The UTC Graduate School is pleased to announce that Arielle Nord will present Master's research titled, Writing Black Characters with Care and Nuance in the Fantasy Genre on 03/07/2024 at 12:30pm in Lupton 372. Everyone is invited to attend. 

English

Chair: Sarah Einstein 

Co-Chair: 

Abstract:

Fantasy is a genre that seldom includes black characters. When black characters are present, their characterization often lacks the same attention and care that is given to white characters. This can lead to poorly written black characters that lack narrative purpose and further isolate readers who desire reading about black characters within the fantasy genre. This thesis will examine the writing techniques of character coding and the subversion of stereotypes and how authors such as N.K. Jemisin, L.L. McKinney and Tomi Adeyemi use these techniques to craft fully realized black characters within their fantasy novels.