Nnedi Okorafor: At Home

Nnedi Okorafor visits The University of Texas at Dallas' Center for Values in Medicine, Science and Technology to discuss interstellar citizenship, the concept of home, the Nigerian American experience, and how it's all science fiction.

00:00 - [Introduction]
02:40 - [Family history and the concept of home]
04:10 - [The need for diversity]
06:00 - [Naijamerican, invention, and science fiction]
07:15 - [Western-rooted science fiction classics and xenophobia]
07:48 - [Travel issues and comic collaboration with Ford and Devlin]
13:58 - [What you must give up to travel]
14:27 - [Binti]
17:06 - [Trips to Nigeria as inspiration to write science fiction]
22:28 - [Decision to write dystopia set in Africa]
25:40 - [Binti, identity, astrolabe, and home]
33:20 - [Q and A]

ABOUT NNEDI OKORAFOR
Nnedi Okorafor is a novelist of African-based science fiction, fantasy and magical realism for both children and adults. Born in the United States to Nigerian immigrant parents, Okorafor is known for weaving African culture into creative evocative settings and memorable characters. Her adult novel The Book of Phoenix (a finalist for the Arthur C. Clarke Award) was released in 2015 and her young adult novel Akata Witch 2: Akata Warrior will be released in Fall 2017. In September 2015, Lantana Publishing released her children's book Chicken in the Kitchen (winner of Children’s Africana Book Award for Best Book for Young Readers) and Tor.com released her space opera novella Binti (winner of the Nebula and Hugo Awards for Best Novella) to critical acclaim. Okorafor is currently working with Kenyan director Wanuri Kahiu (Pumzi) on developing their feature film Camel Racer with Triggerfish Animation Studios (South Africa). Okorafor has had several short stories published in anthologies, magazines, and journals. She is also an Associate Professor of creative writing and literature at the University at Buffalo (SUNY).

ABOUT THE CENTER
The Center for Values in Medicine, Science, and Technology's mission is to understand, evaluate, and improve the ethical and cultural influences on and implications of medicine, science, and technology. This mission is driven by several key ideas: Innovation led by the heart as well as the head. Science that is ethically and socially responsible. Medicine practiced with compassion and wisdom. Social and cultural change informed by the best science and technology. Using creativity, knowledge, and intelligence to make the world a better place in which to live.

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