Why Dystopia Now? Exploring the Place, Value, and Necessity of Speculative and Dystopian Themes in Maurice Carlos Ruffin's We Cast a Shadow

Authors

Maurice Carlos Ruffin, University of Mississippi
Hilary Word, University of Mississippi
Kathryn G. McKee, University of Mississippi

Streaming Media

Document Type

Video

Publication Date

9-19-2020

Abstract

In this recorded virtual SouthTalk, Southern Studies MA graduate Hilary Word and 2020–21 University of Mississippi Grisham Writer in Residence, Maurice Carlos Ruffin, sit down to discuss Ruffin’s latest work, the dystopian-satire novel "We Cast a Shadow." Word and Ruffin expand upon their prerecorded conversation on Ruffin’s book in this live Q&A. The previously recorded conversation is also available for download.

To learn more about the Center for the Study of Southern Culture and the SouthTalks series, please visit the Center's website.

Relational Format

video recording

Recommended Citation

Ruffin, Maurice Carlos; Word, Hilary; and McKee, Kathryn G., "Why Dystopia Now? Exploring the Place, Value, and Necessity of Speculative and Dystopian Themes in Maurice Carlos Ruffin's We Cast a Shadow" (2020). SouthTalks. 27.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/southtalks/27