19.21: Language as a Tool (A Close Reading on Worldbuilding)
What cultural and worldbuilding information is embedded within the smallest of word choices? Today, we dive into three specific sections from throughout Martine\u2019s \u201cA Memory Called Empire\u201d:\xa0 the word for empire, assimilation and naming, and learning the word for bomb. We unpack how Martine uses language to establish important principles of how the world works.\xa0
Thing of the Week:\xa0
The Gilded Age - Created and Written by Julian Fellowes\xa0 Julian Fellows (on HBO Max)\xa0
Homework:
Write a scene that describes a fictional piece of literature\u2014 whether that's a poem, a song, or a story\u2014 that means something to the people in the story you\u2019re telling.
Here\u2019s a link to buy your copy of \u201cA Memory Called Empire\u201d if you haven\u2019t already:
https://bookshop.org/lists/close-readings-season-19
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Credits: Your hosts for this episode were Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler. It was produced by Emma Reynolds, recorded by Marshall Carr, Jr., and mastered by Alex Jackson.
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