Afrofuturism : the world of black sci-fi and fantasy culture / Ytasha L. Womack.
Publisher: Chicago : Chicago Review Press, [2013]Edition: First editionDescription: ix, 212 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume001: BDZ0021548885ISBN: 9781613747964 (pbk.) :Subject(s): 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 peopleDDC classification: 809.38762093529 LOC classification: PN3433.5 | .W66 2013Summary: 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.
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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 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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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.
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