Afrofuturism : a history of Black futures /
Afrofuturism : a history of Black futures /
Afro futurism : a history of Black futures History of Black futures
edited by Kevin M. Strait, Kinshasha Holman Conwill ; foreword by Kevin Young ; contributions by Reynaldo Anderson [and 20 others] ; in association with the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
- 216 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Published as a companion volume to the exhibition of the same name at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, from March 24, 2023 to March 24, 2024 -- From museum's website.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-206) and index.
Foreword / Introduction / Afrofuturism as space and being / Interstellar / Black women change the face of spaceflight / I came to Africa on a spaceship / Notes from the cosmic underground : a history of the Afrofuturist movement and the changing world order / We are the stars : Black speculative narratives and the history of the future / There's a reason / Dialogues in space : Octavia Butler and Samuel Delany / Black Panther : an escape to Utopia / Black joy as resistance / Dreams rush to meet me : Afrofuturist looks and looking / Transforming the future through dress, fashion, and costume / Afrofuturistic art / Rendering Black futures / On the third great day : Black artistry, activism, and community in the web3 future / Just look over your shoulder: the music of Afrofuturism / The Nubians of Plutonia : ancient futures in the music of Sun Ra / Afrofuturism : a design for living / The gendered contours of Afrofuturism / Sonic spaces : excerpts from an interview with Vernon Reid -- Afterword / Kevin Young -- Kevin M. Strait -- Ytasha L. Womack -- Tiffany E. Barber -- Matthew Shindell -- Ytasha L. Womack -- Reynaldo Anderson -- John Jennings -- W.E.B. Du Bois : documenting the present, reinterpreting the past, and imagining the future / William S. Pretzer -- N. K. Jemisin -- Herb Boyd -- Herb Boyd -- Ariana Curtis -- Eve L. Ewing -- Elaine Nichols -- Tuliza Fleming -- Michelle Joan Wilkinson -- De Nichols -- Mark Anthony Neal -- Steven Lewis -- Nona Hendryx -- Angela Tate -- Alondra Nelson.
"This timely and gorgeously illustrated companion book to an exciting Smithsonian exhibition explores the power of Afrofuturism to reclaim the past and reimagine Black futures. Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures explores the evolving and exhilarating concept of Afrofuturism, a lens used to imagine a more empowering future for the Black community through music, art, and speculative fiction. Sumptuous, beautifully designed spreads feature 100 gorgeous illustrations of objects and images that reflect Black identity, agency, creativity, and hope, including: T'Challa's suit from Black Panther, Octavia Butler's typewriter, Uhura's outfit from Star Trek, Sun Ra's space harp, costumes from Broadway's The Wiz, handwritten lyrics by Jimi Hendrix, and Janelle Monae's ArchAndroid dress. Afrofuturism offers a framework of radical potential to envision Black liberation and alternatives to oppressive structures like white supremacy. Afrofuturism comes at a time of increasing visibility for the concept, both in scholarship and in pop culture, and is a compelling ode to the revolutionary power of Black imagination."--
9781588347718 1588347710
National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.)--Catalogs.
Afrofuturism--Exhibitions.
Afrofuturism.
Fantastic, The.
African American arts--21st century--Exhibitions.
African American arts.
Black people in art.
Black people in popular culture--United States.
Exhibition catalogs.
Published as a companion volume to the exhibition of the same name at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, from March 24, 2023 to March 24, 2024 -- From museum's website.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-206) and index.
Foreword / Introduction / Afrofuturism as space and being / Interstellar / Black women change the face of spaceflight / I came to Africa on a spaceship / Notes from the cosmic underground : a history of the Afrofuturist movement and the changing world order / We are the stars : Black speculative narratives and the history of the future / There's a reason / Dialogues in space : Octavia Butler and Samuel Delany / Black Panther : an escape to Utopia / Black joy as resistance / Dreams rush to meet me : Afrofuturist looks and looking / Transforming the future through dress, fashion, and costume / Afrofuturistic art / Rendering Black futures / On the third great day : Black artistry, activism, and community in the web3 future / Just look over your shoulder: the music of Afrofuturism / The Nubians of Plutonia : ancient futures in the music of Sun Ra / Afrofuturism : a design for living / The gendered contours of Afrofuturism / Sonic spaces : excerpts from an interview with Vernon Reid -- Afterword / Kevin Young -- Kevin M. Strait -- Ytasha L. Womack -- Tiffany E. Barber -- Matthew Shindell -- Ytasha L. Womack -- Reynaldo Anderson -- John Jennings -- W.E.B. Du Bois : documenting the present, reinterpreting the past, and imagining the future / William S. Pretzer -- N. K. Jemisin -- Herb Boyd -- Herb Boyd -- Ariana Curtis -- Eve L. Ewing -- Elaine Nichols -- Tuliza Fleming -- Michelle Joan Wilkinson -- De Nichols -- Mark Anthony Neal -- Steven Lewis -- Nona Hendryx -- Angela Tate -- Alondra Nelson.
"This timely and gorgeously illustrated companion book to an exciting Smithsonian exhibition explores the power of Afrofuturism to reclaim the past and reimagine Black futures. Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures explores the evolving and exhilarating concept of Afrofuturism, a lens used to imagine a more empowering future for the Black community through music, art, and speculative fiction. Sumptuous, beautifully designed spreads feature 100 gorgeous illustrations of objects and images that reflect Black identity, agency, creativity, and hope, including: T'Challa's suit from Black Panther, Octavia Butler's typewriter, Uhura's outfit from Star Trek, Sun Ra's space harp, costumes from Broadway's The Wiz, handwritten lyrics by Jimi Hendrix, and Janelle Monae's ArchAndroid dress. Afrofuturism offers a framework of radical potential to envision Black liberation and alternatives to oppressive structures like white supremacy. Afrofuturism comes at a time of increasing visibility for the concept, both in scholarship and in pop culture, and is a compelling ode to the revolutionary power of Black imagination."--
9781588347718 1588347710
National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.)--Catalogs.
Afrofuturism--Exhibitions.
Afrofuturism.
Fantastic, The.
African American arts--21st century--Exhibitions.
African American arts.
Black people in art.
Black people in popular culture--United States.
Exhibition catalogs.