{"688335":{"#nid":"688335","#data":{"type":"event","title":"So be it. See to it! 50 Years of Octavia E. Butler","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJoin Georgia Tech on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM at the Historic Academy of Medicine for \u0022So be it. See to it! 50 Years of Octavia E. Butler,\u0022 a day-long celebration of Butler\u2019s life and literary legacy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe symposium features:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUndergraduate Research Showcase\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2013 Explore posterboards presenting original student research on Butler\u2019s works.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAnyanwu Patterns Art Installation\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2013 Olamma Oparah\u2019s immersive visual installation inspired by \u003Cem\u003EWild Seed\u003C\/em\u003E, on display all day.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBiographers\u2019 Panel\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2013 Insights from Gerry Canavan, Kendra Parker, and Susana Morris on Butler\u2019s life and influence.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERoundtable: Peoples\u2019 Instinctive Travels\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2013 Artists and filmmakers discuss Butler\u2019s influence on contemporary Black speculative art.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKeynote: From Page to Panel\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2013 Damian Duffy and John Jennings discuss adapting Butler\u2019s fiction into graphic novels.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBooks by Butler will be available for purchase from Charis Books \u0026amp; More, and parking is behind the Academy of Medicine. Breakfast and lunch are included for attendees.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0022So be it. See to it! 50 Years of Octavia E. Butler\u0022 is a full-day symposium at Georgia Tech commemorating the 50th anniversary of Butler\u2019s first novel, \u003Cem\u003EPatternmaster\u003C\/em\u003E. Hosted by the School of Literature, Media, and Communication, the Black Media Studies program, and the Earthseed Project, the event explores Butler\u2019s transformative impact on science fiction, culture, and social imagination. Highlights include undergraduate research presentations, a biographers\u2019 panel, art installations, and a keynote with Damian Duffy and John Jennings, acclaimed graphic novel adaptors of Butler\u2019s works. The event is free and open to the public, with registration required.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Celebrate 50 years of Octavia E. Butler\u2019s visionary work with panels, student research, art, and a keynote on her literary and cultural legacy."}],"uid":"36800","created_gmt":"2026-02-17 20:34:23","changed_gmt":"2026-02-20 16:50:58","author":"gmenghisteab6","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2026-02-24T09:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2026-02-24T17:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2026-02-24T17:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2026-02-24 14:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2026-02-24 22:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2026-02-24 22:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"location":"The Historic Academy of Medicine","extras":[],"hg_media":{"679382":{"id":"679382","type":"image","title":"OE-Butler-Symposium-8-bit.png","body":null,"created":"1771606121","gmt_created":"2026-02-20 16:48:41","changed":"1771606121","gmt_changed":"2026-02-20 16:48:41","alt":"OE-Butler-Symposium-8-bit.png","file":{"fid":"263534","name":"OE-Butler-Symposium-8-bit.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/02\/20\/OE-Butler-Symposium-8-bit.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/02\/20\/OE-Butler-Symposium-8-bit.png","mime":"image\/png","size":1172435,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/02\/20\/OE-Butler-Symposium-8-bit.png?itok=u9B2OmWo"}}},"media_ids":["679382"],"groups":[{"id":"145331","name":"Georgia Tech Arts"},{"id":"660380","name":"GT Arts"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"185855","name":"GT arts"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1789","name":"Conference\/Symposium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"177814","name":"Postdoc"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}