Independent science fiction scholar and social justice activist adrienne maree brown has been chosen as the UO’s 2015-16 Le Guin Feminist Science Fiction Fellow.

A scholar of famed science fiction writer Octavia Butler, brown, who does not use capital letters in her name, is the co-editor of “Octavia’s Brood: Science Fiction from Social Justice Movements.” Brown said her study of Butler’s work led to the creation of an “Octavia Butler Sci Fi and Social Justice Strategic Reader,” which she coedited.

With the support of the Le Guin Fellowship, brown plans to turn her attention to the work of Ursula K. Le Guin to create a “Le Guin Sci Fi and Social Justice Reader,” which she described as a set of guiding questions and responsive essays on Le Guin’s work.

The Le Guin Feminist Science Fiction Fellowship, now in its third year, is sponsored equally by the Center for the Study of Women in Society, Robert D. Clark Honors College and the UO Libraries Special Collections and University Archives. The award supports travel for the purpose of research on, and work with, the papers of feminist science fiction authors housed in the Knight Library.

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