{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"S02 E02 Representation in Speculative Fiction With Author, Courtney Morgan","description":" "Science fiction is not predictive; it is descriptive."  -Ursula K. Le Guin, from the Introduction to The Left Hand of Darkness Speculative Fiction includes anything and everything that pushes the boundaries of reality: surrealism, fabulism, horror, science fiction, fantasy, horror, magical realism and more! Join author Courtney Morgan and I for a discussion on blurring the boundaries between the real and the unreal and what literature can do to help us understand oppression and marginalization.   As a special treat, Courtney reads an excerpt from her story, \u201cWomb, Feather, Bone\u201d from her book, The Seven Autopsies of Norah Hanneman.    Links: Visit Courtney\u2019s website: https:\/\/www.courtneyemorgan.com\/ for information about her mentorship and workshop offerings and sign up for her newsletter to get rituals and writing prompts based on the moon cycle sent directly to you! The Thought Erotic Literary Journal: https:\/\/thethoughterotic.com    Get a copy of The Seven Autopsies of Norah Hanneman   Courtney also teaches writing workshops at Lighthouse Writers Workshop: https:\/\/www.lighthousewriters.org\/ Reading List and Mentions: Gabriel Garc\u00eda M\u00e1rquez Isabel Allende Jamaica kincaid Edwidge Danticat Marcia Douglas Aimee Bender Karen Russel Helen Oyeyemi EBook version of \u201cThe Yellow Wallpaper\u201d by Charlotte Perkins Gilman Film: Mary Shelley, (2017) EBook version of Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft (Godwin) Shelley EBook version of  A Vindication of the Rights of Women by Mary Wollstonecraft J.R.R. Tolkien Ursula K. Le Guin More info about this podcast and Sydney's sensitivity reading services: Website: www.sensitivityreader.com Email: sensitivityreader@gmail.com Social Media: Facebook and Twitter Music arrangement and podcast editing by Cara Tucker https:\/\/caratucker.com\/ Logo design by Leonard Pollard, commissions open: leonard.pollard@colorado.edu Seriously, he\u2019s amazing. You should see what he can do with embroidery floss. Shout out to Nikita Burks-Hale, M.Ed. at Journeygurlmagic.com for all of her support in getting this podcast off the ground. Nikita is a journey coach and podcast editor. ","author_name":"The Sensitivity Reader Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.sensitivityreader.com\/podcast","html":"