Description: Afrocentricity in Afrofuturism : Toward Afrocentric Futurism, Hardcover by Smith, Aaron X. (EDT); Asante, Molefi Kete (FRW), ISBN 1496847830, ISBN-13 9781496847836, Brand New, Free shipping in the US "In the twenty-first century, Afrofuturism-a historical and philosophical concept of the future imagined through a Black cultural lens-has been interpreted through a myriad of writers, artists, scientists, and other visionary creatives. In Afrocentricityin Afrofuturism: Toward Afrocentric Futurism, editor Aaron X. Smith curates a collection of interdisciplinary essays that critiques existing scholarship on Black futurity. In contrast to much previous work, these essays ground their explorations in African agency, centering the African within historical and cultural reality. Situating Afrocentricity as the field's foundational root and springboard for an expansive future, contributors detail potential new modes of existence and expression for African people throughout the diaspora. Divided into two parts-Representations and Transformations-this book examines the tensions created by historical and cultural dislocation of African peoples and consciousness. Contributors cover varied topics such as the intersections of culture and design; techno culture; neuroscience; and the multiplicity of African cultural influences in aesthetics, oratory, visual art, hip hop, and more. Essays range from theoretical analyses to close readings of history and popular culture, from the Haitian Revolution to Sun Ra, Janelle MonaáIp1(Be's Dirty Computer, and Black Panther. Afrocentricity in Afrofuturism offers an expansive vision of Afrofuturism and its ranging significance to contemporary culture and discourse"--
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Number of Pages: 242 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Afrocentricity in Afrofuturism : Toward Afrocentric Futurism
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Subject: Popular Culture, Black Studies (Global), Film / Genres / Science Fiction & Fantasy, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Item Height: 0.8 in
Publication Year: 2023
Item Weight: 16.9 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Performing Arts, Social Science
Item Length: 9.1 in
Author: Aaron X. Smith
Item Width: 6.2 in
Format: Hardcover
