Palgrave Studies in Literature, Science and Medicine

Jones, Esther L.

Speculative fiction often shows the complicated and rather fraught history of medicine as it relates to black women. Through prominent writers like Octavia Butler, Nnedi Okorafor, and Nalo Hopkinson, Jones highlights how personal experiences of illness and disease frequently reflect larger societal sicknesses in connection to race and gender.

Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2015-08-26

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137520609

DOI: 10.1057/9781137514691

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 190