Interview with Lt. Col. Naomi Mercer by Robin Hobbs, Femspec Issue 16.1

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Feminism & Feminist Theory
Cover of the book Interview with Lt. Col. Naomi Mercer by Robin Hobbs, Femspec Issue 16.1 by Femspec Journal, Femspec Journal
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Author: Femspec Journal ISBN: 9781310694639
Publisher: Femspec Journal Publication: November 20, 2015
Imprint: Smashwords Edition Language: English
Author: Femspec Journal
ISBN: 9781310694639
Publisher: Femspec Journal
Publication: November 20, 2015
Imprint: Smashwords Edition
Language: English

Naomi Mercer is a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army, a veteran of the Iraq War, and an assistant professor in the Department of English and Philosophy at the United States Military Academy at West Point. She earned her doctorate in literary studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2013 and specializes in feminist dystopian and utopian writing. Mercer’s recently published book, Toward Utopia, explores critiques of religious fundamentalism in works of feminist science fiction, including Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, Marge Piercey’s He, She and It, and Louise Marley’s The Terrorists of Irustan. Naomi is the current literature course director at West Point and organized Margaret Atwood’s visit to the academy in early February 2015 after the students had read The Handmaid’s Tale. Atwood’s visit to a military academy in the context of The Handmaid’s Tale (a text in which a future US is in thrall to a repressive military regime in which women are relegated to the role of breeding stock) is remarkable as it highlights the significance of the text’s inclusion in the West Point literature syllabus. Following this Naomi agreed to an interview with Femspec, an opportunity I took to ask her about her own connection with feminist science fiction, the effect of Atwood’s visit on her students, and the role feminist science fiction can play in our lives.

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Naomi Mercer is a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army, a veteran of the Iraq War, and an assistant professor in the Department of English and Philosophy at the United States Military Academy at West Point. She earned her doctorate in literary studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2013 and specializes in feminist dystopian and utopian writing. Mercer’s recently published book, Toward Utopia, explores critiques of religious fundamentalism in works of feminist science fiction, including Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, Marge Piercey’s He, She and It, and Louise Marley’s The Terrorists of Irustan. Naomi is the current literature course director at West Point and organized Margaret Atwood’s visit to the academy in early February 2015 after the students had read The Handmaid’s Tale. Atwood’s visit to a military academy in the context of The Handmaid’s Tale (a text in which a future US is in thrall to a repressive military regime in which women are relegated to the role of breeding stock) is remarkable as it highlights the significance of the text’s inclusion in the West Point literature syllabus. Following this Naomi agreed to an interview with Femspec, an opportunity I took to ask her about her own connection with feminist science fiction, the effect of Atwood’s visit on her students, and the role feminist science fiction can play in our lives.

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