Marginalized Voices in Binti and Beyond

Episode 1 of the The Purdue English Big Read Podcast podcast, hosted by Purdue University's English Department, titled "Marginalized Voices in Binti and Beyond" was published on October 5, 2023 and runs 53 minutes.

October 5, 2023 ·53m · The Purdue English Big Read Podcast

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In this episode, host Erika Gotfredson and guests Juanita Crider and Malik Raymond explore Africanfuturism, character development, and the collision of STEM and literature in Nnedi Okorafor's trilogy Binti.

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