• Fledgling by Octavia Butler: home and innocence

  • May 8 2024
  • Duración: 47 m
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Fledgling by Octavia Butler: home and innocence

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  • Shruti and Neha discuss Fledgling, Octavia Butler's last novel before her untimely death, through the themes of home and innocence. We talk about vampire lore (including Twilight and The Vampire Diaries), the ethics of genetic manipulation, and race through the lens of childhood.


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