About this episode
In this episode, Karlissa and Jason explore the appeal of xenofiction and discuss various examples from literature and media.
Xenofiction - stories told from a nonhuman perspective - is all around us! In this episode, Karlissa and Jason explore the appeal of xenofiction from a writer’s perspective and dive into a few examples of xenofiction. They discuss… Does it matter that Superman is an alien? Are hobbits truly distinct from humans? And what’s up with the animosity between the human Dr. Eggman and animal-people like Sonic the hedgehog? And of course, Karlissa sneaks in a quote from C.S. Lewis!
People in this episode
Hosts: Karlissa, Jason
Topics covered
- xenofiction
- nonhuman perspective
- writing
- storytelling
- character analysis
Keywords
- xenofiction
- nonhuman characters
- Superman
- Sonic the hedgehog
- C.S. Lewis
- storytelling
- writing
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Superman, Sonic the hedgehog, hobbits
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