Nnedi Okorafor
Biographic Data
| ID | 1639114 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nnedi Okorafor |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nnedi |
| FAMILY NAME | Okorafor |
| SIGNATURE | OKORAFOR N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Chicago |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Sunrise
A science-fiction writer on her way to Nigeria, flying on Google Airline's Skylight, the latest in airline technology, finds herself with an unexpected companion—one not easily shaken
Sunrise
A science-fiction writer on her way to Nigeria, flying on Google Airline's Skylight, the latest in airline technology, finds herself with an unexpected companion—one not easily shaken
Writers of colour
‘Writers of colo(u)r’ is a term which has emerged in the United States as an extrapolation from ‘people of color’, which itself emerged as a response to two issues: first, that many people in the USA who do not identify as white do not identify as black either; and, second, this more expansive terminology ‘acts as a recognition that certain people are racialized’, and allows for wider coalitions and more complex discussions, in addition to moving…
Organic fantasy
This article discusses the genesis of Nnedi Okorafor's young adult fantasy novels. According to Okorafor, though her work is accurately defined as fantasy, it emerges as such from a different path than traditional fantasy. This path is directly connected to her conflicting American and Nigerian cultural experiences and her own views of the world. Okorafor cites several personal and literary examples to illustrate this idea. She coins her brand of…
Organic fantasy
This article discusses the genesis of Nnedi Okorafor's young adult fantasy novels. According to Okorafor, though her work is accurately defined as fantasy, it emerges as such from a different path than traditional fantasy. This path is directly connected to her conflicting American and Nigerian cultural experiences and her own views of the world. Okorafor cites several personal and literary examples to illustrate this idea. She coins her brand of…
Organic fantasy
This article discusses the genesis of Nnedi Okorafor's young adult fantasy novels. According to Okorafor, though her work is accurately defined as fantasy, it emerges as such from a different path than traditional fantasy. This path is directly connected to her conflicting American and Nigerian cultural experiences and her own views of the world. Okorafor cites several personal and literary examples to illustrate this idea. She coins her brand of…
Writers of colour
‘Writers of colo(u)r’ is a term which has emerged in the United States as an extrapolation from ‘people of color’, which itself emerged as a response to two issues: first, that many people in the USA who do not identify as white do not identify as black either; and, second, this more expansive terminology ‘acts as a recognition that certain people are racialized’, and allows for wider coalitions and more complex discussions, in addition to moving…
Sunrise
A science-fiction writer on her way to Nigeria, flying on Google Airline's Skylight, the latest in airline technology, finds herself with an unexpected companion—one not easily shaken
Sunrise
A science-fiction writer on her way to Nigeria, flying on Google Airline's Skylight, the latest in airline technology, finds herself with an unexpected companion—one not easily shaken
Art (2 works) · Community Development and Social Impact (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Global Health and Surgery (2 works) · History (2 works) · Meteorology (2 works) · Sunrise (2 works) · Advertising (1 work) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work)