Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

Afrofuturism 2.0

The Rise of Astro-Blackness

Av Reynaldo Anderson, Charles E. Jones

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Beskrivning

The ideas and practices related to afrofuturism have existed for most of the 20th century, especially in the north American African diaspora community. After Mark Dery coined the word "afrofuturism" in 1993, Alondra Nelson as a member of an online forum, along with other participants, began to explore the initial terrain and intellectual underpinnings of the concept noting that “AfroFuturism has emerged as a term of convenience to describe analysis, criticism and cultural production that addresses the intersections between race and technology.” Afrofuturism 2.0: The Rise of Astroblackness represents a transition from previous ideas related to afrofuturism that were formed in the late 20th century around issues of the digital divide, music and literature. Afrofuturism 2.0 expands and broadens the discussion around the concept to include religion, architecture, communications, visual art, philosophy and reflects its current growth as an emerging global Pan African creative phenomenon.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum: 2015-12-16
Mått: 160 x 235 x 23 mm
Vikt: 499 g
Format: Inbunden
Språk: Engelska
Antal sidor: 240
Förlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN: 9781498510509

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Reynaldo Anderson is associate professor of communications at Harris-Stowe State University.Charles E. Jones is professor and head of the Department of Africana Studies at University of Cincinnati.

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Afrofuturism 2.0 proves to be not only an educational experience, but a necessary provocation of questions on Pan-Arab culture, which may be read through various Palestinian states of being – whether present, absent, or imagined.... Taken from a wider perspective, Afrofuturism, as the book seeks to assert, can be moulded into a vibrant, analytical framework for exploring notions and practices of temporality in African cultural production. Indeed, the numerous studies and examples that unfold across the different parts of the book point to the rising instrumentalization of futurist and sci-fi aesthetics as important politically charged practices within contemporary Afrodiasporic culture.

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