Nnedi Okorafor and Science FictionIn preparation to read Nnedi Okorafor’s novel Binti, students viewed this talk that she gave and answered questions. Excerpt from Student Response to the final question (shared with permission): What connections do you draw between topics Okorafor addressed and other texts we have read or ideas we have discussed this term? What can learning about Binti and science fiction teach you about college life in general and at NYIT? Learning about Binti and science fiction teaches current students at NYIT what it means to be passionate. Okorafor explains science fiction is the genre of invention, to want to invent one needs to feel passionate enough to change something. This shows the passion one has to have to seek change and do something different.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Author
Archives
November 2017
Categories |