The Speculative in Full Color: A Collection

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dc.contributorLecourt, Sebastian J.
dc.contributorDivakaruni, Chitra L. Banerjee
dc.contributorCremins, Robert
dc.contributor.authorMcGriggs, Genesis K.
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-28T21:17:13Z
dc.date.available2024-08-28T21:17:13Z
dc.date.issued2024-05
dc.description.abstract"The Speculative in Full Color" explores the existence of a two-part problem: one, that speculative fiction is not widely regarded in the academic space and two, that minority voices are notably absent from the genre as well. While speculative fiction is a difficult genre to define, and most speculative works are categorized by their subgenres, it remains worth noting that there are valuable lessons to be gained from both an analysis and craft perspective of these works. Moreover, minority writers must be freed of constraint. This constraint most often manifests in the expectation that their stories must be "revealing" of their respective minority group, achieved most often through trauma narratives. However, freedom would allow them to explore worlds of their own creation without needing to "capitalize" on their identity. This collection features four short stories that explore a variety of speculative fiction concepts - gothic horror and steampunk, to name a few - and feature Black characters at the forefront. Moreover, the collection discusses how characteristics typically attributed to literary fiction such as psychological character analysis are also present in speculative fiction and can be used to build complex, fantastical narratives. The stories in the collection include: "Glass Dinner," "The Grandfather," "Welcome to Nowhere," and "The Roommates."
dc.description.departmentEnglish, Department of
dc.description.departmentHonors College
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10657/18108
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofSenior Honors Theses
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dc.subjectEnglish
dc.subjectCreative writing
dc.subjectSpeculative fiction
dc.subjectBlack authors
dc.subjectBlack fiction
dc.subjectFantasy
dc.subjectScience-fiction
dc.subjectGothic fiction
dc.subjectSteampunk
dc.subjectHorror
dc.titleThe Speculative in Full Color: A Collection
dc.typeHonors Thesis
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thesis.degree.collegeCollege of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
thesis.degree.levelBachelors
thesis.degree.nameBachelor of Arts

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