Octavia Butlers Vision of 2024 with Dr. Ayana Jamieson

Published: May 15, 2024, 9 a.m.

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The novel \\u201cParable of the Sower\\u201d by Octavia Butler begins in the year 2024 \\u2013 in a world where democracy is at stake, a climate crisis rages, and extremist politicians are on the rise. Octavia Butler published her book in 1993. So \\u2026 how did she predict the future? And what can her writing teach us about the world we live in today? Octavia Butler scholar Dr. Ayana Jamieson joins the show to help Errin answer these questions \\u2013 and more. 


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