AndrÉ M. Carrington is assistant professor of English at Drexel University.

"AndrÉ M. Carrington takes readers on a voyage that beautifully maps gendered and sexualized articulations of Blackness across different speculative genres and media... Speculative Blackness is a wonderful book that makes indispensable contributions to Black studies, literary studies, studies science fiction fan fiction and fandom, and Afrofuturism."-Alexander G. Weheliye, Northwestern University"An excellent exploration of blackness in sci-fi."-PopMatters"This is required reading for those interested in popular culture’s role in constructing social identity."-CHOICE"Speculative Blackness convincingly persuades that speculative fiction is an ideal space to explore the boundaries of blackness, and to consider new ways of thinking about the way blackness as a category is constructed and produced."-Souls: A Critical Journal of Black Politics, Culture, and Society"Speculative Blackness makes an important contribution to ongoing conversations (both in the academy and in fan culture) about race and science fiction."-African American Review"A telling and thoughtful contribution to discussions of blackness in science fiction, fantasy, utopia, and horror important to cultural production across a variety of media, including fandom, television, film, comics, and literature."-Science Fiction Studies"This book is an intriguing examination of and hopeful outlook on the history of blackness and science fiction and a highly recommended read for scholars in film and race relations."-Film Matters

• ContentsIntroduction: The Whiteness of Science Fiction and the Speculative Fiction of Blackness1. Josh Brandon’s Blues: Inventing the Black Fan2. Space Race Woman: Lieutenant Uhura beyond the Bridge3. The Immortal Storm: Permutations of Race in Marvel Comics4. Controversy and Crossover in Milestone Media’s Icon5. The Golden Ghetto and the Glittering Parentheses: The Once and Future Benjamin Sisko6. Dreaming in Color: Racial Revisions in Fan FictionCodaAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex

AndrÉ M. Carrington is assistant professor of English at Drexel University.

"AndrÉ M. Carrington takes readers on a voyage that beautifully maps gendered and sexualized articulations of Blackness across different speculative genres and media... Speculative Blackness is a wonderful book that makes indispensable contributions to Black studies, literary studies, studies science fiction fan fiction and fandom, and Afrofuturism."-Alexander G. Weheliye, Northwestern University"An excellent exploration of blackness in sci-fi."-PopMatters"This is required reading for those interested in popular culture’s role in constructing social identity."-CHOICE"Speculative Blackness convincingly persuades that speculative fiction is an ideal space to explore the boundaries of blackness, and to consider new ways of thinking about the way blackness as a category is constructed and produced."-Souls: A Critical Journal of Black Politics, Culture, and Society"Speculative Blackness makes an important contribution to ongoing conversations (both in the academy and in fan culture) about race and science fiction."-African American Review"A telling and thoughtful contribution to discussions of blackness in science fiction, fantasy, utopia, and horror important to cultural production across a variety of media, including fandom, television, film, comics, and literature."-Science Fiction Studies"This book is an intriguing examination of and hopeful outlook on the history of blackness and science fiction and a highly recommended read for scholars in film and race relations."-Film Matters

• ContentsIntroduction: The Whiteness of Science Fiction and the Speculative Fiction of Blackness1. Josh Brandon’s Blues: Inventing the Black Fan2. Space Race Woman: Lieutenant Uhura beyond the Bridge3. The Immortal Storm: Permutations of Race in Marvel Comics4. Controversy and Crossover in Milestone Media’s Icon5. The Golden Ghetto and the Glittering Parentheses: The Once and Future Benjamin Sisko6. Dreaming in Color: Racial Revisions in Fan FictionCodaAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex

AndrÉ M. Carrington is assistant professor of English at Drexel University.

"AndrÉ M. Carrington takes readers on a voyage that beautifully maps gendered and sexualized articulations of Blackness across different speculative genres and media... Speculative Blackness is a wonderful book that makes indispensable contributions to Black studies, literary studies, studies science fiction fan fiction and fandom, and Afrofuturism."-Alexander G. Weheliye, Northwestern University"An excellent exploration of blackness in sci-fi."-PopMatters"This is required reading for those interested in popular culture’s role in constructing social identity."-CHOICE"Speculative Blackness convincingly persuades that speculative fiction is an ideal space to explore the boundaries of blackness, and to consider new ways of thinking about the way blackness as a category is constructed and produced."-Souls: A Critical Journal of Black Politics, Culture, and Society"Speculative Blackness makes an important contribution to ongoing conversations (both in the academy and in fan culture) about race and science fiction."-African American Review"A telling and thoughtful contribution to discussions of blackness in science fiction, fantasy, utopia, and horror important to cultural production across a variety of media, including fandom, television, film, comics, and literature."-Science Fiction Studies"This book is an intriguing examination of and hopeful outlook on the history of blackness and science fiction and a highly recommended read for scholars in film and race relations."-Film Matters

• ContentsIntroduction: The Whiteness of Science Fiction and the Speculative Fiction of Blackness1. Josh Brandon’s Blues: Inventing the Black Fan2. Space Race Woman: Lieutenant Uhura beyond the Bridge3. The Immortal Storm: Permutations of Race in Marvel Comics4. Controversy and Crossover in Milestone Media’s Icon5. The Golden Ghetto and the Glittering Parentheses: The Once and Future Benjamin Sisko6. Dreaming in Color: Racial Revisions in Fan FictionCodaAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex