Ecofeminism Has Long Planted the Seeds for Prescient Forms of Art-Making 

In September 2020, Octavia E. Butler’s 1993 novel Parable of the Sower appeared on the New York Times bestseller list for the first time. The story of a Black California teen searching for a way to live sustainably in a community ravaged by climate change, fires, and civil unrest seemed timelier than ever, especially given that the novel opens in July 2024. That fall, Butler, who was the first science fiction author to receive a MacArthur “Genius” fellowship, also landed on the