“Chapter 5: Disruption and Continuity [excerpted]” by Malka Older ┃ Summary & Analysis
Channel: Speculative Communities
Date: 2021-07-09

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This teaching resource covers the speculative / science fiction short story “Chapter 5: Disruption and Continuity [excerpted]” by Malka Older. This story was published as a part of A People’s Future of the United States in 2019. 

Link to author's site: https://malkaolder.wordpress.com/ 

Link to text: https://www.amazon.com/Peoples-Future-United-States-Extraordinary-ebook/dp/B07CWFVDHD/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1625701515&sr=1-2 

Link to video on Dr. Malka Older’s talk on speculative resistance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9UQBigWuVY