Course on Afrofuturism Brings Together UChicago Students and Community Members
April 06, 2024
April 06, 2024
CHICAGO, Illinois, April 6 -- The University of Chicago issued the following news:
By Sarah Steimer
Afrofuturism is a blending of many genres, beliefs and histories. The artistic aesthetic and critical framework brings in "elements of science fiction, historical fiction, speculative fiction, fantasy, Afrocentricity, and magic realism with non-Western beliefs," writes Chicago author Ytasha L. Womack in Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture . . .
By Sarah Steimer
Afrofuturism is a blending of many genres, beliefs and histories. The artistic aesthetic and critical framework brings in "elements of science fiction, historical fiction, speculative fiction, fantasy, Afrocentricity, and magic realism with non-Western beliefs," writes Chicago author Ytasha L. Womack in Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture . . .
