Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he delves into a mini-masterclass on Creating Fictional Cultures with bestselling, award-winning author Rebecca Roanhorse. During the episode, Rebecca weaves a cultural tapestry, exploring why “culture” is important to human beings, approaches for creating a fictional culture, research and lived experience, details and sensory descriptors, characters in relation to culture, real world vs. secondary world cultures, cultural appropriation vs. inspiration and more.
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4:19 - Why is “culture” important to human beings?
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20:29 - Details and sensory descriptors
24:21 - Characters in relation to culture
32:40 - Real world vs. secondary world cultures
37:58 - Cultural appropriation vs. inspiration
48:05 - Outro
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