Kelso, Sylvia (2023) The Mote in the Jester's Eye: Aspects of Race and Gender in Connie Willis's Light Short Fiction. In: Turner Smith, Carissa, (ed.) Connie Willis's Science Fiction: Doomsday Everyday. Routledge Studies in Contemporary Literature . Routledge, New York, NY, USA, pp. 182-207.

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Abstract

Connie Willis is most often termed a comic writer, though she has actually published more “dark” stories, and SF gurus have praised her “empathy” and her “ruthlessly effective” work, as well as naming her “one of the funniest modern writers since Thurber.” Willis’s wit and writing skills merit both the compliments, and more awards than any other SF writer. However, blind spots appear in this jester’s vision after analysis of engagements with gender and race in Willis’s comic/light short fiction.

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Item Type:	Book Chapter (Research - B1)
ISBN:	9781032303802
Copyright Information:	© 2023 selection and editorial matter, Carissa Turner Smith; individual chapters, the contributors
Date Deposited:	23 Nov 2022 00:43
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