia Butler on MLA Commons 5 years, 11 months agoExtended Deadline: 2nd Octavia E. Butler Conference: Uniting the Academy and the Community
Spelman College Atlanta GA
February 23-25, 2018
See cfp at https://oebsociety.wordpress.com/
Please submit proposals to oebliterarysociety@gmail.com by November 3, 2017, and include “OEB Conference” in the subject line. -
Tarshia Stanley started the topic Octavia E. Butler: Celebrating Letters, Life, and Legacy – February 26-28, 2016 in the discussion
Octavia Butler on MLA Commons 8 years agoEXTENDED DEADLINE
Octavia E. Butler: Celebrating Letters, Life, and Legacy – February 26-28, 2016 – Spelman College
February 24, 2016 will mark the tenth anniversary of the passing of Octavia E. Butler. To commemorate her contributions to the world of letters, the Octavia E. Butler Society solicits papers for a special conference to be hosted by…[Read more] -
Tarshia Stanley posted an update in the group
Octavia Butler on MLA Commons 8 years agoOCTAVIA E. BUTLER: CELEBRATING LETTERS, LIFE, and LEGACY
February 26-28, 2016
Spelman College
Atlanta GA
February 24, 2016 will mark the tenth anniversary of the passing of Octavia E. Butler. To commemorate her contributions to the world of letters, the Octavia E. Butler Society solicits papers for a special conference to be hosted by Spelman…[Read more] -
Tarshia Stanley started the topic Calls for proposals for Butler panel at MLA 2016 by March 15, 2015 in the discussion
Octavia Butler on MLA Commons 8 years, 6 months agoThe Octavia E. Butler Society is working on a panel for the 2016 MLA Convention. If you are interested in submitting an abstract, please see the call below:
10 Years Gone: Octavia E. Butler’s Public Legacy
Special SessionWe invite papers discussing Butler’s impact on her reading public: book clubs, literary societies, social justice mov…[Read more]
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Tarshia Stanley started the topic Octavia Butler Society in the forum
Octavia Butler on MLA Commons 9 years, 10 months agoThe Octavia E. Butler Society was formed at the American Literature Association Conference in May 2013. Check out the blog to see announcements and calls for papers. http://www.oebsociety.wordpress.com.
Join us here on MLA Commons to discuss the ways Butler’s work is being used in the classroom.
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Tarshia Stanley created the group
Octavia Butler on MLA Commons 9 years, 10 months ago