Course Info: HACU-0267
| Course | HACU-0267 Afro-Futurism |
| Long Title | Afro-Futurism: 1900 to 3009 |
| Term | 2024F |
| Note(s) |
Instructor Permission Required Textbook information |
| Meeting Info | Franklin Patterson Hall 107 on W from 9:00-11:50 |
| Faculty | Jennifer Bajorek |
| Capacity | 25 |
| Available | 17 |
| Waitlist | 0 |
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| Additional Info | The content of this course deals with issues of race and power Students should expect to spend 8 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time |
| Description | Afrofuturism, which Ytasha Womack defines as "an artistic
aesthetic and a framework for critical theory" centering "African
and Black freedom and futurity," has entered the mainstream,
thanks in large part to the success of recent pop culture texts.
But Afrofuturist aesthetics and concepts have a much longer
history. We will lavish our attention on six major texts/works of
contemporary literature, film, and art from Africa and its global
diasporas, dating from 1900 to 3009. We will examine how writers,
filmmakers, and artists use Afrofuturism to illuminate images of
African and Black power, beauty, and creativity; to reshape
social and political imaginaries; and to stretch, accelerate, or
otherwise transform the timescales of liberation. Recognizing
Afrofuturism's intimate connections with African and Black
liberation projects globally, we will also reflect on our own
positionality vis-a-vis these projects, and on our
responsibilities to each other, the writers/filmmakers/artists,
and others implicated in the work Keywords:African Studies, Black Studies, Art History, Literature, Film |