BU Today Feature: Afrofuturism in the Age of Black Panther
Our upcoming event, Afrofuturism & Black Speculative Arts: Expo & Symposium, has been featured in an article from BU Today. Give it a read in preparation for the event, which starts today at 11:30 a.m. Don’t miss out!
Here’s a sneak peek of the article:
The term “Afrofuturism” was coined by critic Mark Dery in 1993 to describe the use in African American culture of science fiction tropes to explore the condition of black people in the world—and to imagine the destinies they could shape for themselves.
“So much of black cultural production and thinking and politics is rooted in the traumas of the past,” says Louis Chude-Sokei, a College of Arts & Sciences professor of English, the George and Joyce Wein Chair in African American Studies, and director of the African American Studies Program. “Afrofuturism has allowed people to reimagine that past through the lens of possibility and the future.”
Read more on BU Today’s website!