Spelman College Celebrates Octavia E. Butler

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March 20th, 2013

Credit David Findlay

Thursday, March 21st, Spelman College celebrates the late Octavia E. Butler.

The writer encapsulated the ancestry of African Americans and the unyielding imaginary realms of science fiction.

Dr. Tananarive Due is a 2012-2013 William and Camille Hanks Cosby Chair in the Humanities at Spelman College.

She’s bringing together pioneers in Black speculative fiction to honor the legacy of science fiction novelist Octavia E. Butler, for her culminating event.

Titled ‘Black to the Future:” The Octavia E. Butler Celebration of the Fantastic Arts,” the half-day event takes place March 21, 2013 in the Cosby Academic Center and is free and open to the public.

WABE’s Rose Scott chatted with professor Due about the event and Butler’s influence.This is an extended interview with Spelman College professor Tananarive Due.

  

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