Answer
(a). odd.
(b). $f(-2)=-16$.
Work Step by Step
(a). $f(-x)=-(-x)^3+12(-x)=-f(x)$, thus it is odd.
(b). Use the symmetry with respect to the origin, we have a local minimum at $f(-2)=-16$.
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