Noted African American science fiction author Nisi Shawl will visit the campus of UAH next month.
Noted African American science fiction author Nisi Shawl to visit UAH SEP 15, 2017 | Joyce Anderson-Maples African American science fiction author Nisi Shawl will visit the UAH campus in October. Courtesy Photo Noted African American science fiction author Nisi Shawl will visit the campus of The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) next month. Shawl will give the talk "Genius Communitas” and address questions from the audience on Monday, Oct. 16, at 6 p.m., in Wilson Hall room 168. Her visit to UAH is sponsored by the Humanities Center and the Department of English. The event is free and open to the public. "On behalf of the UAH Humanities Center and the English Department, I am delighted to welcome Nisi Shawl to our campus. Shawl is one of the most well-respected and innovative voices in contemporary science fiction and a pioneering figure in Afro-futurist and Black Speculative Fiction," said Dr. Eric Smith, UAH Professor of English, Director of the Humanities Center. Smith organized Shawl's visit to UAH. Nisi Shawl, is a James Tiptree, Jr. Award winner and current Nebula Award, Hugo Award, and James Tiptree, Jr. Award finalist. She is the author of the 2016 novel Everfair, a work that repurposes the science fictional genre of the alternate history to interrogate imperialisms past and present and the intersection of empire, race, and sexuality. For a sneak peek at Everfair, visit torforgeblog.com. Shawl's earliest published work appeared in Semiotext(e) alongside the likes of William S. Burroughs and fellow Science Fiction (SF) pioneers William Gibson, Bruce Sterling, and J.G. Ballard. Her 2008 Tiptree Award-winning collection Filter House garnered praise from SF luminaries like Ursula K. Le Guin. In addition to being a highly prolific short story writer and essayist, Shawl is also editor of several groundbreaking anthologies of Afro-futurist, and feminist fiction. A 1992 graduate of the famed Clarion West Writers Workshop, which launched the career of Octavia E. Butler among numerous other minority writers of SF, Shawl now serves on its board. In 1997, she founded the Carl Brandon Society devoted to the promotion of racial diversity in SF and fantasy and in 2006 helped to create the society’s Octavia E. Butler Memorial Scholarship. Nisi Shawl’s blog is nisi-la.livejournal.com. For more information about Shawl's visit to the UAH campus, please contact Dr. Eric Smith at eric.smith@uah.edu. Learn More UAH Humanities Center Contact Dr. Eric Smith 256.824.6321 eric.smith@uah.edu SHARE Related News {{article.title}} Related Links Quality Assurance of Online Courses Pass-Withdraw Instructions Updates for Summer 2020 Orientation Prospective Students: Want to visit us? Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Grading Changes Updated 4/6/2020 Updates to Grading for Spring 2020 due to COVID-19 Updated: 4/6/2020 ODEI COVID-19 Resources Wi-Fi Available for Student Use Update to Grading Policy for Spring 2020 Limited Business Operations Extended Urgent Zoom Recording Storage Issue Teaching Remotely Through End of Semester-Examination Guidance and OIT Help Guidelines COVID19 Bookstore updates UAH IT Telework Capabilities & Troubleshooting Human Resources Response to COVID-19 Situation Reminder Classes Canceled for March 19, 20, and 23, Delay of FAR Due Date, Suspension of Strategic Plan Faculty & Staff Campus Update University Business Services and Package Delivery Telecommute Process Faculty and Staff Clinic Update March 16, 2020 ETL Update - March 17th Withdrawal Deadline Extended to April 17 Faculty and Staff Clinic Members Covered under the UAH Self-Funded Health Plans CPS - COVID-19 Information and Updates Maintaining Academic Continuity in the Context of COVID-19 Important Information about Remote Delivery of Classes Beginning March 16th UAH events cancelled due to COVID-19 precautions Continuity of Library Services to Our Students Maintaining Instructional Continuity Reimbursement for Canceled Travel Popular Stories {{article.title}}