21: Dawn

We’re celebrating Black History Month with a discussion of Dawn by Octavia E. Butler, one of the most renowned voices in Black science fiction. “Hopeful and thought-provoking, this post-apocalyptic narrative deftly explores gender and race through the eyes of characters struggling to adapt [...] in a world devastated by nuclear war.” Listen in as Bella explains why they don’t like 80s science fiction, Laura admits she felt weird during the alien sex scenes, and we talk about how this book was both ahead of its time for its concepts of gender yet still problematic for its depiction of dubious consent. Other books we mention in this episode: Rubicon by J.S Dewes https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60784443-rubicon World Running Down by Al Hess https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62900625-world-running-down Season of the Dragon by Natalie Wright https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/95586977-season-of-the-dragon Connect with SWR: Instagram | Twitter | TikTok | Facebook | Website Request transcripts on our website: shitweveread.com/contact Shit We've Read is hosted by Laura Benson, Jason Rico, and Bella Romero, with music by Joshua Chilton and editing by Jason Rico. This podcast is part of the BYLO Network. Visit BYLONetwork.com for more great geeky podcasts. Voice Of An Angel One by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/