Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture2014 Locus Awards Finalist, Nonfiction Category In this hip, accessible primer to the music, literature, and art of Afrofuturism, author Ytasha Womack introduces readers to the burgeoning community of artists creating Afrofuturist works, the innovators from the past, and the wide range of subjects they explore. From the sci-fi literature of Samuel Delany, Octavia Butler, and N. K. 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, the book's topics range from the "alien" experience of blacks in America to the "wake up" cry that peppers sci-fi literature, sermons, and activism. With a twofold aim to entertain and enlighten, Afrofuturists strive to break down racial, ethnic, and social limitations to empower and free individuals to be themselves. |
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LibraryThing Review
Comentário do usuário - tungsten_peerts - LibraryThingThere is a LOT of good stuff here, but whew, the book needed a vigorous editor and even fact checker. I grew restless during Womack's discussion of "African cultural astronomy" (she starts throwing ... Ler resenha completa
LibraryThing Review
Comentário do usuário - behemothing - LibraryThingImportant (really surprising lack of work on Afrofuturism as a movement), enthusiastic, knowledgable, approachable. Yet a bit scattered and wandering in its organization with uneven referencing (could ... Ler resenha completa
Conteúdo
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3 Project Imagination
| 39 |
4 Mothership in the Key of Mars
| 51 |
5 The African Cosmos for Modern Mermaids Mermen
| 77 |
6 The Divine Feminine in Space
| 97 |
7 Pen My Future
| 117 |
9 A Clock for Time Travelers
| 151 |
10 The Surreal Life
| 163 |
11 Agent Change
| 175 |
12 Future World
| 187 |
Notes
| 195 |
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About the Author
| 213 |
Back Cover
| 215 |