Quadrennial Secular Religion

July 7, 2014July 6, 2014 ~ nicolespokane ~ Leave a comment

by Katherine Karr-Cornejo Every four years I’m drawn back in to something that I love that makes me feel ecstatic and heartbroken. There's an emotional whiplash that, thankfully, I don’t have to suffer alone. I’m speaking, of course, about the FIFA World Cup™. For some reason, people don’t expect someone like me to follow … Continue reading Quadrennial Secular Religion

Speculative Fiction & The Search For A Better World

August 19, 2013August 19, 2013 ~ nicolespokane ~ Leave a comment

by Katherine Karr-Cornejo When I mention to people that I'm assigning a science fiction novel to read in a course I'll be teaching soon, I get varied responses, though many of them are somewhat confused. Why would I, a professor of Latin American literature, be assigning an English-language science fiction novel written by a woman … Continue reading Speculative Fiction & The Search For A Better World