<p>Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Anchored by Ryan Coogler’s historic Afrofuturistic film Black Panther, use of speculative fiction of Octavia E. Butler, Samuel R. Delany, Tananarive Due, Nnedi Okorafor, Steven Barnes, and other writers—as well as short films by Kenyan filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu and British/African filmmaker Kibwe Tavares and others—to examine scope and impact of Afrofuturism, growing international cultural movement binding elements of history, sociology, technology, magical realism, politics, and futurism to create alternate reality for children of African diaspora. Exploration of influence of music of George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic (Mothership Connection), Sun-Ra, Janelle Monáe, and others. P/NP or letter grading.</p>

African American Studies

College of Letters and Science

AF AMER 112B - Aboard Mothership: Introduction to Afrofuturism

Aboard Mothership: Introduction to Afrofuturism

Describe the unique ways Afrofuturistic artists imagine relationships
between groups and the concept of leadership and black futurity.


Explain the relevance, significance and history of Afrofuturism in the American literary and cinematic canon.

Create a blog (or contribute to another) discussing Afrofuturistic works.
 


Identify recurring themes in Afrofuturistic film, literature and music.

Use secondary sources and critical language to compare and contrast works in Afrofuturism.

General Catalog

Aboard Mothership: Introduction to Afrofuturism

AF AMER 112B

4 units