· Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture is an anthology of a dozen personal essays written by Ytasha L. Womack. It is a collection of essays about defining the term: Afrofuturism. For the most part, I really like most – if not all of these contributions.4/5. At heart, Afrofuturism gives you a vast and intuitive feel for some of the most pressing issues facing young progressives in the early 21st Century.” —DJ Spooky “Ytasha L. Womack’s book Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture is one of the most comprehensive and relevant reads in the black science fiction realm to date. “Ytasha L. Womack’s book Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture is one of the most comprehensive and relevant reads in the black science fiction realm to date. I highly recommend this book as it masterfully covers the genre’s humble past, its flourishing present and promising future. This is definitely a fantastically, engaging read. I couldn't put it down.” —Jarvis .
Ytasha L. Womack, a Chicago-based author, filmmaker, scholar, and dance therapist, helped explain and popularize the genre in her widely cited volume "Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci Fi Fantasy Culture."And she explores and expands it in her own fiction, including the "Rayla Universe" series, about a resistance fighter on a future Earth colony that's fallen into dictatorship. Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci Fi Fantasy Culture by Ytasha L. Womack (Oct ) www.doorway.ru Afrofuturism combines science fiction and fantasy with African mythologies. The term was coined in in Mark Dery's essay "Black to the Future," but the style existed before then. Ytasha L. Womack, author of Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture, elaborates that the genre "combines elements of science fiction.
Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture. Afrofuturism.: Ytasha Womack. Chicago Review Press, Oct 1, - Social Science - pages. 4 Reviews. Comprising elements of the avant-garde, science fiction, cutting-edge hip-hop, black comix, and graphic novels, Afrofuturism spans both underground and mainstream pop culture. In her book, Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture, Ytasha L. Womack opens her book by talking a time she was Princess Leia for www.doorway.ru experience filled her fourth grade heart with joy and pride; however she notes that “the absence of such imagery [black and brown people in the space age] wasn’t lost on me” (Womack 5). Ytasha L. Womack is an author, filmmaker, dancer and futurist. Her book Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci Fi and Fantasy explores black sci fi culture, bleeks, black comix, and the legacy of futurism. The book is a Locus Award Finalist in the nonfiction category.
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