"All That You Touch You Change": Utopian Desire and the Concept of Change in Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents by Patricia Melzer, Femspec Issue 3.2

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Feminism & Feminist Theory
Cover of the book "All That You Touch You Change": Utopian Desire and the Concept of Change in Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents by Patricia Melzer, Femspec Issue 3.2 by Patricia Melzer, Femspec Journal
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Patricia Melzer ISBN: 9781311833495
Publisher: Femspec Journal Publication: December 16, 2015
Imprint: Smashwords Edition Language: English
Author: Patricia Melzer
ISBN: 9781311833495
Publisher: Femspec Journal
Publication: December 16, 2015
Imprint: Smashwords Edition
Language: English

This analysis examines two literary narratives by Octavia Butler, Parable of the Sower (1993) and Parable of the Talents (1998) that elucidate the intersection of three fields in Western thought: the notion of utopia, feminist politics and theory, and feminist science fiction. This intersection is crucial for feminists in that it provides tools for negotiating difference within feminist politics. I lay out the dynamics within Octavia Butler’s feminist utopian/dystopian writing that define her concept of “utopia” as both a utopian desire and a longing to transform. These allow her to theorize about future social relations and inform the strategies for feminist politics that she develops.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This analysis examines two literary narratives by Octavia Butler, Parable of the Sower (1993) and Parable of the Talents (1998) that elucidate the intersection of three fields in Western thought: the notion of utopia, feminist politics and theory, and feminist science fiction. This intersection is crucial for feminists in that it provides tools for negotiating difference within feminist politics. I lay out the dynamics within Octavia Butler’s feminist utopian/dystopian writing that define her concept of “utopia” as both a utopian desire and a longing to transform. These allow her to theorize about future social relations and inform the strategies for feminist politics that she develops.

More books from Femspec Journal

Cover of the book Space Opera: Melodrama, Feminism And The Women Of Farscape, Femspec Issue 6.2 by Patricia Melzer
Cover of the book No Place, the Good Place, a New Place, Femspec Issue 1.2 by Patricia Melzer
Cover of the book Lost Mothers: The “Othering” of Mothers on the TV Show Lost Femspec Issue 12.2, 2012 by Patricia Melzer
Cover of the book Reception of Fairy Tale Motifs in Texts by Twentieth-Century German Women Writers, Femspec Issue 1.2 by Patricia Melzer
Cover of the book Femspec 17.2 by Patricia Melzer
Cover of the book Growing Thick Skin: One Consequence of Discrimination Femspec Double Issue v. 8 by Patricia Melzer
Cover of the book The Introduction to the Motherhood Issue and Faster Than My Girl Does Femspec v. 12.2 by Patricia Melzer
Cover of the book Interview with Lt. Col. Naomi Mercer by Robin Hobbs, Femspec Issue 16.1 by Patricia Melzer
Cover of the book 3 Conferences, Femspec Issue 15 by Patricia Melzer
Cover of the book Toward Utopia, Femspec Books by Patricia Melzer
Cover of the book New Blood, Femspec v. 8 by Patricia Melzer
Cover of the book Orion, Femspec Issue 6.2 by Patricia Melzer
Cover of the book Book Reviews and Books & Media Received, Femspec Issue 9.1, 2008 by Patricia Melzer
Cover of the book What to Do When You Are Stuck at Toxic U: Strategies for Avoidance, Salvage, and Survival Femspec v. 8.1-2 by Patricia Melzer
Cover of the book Care Work, Age, and Culture in Butler’s Parable Series by Derek Thiess, Femspec Issue 15 by Patricia Melzer
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy