Editing of the new, digital version of the text proved remarkably tedious. I was given two different novels to edit: the end of “The Parable of the Talents and the beginning 150 pages of “Fledgling.” I corrected the errors from the last few pages of “the Parable of the Talents” extremely quickly: there were not […]
This has been the most difficult project I’ve worked on for no good reason! I think I have a mental block when I work on it because I assume I won’t be able to understand it. Scanning the pages was the easiest part, but even that came with its own set of challenges. The scanningContinue reading “Butler Project”
Breaking news: Dolly Parton likes Octavia Butler! In her recent interview with the New York Times, when asked about her favorite book she responded: “Not enough folks know what a great book ‘Kindred,’ by Octavia E. Butler, is. It’s kind of tricky to describe but somehow it all works — it’s about race relations and … Continue reading “Dolly Parton and Octavia Butler”
As I read Morgan’s post, I couldn’t help but think about how often I have struggled with mundane technologies. I work at Special Collections and a good majority of my work since the pandemic hit has been to scan copy orders for patrons on the Bookeye Machine. Now, this may sound fancy but it is […]
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^ This is a caption happily provided to me by Adobe stock images. The other day, I can’t say I felt too far off from this irritated mature businessman. I mounted the bus to campus with one objective in mind. Professor Croxall’s instructions didn’t seem too complicated, so I figured I’d have no problem getting my 190 pages of Octavia […]
It is interesting how valuable this last project will be for me. Anyone who knows me knows that I have a moderate to severe academic crush on Dr. Jarica Watts. I think she is brilliant in every way imaginable, and she is one of the reasons that I love Modernist Literature so very much. Why […]
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One might assume from the title of this short story that it would be from the perspective of Martha the sister of Lazarus and a known friend to the Savior. However, I was notably disappointed to learn that at least on a surface level, the name Martha had nothing to do with the biblical character.Continue reading “Thoughts on The Book of Martha”
Hilariously while I was reading this story, I couldn’t stop thinking about both The Good Place and a new show called Superintelligence. I think this speaks to how forward-thinking Bulter was for her time. Instead of buying into the omnipotent superior being trope, she instead questions it and tries to add her own ideas. These shows do the same. The […]
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This story has been my favorite by far of all the stories we have read. I find it fascinating that Martha started off believing she was in a dream herself. Her solution to having a happier life and a more peaceful world is by having fulfilling dreams. This story almost seems like a self-fulfilling prophecy, other than the fact Martha […]
After reading Amnesty and The Book of Martha I started wondering how Octavia Butler really sees humanity. I totally understand that many writers take upon themselves a mission of “revealing humanity for what it truly is” or examining what it means to be human to the fundamental core. However, at what point does this just become cynicism? I’m definitely not […]
