![]() ![]() Rather, she masterfully employs the unique playing field of the fantasy genre to (paradoxically) render more visible the reality of social injustice. “Her novels pointedly expose various chauvinisms (sexual, racial, and cultural), are enriched by a historical consciousness… and enact struggles for personal freedom and cultural pluralism,” writes Robert Crossley in an introduction to one of her books (xvii).Īcademic analysis aside, Butler’s works are highly personal and nuanced in their dealings with society’s “chauvinisms,” and they should not be read merely as political allegories. ![]() In her own stories, Butler made use of the genre to better explore its potential as a means for social commentary and possibility. Butler, an African American woman, grew up reading science fiction in an era when sci-fi was dominated by white male authors writing for an overwhelmingly white male audience. Butler is rightfully known as one of science fiction’s most acclaimed writers. ![]()
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