Title: Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture
Title Record # 1634742
Author: Ytasha L. Womack
Date: 2013-10-01
Type: NONFICTION
Language: English
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Author: Ytasha L. Womack
Date: 2013-10-01
Type: NONFICTION
Language: English
Note: On back cover: "In this hip, accessible primer to the music, literature, and art of Afrofuturism, author Ytasha Womack introduces readers to the burgeoning community of artists creating Afrofuturist works, the innovators from the past, and the wide range of subjects they explore. From the sci-fi literature of Samuel Delany, Octavia Butler, and N.K. Jemisin to the musical cosmos of Sun Ra, George Clinton, and the Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am, to the visual and multimedia artists inspired by African Dogon myths and Egyptian deities, the book's topics range from the "alien" experience of blacks in America to the "wake up" cry that peppers sci-fi literature, sermons, and activism. With a twofold aim to entertain and enlighten, Afrofuturists strive to break down racial, ethnic, and social limitations to empower and free individuals to be themselves."
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Awards
Place | Year and Award | Category |
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4 | 2014 Locus | Best Non-Fiction |
Nominations Below Cutoff ⓘ42 nominations
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2014 Hugo | Best Related Work |
Publications
Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture | 2013-10-01 | Ytasha L. Womack | Lawrence Hill Books | 978-1-61374-796-4 | $16.95?$: US dollar |
ix+ 212 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
non-fic | John Jennings | |
Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture | 2013-10-01 | Ytasha L. Womack | Chicago Review Press | 978-1-61374-798-8 | $13.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
non-fic | John Jennings |
Reviews
- Review by Karen Burnham (2013) in Locus, #634 November 2013
- Review by Sofia Samatar (2014) in Strange Horizons, 17 February 2014