Afrofuturism : the world of black sci-fi and fantasy culture
Ytasha Womack (Author)
Comprising elements of the avant-garde, science fiction, cutting-edge hip-hop, black comix, and graphic novels, Afrofuturism spans both underground and mainstream pop culture. With a twofold aim to entertain and enlighten, Afrofuturists strive to break down racial, ethnic, and all social limitations to empower and free individuals to be themselves. This book introduces readers to the burgeoning artists creating Afrofuturist works, the history of innovators in the past, and the wide range of subjects they explore. From the sci-fi literature of Samuel Delany, Octavia Butler, and NK Jemisin to the musical cosmos of Sun Ra, George Clinton, and the Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am, to the visual and multimedia artists inspired by African Dogon myths and Egyptian deities, topics range from the alien experience of blacks in America to the wake up cry that peppers sci-fi literature, sermons, and activism. Interviews with rappers, composers, musicians, singers, authors, comic illustrators, painters, and DJs, as well as Afrofuturist professors, provide a firsthand look at this fascinating movement
eBook, English, 2013
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Lawrence Hill Books, an imprint of Chicago Review Press, Chicago, 2013
1 online resource (ix, 213 pages) : illustrations
9781613747971, 9781613747995, 9781306011433, 1613747977, 1613747993, 1306011434
858861923
Evolution of a space cadet
A human fairy tale named Black
Project imagination
Mothership in the key of Mars
The African cosmos for modern mermaids (mermen)
The divine feminine in space
Pen my future
Moonwalkers in paint and pixels
A clock for time travelers
The surreal life
Agent change
Future world
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