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Ep. 38 - When "History" is Fiction, with Bethany C. Morrow
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31 minutes
Released:
Feb 3, 2021
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How do you use historical and speculative fiction to tell the truth when America has fabricated its own fictions about its history, and particularly its ongoing racial inequities, for centuries? Bethany C. Morrow--one of USA Today’s “100 Black novelists and fiction writers you should read” and the indie bestselling author of the novels Mem, A Song Below Water, and the upcoming So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix--discusses with Eve and Julie the challenges that stem from blending “history” with mythology, the limitations a biased education imposes on our perspectives and imaginations, and the process of remixing a literary classic to incorporate Black characters. Bethany also recalls seeing herself reflected in fiction for the first time.
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Released:
Feb 3, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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