Date of Award
12-2020
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in English Composition
Department
English
First Reader/Committee Chair
Pak, Yumi
Abstract
There are apparent similarities between Jewelle Gomez’s The Gilda Stories and Octavia Butler’s Fledgling. However, this thesis will demonstrate that they share more than similar subject matter and yet differ in substantial ways. Utilizing Black feminist theory and alternative rhetoric this thesis examines how Gomez and Butler harness the potential of speculative fiction to critique the world around them and imagine an alternative world for those who are intersectionally marginalized.
Recommended Citation
Dixon, Monique, "EXPLORING THE RHETORICAL POWER OF SPECULATIVE FICTION THROUGH JEWELLE GOMEZ’S THE GILDA STORIES AND OCTAVIA BUTLER’S FLEDGLING" (2020). Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations. 1149.
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/1149
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