Alienation of Identity as Cultural Mirror In The Martian Chronicles (1950), Ray Bradbury presents identity alienation through the colonization of Mars. Human settlers bring with them Earthly customs and ideologies, which they attempt to impose on an unfamiliar world. In the chapter “The Settlers,” Martian culture is overshadowed as the colonizers project themselves onto the […]

Marginalization Embodied in Zoo City In speculative fiction such as Lauren Beukes’s Zoo City (2010) and Nnedi Okorafor’s Binti (2015), intercultural encounters offer a unique perspective on race, social classification, and broader societal tensions. The authors foreground the role of identity markers in shaping relationships and power dynamics, navigating these themes with nuance. In both […]