Afrofuturism : the world of black sci-fi and fantasy culture /
Womack, Ytasha.
Afrofuturism : the world of black sci-fi and fantasy culture / Ytasha L. Womack. - First edition. - Chicago : Chicago Review Press, [2013] - ix, 212 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Formerly CIP.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-199) and index.
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. 2014 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 books 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.
9781613747964 (pbk.) : 14.50
2013025755
Science fiction--Social aspects.
African Americans--Race identity.
Science fiction films--Influence.
Futurologists.
African diaspora--Social conditions.
Literature
Literature: history & criticism
Science fiction
Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
Popular culture
Media studies
Ethnic studies
Social & cultural history
Fantasy
Relating to African American people
PN3433.5 / .W66 2013
809.38762093529
Afrofuturism : the world of black sci-fi and fantasy culture / Ytasha L. Womack. - First edition. - Chicago : Chicago Review Press, [2013] - ix, 212 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Formerly CIP.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-199) and index.
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. 2014 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 books 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.
9781613747964 (pbk.) : 14.50
2013025755
Science fiction--Social aspects.
African Americans--Race identity.
Science fiction films--Influence.
Futurologists.
African diaspora--Social conditions.
Literature
Literature: history & criticism
Science fiction
Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
Popular culture
Media studies
Ethnic studies
Social & cultural history
Fantasy
Relating to African American people
PN3433.5 / .W66 2013
809.38762093529