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Melanie Marotta
Melanie A. Marotta is a lecturer in the Department of English and Language Arts at Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD. Marotta is an editor for the Journal of Science Fiction. Her research focuses on science fiction, young adult (YA), the American West, contemporary American literature (in particular African American) and ecocriticism. She is currently working on a monograph about YA literature featuring African American female characters. Her collection, Women’s Space: Essays on Female Characters in the 21st Century Science Fiction Western, was published in 2019 by McFarland as part of the Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy series.