<p>I was going to create a podcast episode on afrofuturism but I found that this genre/aesthetic/artform can speak for itself so instead I'm going to link all my research sources and then make a pledge to ensure all <a href="https://twitter.com/FactandSciFi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@FactandScifi</a> eps from now on include black and non-black POC media rep. Afrofuturism, broadly defined, imagines a future, past or present of the African diaspora freed from colonialism (and from white people.) It's not just black characters in science fiction, it <em>centers</em> the black experience. It challenges western, white-centric ideas of sci-fi</p><p></p><h2>Films and educational podcasts about afrofuturism</h2><ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCalqwsicls&feature=youtu.be" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Space is the Place</a> by Sun Ra (available on Youtube) - part funk and experimental jazz music performance part scifi imagines a home for black people away from whites (note Sun Ra liberates black people in Oakland very much like Wakandans want to do in the Black Panther movie)</li><li>Learn the history of Afrofuturism in music and its connections to modern day hip-hop including Missy Elliot, Kendrick Lamar and OutKast in the pod <a href="https://podcastaddict.com/episode/79423715" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bottom of the Map: Culture in the Cosmos: AfroFuturism, Hip-Hop, and Black Joy</a></li><li>How did Black Panther (2019) open up Afrofuturism to the world? Listen to this <a href="https://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/7/8/e/78ede8a41ab2338b/OurOpinionsAreCorrect_Ep38_06072019.mp3?c_id=48582836&cs_id=48582836&destination_id=674828&expiration=1592232803&hwt=623a422562336f249d5336b2e624ca95" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">interview with Shawn Taylor from Nerds of Color</a> as he explains Afrofuturism in academia, music, film and seminal books of the genre</li><li>Watch this <a href="https://vimeo.com/27576971" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">short film called Robots of Brixton</a> about a riot of underclass robots against their oppressors. This is the first time I can remember seeing robots that don't look like white people</li><li>How is Afrofuturism different from African science fiction? I can't speak to the quality of this podcast overall but this interview with <a href="https://t.co/Mc6yTgXPFG?amp=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dr. Moradewun Adejunmobi about Afrofuturism</a> and what it signals about future expectations was fantastic.</li><li>Watch this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lb3pu5jXWHU" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">short film called Afronauts</a>, an alternate history about the first African astronauts during the space race</li></ul><h2>Afrofuturism novels and anthologies</h2><ul><li>Kindred by Octavia Butler</li><li>Mothership: Tales from Afrofuturism and Beyond ed. by Bill Campbell and Edward Austin Hall</li><li>Shuri: The Search for Black Panther</li><li>War Girls by Tochi Onyebuch</li></ul><p></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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