The dreamer and the dream : Afrofuturism and Black religious thought / Roger A. Sneed.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sneed, Roger A., author.

Series:

New suns: race, gender, and sexuality in the speculative

New suns : race, gender, and sexuality in the speculative

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Afrofuturism.

African Americans--Religion.

African Americans.

Religious thought.

Science fiction.

Physical Description:

xiv, 180 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Columbus : The Ohio State University Press, [2021]

Summary:

"Analyzes the interplay of Black religious thought with science fiction to illuminate Afrofuturism as an important channel for Black religion and spirituality, drawing from Octavia Butler's Parable books, Janelle Monáe's Afrofuturistic saga, Star Trek's Captain Benjamin Sisko, Marvel's Black Panther, and Sun Ra and the Nation of Islam"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I FOUNDATIONS

ch. 1 Race in Science Fiction

ch. 2 Black Religious Thought and Afrofuturism

pt. II INTERSECTIONS

ch. 3 Octavia Butler as Architect of Intersectional Afrofuturism

ch. 4 "It's Code": Janelle Monae, the ArchAndroid, and Queer Afrofuturistic Salvation

ch. 5 Walking in the Path of the Prophets: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, "Far Beyond the Stars," and Black Prophetic Visions

ch. 6 "Wakanda Forever!": Black Panther, the Divine Feminine, and the Subversion of Toxic Masculinity in the Western Superhero Monomyth

pt. III AFROFUTURISTIC THOUGHT EXPERIMENTS

ch. 7 Space Is the Place: Sun Ra, the Nation of Islam, Afrofuturism, Eschatology, and Utopia

ch. 8 "Who Am I? Who Are You?": Afrofuturism and Black Religious Identity.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780814214794

0814214797

9780814258064

0814258069

OCLC:

1246284354