Afrofuturism 2.0: The Rise of Astro-Blackness (Paperback)
Afrofuturism 2.0: The Rise of Astro-Blackness (Paperback)
Reynaldo Anderson (editor), Charles E. Jones (editor), Tiffany E. Barber (author of contributions), Nettrice Gaskins (author of contributions), Ricardo Guthrie (author of contributions), Grace Gipson (author of contributions), Ken McLeod (author of contributions), tobias c. van Veen (author of contributions), Andrew Rollins (author of contributions), Lonny Avi Brooks (author of contributions), David DeIuliis (author of contributions), Jeff Lohr (author of contributions), Esther Jones (author of contributions), Qiana Whitted (author of contributions)
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Afrofuturism 2.0: The Rise of Astro-Blackness (Paperback)
Reynaldo Anderson (editor), Charles E. Jones (editor), Tiffany E. Barber (author of contributions), Nettrice Gaskins (author of contributions), Ricardo Guthrie (author of contributions), Grace Gipson (author of contributions), Ken McLeod (author of contributions), tobias c. van Veen (author of contributions), Andrew Rollins (author of contributions), Lonny Avi Brooks (author of contributions), David DeIuliis (author of contributions), Jeff Lohr (author of contributions), Esther Jones (author of contributions), Qiana Whitted (author of contributions)
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The ideas and practices related to afrofuturism have existed for most of the 20th century, especially in the north American African diaspora community. After Mark Dery coined the word "afrofuturism" in 1993, Alondra Nelson as a member of an online forum, along with other participants, began to explore the initial terrain and intellectual underpinnings of the concept noting that “AfroFuturism has emerged as a term of convenience to describe analysis, criticism and cultural production that addresses the intersections between race and technology.” Afrofuturism 2.0: The Rise of Astroblackness represents a transition from previous ideas related to afrofuturism that were formed in the late 20th century around issues of the digital divide, music and literature. Afrofuturism 2.0 expands and broadens the discussion around the concept to include religion, architecture, communications, visual art, philosophy and reflects its current growth as an emerging global Pan African creative phenomenon.