Access Type
Open Access Dissertation
Date of Award
1-1-2010
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Department
Communication
First Advisor
Mary Garrett
Abstract
This examination of Africentric speculative fiction (ASF) applies an Africentric reading protocol to selected works of Octavia E. Butler and Tananarive Due. Butler's Parable Series and Due's African Immortals Series are examined using seven elements of Africentric narrative specific to cultural speculative fiction. Finally, I discuss the implications of using an Africentric reading protocol as an example of cultural analysis that can be adapted to the textual analysis of culturally specific works of fiction.
Recommended Citation
Lawrence, Tonja, "An Africentric Reading Protocol: The Speculative Fiction Of Octavia Butler And Tananarive Due" (2010). Wayne State University Dissertations. 198.
https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa_dissertations/198