Scholars and writers will convene at the UCSD Cross-Cultural Center in La Jolla from June 3-5 for Shaping Change: Remembering Octavia E. Butler Through Archives, Art, and Worldmaking.
The conference will feature talks by
- Adrienne Maree Brown
- Aimee Bahng
- Alexis Lothian
- M. Asli Dukan
- Ayana Jamieson
- Krista Franklin
- Lisa Bolekaja
- Melanie West
- Moya Bailey
- Nisi Shawl
- Ola Ronke
- Rasheedah Phillips
- Shelley Streeby
- Sophia Echavarria
- Ted Chiang
- Walidah Imarisha
The event is being organized by Shelley Streeby, Faculty Director of the Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Workshop. It is sponsored by the Arthur C. Clarke Center for Human Imagination; The Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers’ Workshop at UCSD; The Octavia E. Butler Legacy Network; UCSD’s Culture Art & Technology/Sixth College Social Sciences; Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion; Departments of Theater and Dance, Ethnic Studies, Literature, Humanities, and Critical Gender Studies.
I assume they mean Ted Chiang?
Whoops. At least I can fix it in the post…
I sure hope that’s not their actual flyer that’s printed out and everything…
It’s the banner on their Facebook page.
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