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This article originally appeared on iowa city press citizen. A brief primer of afrofuturism the artistic philosophy guiding marvel s black panther from sun ra to jay z ava duvernay and beyond. The world of black sci fi and fantasy culture by ytasha womack art curator and afrofuturist ingrid lafleur explains afrofuturism is an intersection of imagination technology the future and liberation it is a way of imagining possible futures through a black cultural lens.
In the book afrofuturuism. Afrofuturism is a term loosely defined to recognize a fairly new artistry and ideology. As womack notes in addition to science fiction afrofuturism is nourished by fantasy history magic realism science and traditional belief systems.
Science fiction is just one of many fields where afrofuturism has reached its roots. Afrofuturism is found in many genres artistic mediums and critical frameworks. Her futuristic music videos and radical aesthetic she even calls her fans fandroids.
Afrofuturism is perhaps best summed up by the queen of contemporary afrofuturism herself janelle monae. Afrofuturism and the city sites all chicago e books are on sale at 30 off with the code ebook30. Afrofuturism and the city william sites is published by university of chicago press.
The book sun ra s chicago. Afrofuturism addresses themes and concerns of the african diaspora through technoculture and science fiction. It was coined by mark dery in 1993 and explored in the late 1990s through conversations led by alondra nelson.
Afrofuturism is a cultural aesthetic philosophy of science and philosophy of history that explores the developing intersection of african diaspora culture with technology.
