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The Black Imagination

By Moody-Freeman, Julie E.

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The Black Imagination

By Moody-Freeman, Julie E.

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This critical collection covers a broad spectrum of works, both literary and cinematic, and issues from writers, directors, and artists who claim the science fiction, speculative fiction, and Afro-futurist genres. The anthology extends the discursive boundaries of science fiction by examining iconic writers like Octavia Butler, Walter Mosley, and Nalo Hopkinson through the lens of ecofeminist veganism, post-9/11 racial geopolitics, and the effect of the computer database on human voice and agency. Contributors expand what the field characterizes as speculative fiction by examining for the first time the vampire tropes present in Audre Lorde¿s poetry, and by tracing her influence on the horror fiction of Jewelle Gomez. The collection moves beyond exploration of literary fiction to study the Afro-futurist representations of Blacks in comic books, in the Star Trek franchise, in African films, and in blockbuster films like Independence Day, I Robot, and I Am Legend.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
240
Release Date:
2011-04-26
Publication Date:
2011-04-26
Publisher:
Peter Lang
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1433112418
ISBN13:
9781433112416
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
343 g
Height:
150 cm
Width:
225 cm
Thickness:
14 cm
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