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Octavia Butler, Audre Lorde, and the Power of Pleasure

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Collage of 5 books by Octavis Butler: Dawn, Adulthood Rites, Imago, Bloodchild, and Fledgling
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Octavia Butler, Audre Lorde, and the Power of Pleasure

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QUILTBAG+ Speculative Classics: Imago by Octavia E. Butler

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QUILTBAG+ Speculative Classics: Adulthood Rites by Octavia E. Butler

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QUILTBAG+ Speculative Classics: Dawn by Octavia E. Butler

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Starting with the Womb: Octavia E Butler’s Dawn

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Ava DuVernay Adapting Octavia Butler’s Dawn for Television

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SFF Sexier Than Fifty Shades of Grey

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Post-Binary Gender in SF

Post-Binary Gender in SF: What Gender is an Alien? What Gender is a Human?

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Playing Human in Octavia Butler’s Imago

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Negotiating Difference in Octavia Butler’s Adulthood Rites

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Sleeping With the Enemy: Octavia Butler’s Dawn

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“There is an art to smiling in a way that others will believe. It is always important to include the eyes; otherwise, people will know you hate them.”

N.K. Jemisin, The Fifth Season

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