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03008aam a2200373 i 4500 001 06BC780E010C11EEB5B5CDCD2BECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230602010835 008 221202s2023 ncu b 001 0deng 010 $a 2022052201 020 $a 1476683328 020 $a 9781476683324 035 $a (OCoLC)1341204308 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d UKMGB $d OCLCF $d YDX $d BDX $d OCL $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a PS3615 K67 L56 2023 100 1 $a Lindow, Sandra J., $e author. 245 10 $a Nnedi Okorafor : $b magic, myth, morality and the future / $c Sandra J. Lindow. 264 1 $a Jefferson, North Carolina : $b McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, $c [2023] 300 $a vii, 240 pages ; $c 23 cm 490 1 $a Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy ; $v 82 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Introduction to Reading Okorafor -- Exploring the Empire of Girls' Moral Development -- Watching Windseekers: Wonder, Anger, Intimacy, Independence and Transformation -- Mythology and Sacrifice in Who Fears Death -- The Book of Phoenix, Motherless Monsters and the Morality of abomination -- Tomorrow Is Now: An Evolution of Young Women's Rights, Trauma, and Resilience -- Magic, Masquerades and Morality -- Degrowth in the Anthropocene Worlds of Le Guin and Okorafor -- Black to Okorafor: Entering the Intersection of Afrofuturism, Comics and the Women's Movement -- Conclusions About Morality, Technology, Magic, and the Lessons of History. 520 $a "This work is the first book-length scholarly treatment of Nnedi Okorafor's critically acclaimed fiction. Written for an audience that includes serious fans as well as scholars, it is an introduction to Okorafor's work and major influences. The scope of the text is ambitious, featuring detailed analyses of her novels, short story collection, memoir, comics and graphic novel. Particular emphasis is given to Okorafor's most enduring themes, which include healthy young adult development and decision making, the interweaving of fantasy and science fiction, flight as a unifying force and the use of innovative biotechnology in ecological utopian communities. Influences examined include feminism, Afrofuturist and Africanfuturist movements and African mythology. Chapters also detail Okorafor's examinations of colonialism and corporate neocolonialism in Africa and Africa's potential to become a major world power"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Okorafor, Nnedi $x Criticism and interpretation. 650 0 $a Science fiction, American $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Science fiction $x History and criticism. $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Afrofuturism. 650 0 $a African American women authors $v Biography. 830 0 $a Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy ; $v 82. 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20230804011611.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=06BC780E010C11EEB5B5CDCD2BECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search