Black Speculative Fiction: Urban Fantasy and Beyond Add To My List

May 13, 2023 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm

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Panelists: Endria Richardson, Sumiko Saulson, Glenn Parris, and Christine Taylor-Butler (moderator)
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From Octavia Butler’s “Kindred” to LA Bank’s Vampire Huntress series, Urban fantasy (fantasy that takes place in modern cities) is a subgenre frequently embraced by Black authors who write science fiction, fantasy, and horror authors, and especially by African American authors, but it is not the only thing we write. Why is the genre so popular with Black authors? And why is the popular genre, which is particularly associated with African Americans, so often maligned?

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