Afrofuturism 2.0

Edited by Reynaldo Anderson and Charles E. Jones - Contributions by Tiffany E. Barber; Nettrice Gaskins; Ricardo Guthrie; Grace Gipson; Ken McLeod; tobias c. van Veen; Andrew Rollins; Lonny Avi Brooks; David DeIuliis; Jeff Lohr; Esther Jones and Qiana Whi

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.

Introduction to Afrofuturism 2.0Reynaldo Anderson and Charles E. JonesPart I: Quantum Visions of Futuristic BlacknessChapter One: Reading Wangechi Mutu's Non je ne regrette rien through KindredTiffany BarberChapter Two: Afrofuturism on Web 3.0: Vernacular Cartography and Augmented SpaceNettrice GaskinsChapter Three: The Real Ghost in the Machine: Afrofuturism and the haunting of racial space in I Robot and DETROPIARicardo GuthriePart II: Planetary Vibes, Digital Ciphers, and Hip Hop Sonic RemixChapter Four: The Armageddon Effect - and Other Afrofuturist Chronopolitics of Alien Nationtobias C. van VeenChapter Five: Afrofuturism's Musical Princess Janelle Monáe: Psychadelic Soul Message Music Infused with a Sci-Fi TwistGrace D. GipsonChapter Six: Hip Hop Holograms: Tupac Shakur, Technological Immortality and Time TravelKen McCleodPart III: Forecasting Dark Bodies, Africology, and the Narrative ImaginationChapter Seven: Afrofuturism and Religion: Our Old Ship of ZionAndrew RollinsChapter Eight: Playing a Minority Forecaster in Search of Afrofuturism: Where Am I in this Future, Stewart Brand?Lonny Avi BrooksChapter Nine: Rewriting the Narrative: Communicology and the Speculative Discourse of AfrofuturismDavid DeIuliis and Jeff LohrChapter Ten: Africana Women's Science Fiction and Narrative Medicine: Difference, Ethics and EmpathyEsther JonesChapter Eleven: "To be African is to Merge Technology and Magic": An Interview with Nnedi OkoraforQuianna WhittedAbout the Contributors