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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cleveland, Kimberly, author.

Contributor:

Edoro, Ainehi, writer of foreword.

Series:

Africa in world history

Africa in World History Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Futurism (Art)--Africa--History and criticism.

Futurism (Art).

Arts, African--21st century--History and criticism.

Arts, African.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Literary criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 200 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st edition.

Other Title:

African imaginings of other times, spaces, and worlds

Path to Open

Place of Publication:

Athens, Ohio : 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.

Contents:

Foreword: The Future in African Literature

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Afrofuturism and Africanfuturism: Same Difference?

Chapter One: From Africa in Western Speculative Expression to Africanfuturist Imaginings

Chapter Two: Exploring Space and Time

Chapter Three: Creating Worlds

Chapter Four: Technology and the Digital Divide

Chapter Five: Sankofa and Remix

Chapter Six: Mythmaking

Epilogue.

Notes:

Title from online title page (viewed on August 30, 2024).

Includes bibliographic references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Cleveland, Kimberly. Africanfuturism

ISBN:

0-8214-4126-4

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.