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The term ‘Afrofuturism’ was coined in 1990s by, cultural critic, Mark Dery in his edited collection Flame Wars: The Discourse of Cyberculture. Dery uses the term Afrofuturism to define “speculative fiction that treats African-American themes and addresses African-American concerns in the context of 20th century technoculture — and more generally, African-American signification that appropriates images of technology and a prosthetically enhanced future.” (Dery 1994: 136) Lisa Yaszek interprets Dery’s definition in two-parts: “as the first part of Dery’s definition suggests, Afrofuturism is closely related to science fiction as an aesthetic genre…However, as Dery argues in the second half of his definition, Afrofuturism is not only a subgenre of science fiction. Instead, it is a larger aesthetic mode that encompasses a diverse range of artists working in different genres and media who are united by their shared interest in projecting black futures derived from Afrodiasporic experiences.”
For more It’s Lit - subscribe to Storied: http://bit.ly/pbsstoried_subWith the success of Black Panther, the term Afro-Futurism got pushed into the mainstrea...
The science fiction subgenre known for its utopian and liberation themes has become a vehicle for Black women artists.
In 2016, an Afrocentric sci-fi vision infiltrated the mainstream, powering up for uncertain times.
In a year that's broken the world and shattered reality, imagining Black futures can help plot a pathway to recovery.
I found the term Africanfuturism (My computer thinks I misspelled Afrofuturism. Thanks, but no, I didn’t.) on author Nnedi Okorafor’s blog, after reading her novella Binti. Like many who pick up Ok…
Afrofuturism reimagines the past and envisions what can be. If fact follows fiction, the future will belong to Africa and our storytellers. A decade ago, superhero films were almost universally about white male characters, but the buzz around Black Panther reveals a growing appetite for art that pays homage to black history and black power. Within 24 hours of its release, the Marvel film had set a new sales record, helping to mainstream the Afrofuturism movement. The term Afrofuturism, coined in 1993, seeks to reclaim black identity through art, culture, and political resistance. It is an intersectional lens through which […]
What is Afrofuturism?Subscribe to Inverse! http://goo.gl/VJUxU2In February 2018, Marvel's Black Panther broke box-office records and elevated the phrase Afr...
How can the ideology serve as a blueprint for cultural growth?
It's more than Black Panther. It's an entire movement.