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Positive Obsession by Susana M. Morris | BGC Book Club

A conversation with the sensational Susana M. Morris about POSITIVE OBSESSION. As the first Black woman to consistently write and publish in the field of science fiction, Octavia E. Butler was a trailblazer. With her deft pen, she created stories that speculated on the devolution of the American empire, using it as an apt metaphor for the best and worst of humanity—our innovation and ingenuity, our naked greed and ambition, our propensity for violence and hierarchy. Her fiction charts the rise and fall of the American project—the nation’s transformation from a provincial backwater to a capitalist juggernaut—made possible by chattel slavery—to a bloated imperialist superpower on the verge of implosion. In this outstanding work, Susana M. Morris places Butler’s story firmly within the cultural, social, and historical context that shaped her life: the Civil Rights Movement, Black Power, women’s liberation, queer rights, and Reaganomics. Morris reveals how these influences profoundly impacted Butler’s personal and intellectual trajectory, shaping the ideas central to her writing. Her cautionary tales warn us about succumbing to fascism, gender-based violence, and climate chaos while offering alternate paradigms to religion, family, and understanding our relationships to ourselves. Butler envisioned futures with Black women at the center, raising our awareness of how those who are often dismissed have the knowledge to shift the landscape of our world. But her characters are no magical martyrs; they are tough, flawed, intelligent, and complicated, a reflection of Butler’s stories. Grab a copy at www.BrownGirlCollectiveBookstore.com. . About the Author: Susana Morris is an Associate Professor of Literature, Media, and Communication at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Co-founder of The Crunk Feminist Collective, her other books include Close Kin and Distant Relatives; The Crunk Feminist Collection (co-editor), and Feminist AF (co-author). A Black feminist scholar and cultural critic, she has dedicated her career to studying the interior lives of Black women. 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/56677829... #BGCBookClub #BlackWomenAuthors #BlackWomenRead #DiverseBooks #LiteraryEmpowerment