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Africanfuturism : African imaginings of other times, spaces, and worlds / Kimberly Cleveland ; foreword by Ainehi Edoro-Glines.

Van Pelt Library PR9344 .C54 2024
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Cleveland, Kimberly, author.
Contributor:
Rosengarten Family Fund.
Series:
Africa in world history
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Afrofuturism--History and criticism.
Afrofuturism.
Arts, African--21st century--History and criticism.
Arts, African.
Physical Description:
xv, 200 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Place of Publication:
Athens : Ohio University Press, [2024]
Summary:
"A comparative investigation of speculative expression by African creatives, this book features diverse examples of Africanfuturism from across the continent and in different media, including art, literary fiction, film, song lyrics, and comic books. The book is appropriate for students, academics, and general readers"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Introduction: Afrofuturism and Africanfuturism: Same Difference?
From Africa in Western Speculative Expression to Africanfuturist Imaginings
Exploring Space and Time
Creating Worlds
Technology and the Digital Divide
Sankofa and Remix
Myth Making
Epilogue.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
Other Format:
Online version: Cleveland, Kimberly. Africanfuturism
ISBN:
9780821411483
0821411489
OCLC:
1402736274

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