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Afrofuturism showcased at Carnegie Hall in 2-month festival
2 years, 10 months ago

Afrofuturism showcased at Carnegie Hall in 2-month festival

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Afrofuturism is getting a spotlight at Carnegie Hall as the bastion of New York City music and culture takes another step toward normalcy. “It is something which is kind of hard to explain in a certain way,” said Adriaan Fuchs, Carnegie’s director of festivals and special projects. “But it also shows that they’re very much ahead of …

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Candyman and horror's dubious reckoning with racism
3 years, 4 months ago

Candyman and horror's dubious reckoning with racism

BBC  

Candyman and horror's dubious reckoning with racism Alamy Occasionally a film arrives that is so compelling, so utterly thrilling, that its impact alters the future of cinema. That's not to say that there aren't more positive examples of "black horror" to be found in the historical cinematic canon: early horrors to feature an all-black cast include 1926 silent film The …

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Mississippi Book Festival canceled because of COVID concerns
3 years, 4 months ago

Mississippi Book Festival canceled because of COVID concerns

Associated Press  

— This month’s Mississippi Book Festival has been canceled amid concerns of contagion from the latest surge in coronavirus infections. “Authors were very uncomfortable traveling, and we didn’t want to take any chances,” the festival’s executive director, Holly Lange, said Wednesday. “We did not want to be a super-spreader event and put any more stress on the hospital system.” The …

Black History Month: Octavia Butler's Visionary Fiction And Afrofuturism : Throughline : NPR
3 years, 10 months ago

Black History Month: Octavia Butler's Visionary Fiction And Afrofuturism : Throughline : NPR

NPR  

How Octavia Butler's Sci-Fi Dystopia Became A Constant In A Man's Evolution Enlarge this image Joelle Avelino Joelle Avelino It was middle school, eighth grade, when a sheltered 13-year-old boy suddenly found himself immersed in an unfamiliar world, guided by a girl who wasn't much older, a girl on the verge of leading a religious movement. The girl, Lauren Oya …

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Meanwhile, at the London Science Fiction Research Community
4 years, 7 months ago

Meanwhile, at the London Science Fiction Research Community

Wired  

*That's some kinda canon they've got happening there. http://www.lsfrc.co.uk/events/cfp-beyond-borders-empires-bodies-science-fictions/ Suggested Critical Sources: Gloria Anzaldúa, Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza Homi K. Bhabha, The Location of Culture adrienne maree brown, Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good Angela Y. Davis, Are Prisons Obsolete? Grace Dillon, Walking the Clouds Nadine El-Enany, ordering Britain: Law, Race and Empire Kodwo Eshun, ‘Further Considerations on …

Afrofuturism: A Cinematic Legacy That Subverts Sci-Fi
6 years, 10 months ago

Afrofuturism: A Cinematic Legacy That Subverts Sci-Fi

CNN  

Black Panther is a captivating Afro-vision that reimagines history. The film's vision is inspired by Afrofuturism, a 20th century cultural aesthetic that subverted sci-fi. Afrofuturism intersects science fiction, technology and ancient African mythologies. The film has brought Afrofuturism into the mainstream, surpassing all other previous superhero films in advanced ticket sales. The artists and auteurs in Africa are creating their …

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