{"product_id":"afrocentricity-in-afrofuturism-aaron-x-smith-9781496847836","title":"Afrocentricity in Afrofuturism: Toward Afrocentric Futurism","description":"Contributions by Taharka Adé, Molefi Kete Asante, Alonge O. Clarkson, John P. Craig, Ifetayo M. Flannery, Kofi Kubatanna, Lehasa Moloi, M. Ndiika Mutere, and Aaron X. Smith \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the twenty-first century, AfroFuturism--a historical and philosophical concept of the future imagined through a Black cultural lens--has been interpreted through a myriad of writers, artists, scientists, and other visionary creatives. In \u003ci\u003eAfrocentricity in AfroFuturism: Toward Afrocentric Futurism\u003c\/i\u003e, editor Aaron X. Smith curates a collection of interdisciplinary essays that critiques existing scholarship on Black futurity. In contrast to much previous work, these essays ground their explorations in African agency, centering the African within historical and cultural reality. Situating Afrocentricity as the field's foundational root and springboard for an expansive future, contributors detail potential new modes of existence and expression for African people throughout the diaspora. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDivided into two parts--Representations and Transformations--this book examines the tensions created by historical and cultural dislocation of African peoples and consciousness. Contributors cover varied topics such as the intersections of culture and design; techno culture; neuroscience; and the multiplicity of African cultural influences in aesthetics, oratory, visual art, hip hop, and more. Essays range from theoretical analyses to close readings of history and popular culture, from the Haitian Revolution to Sun Ra, Janelle Monáe's \u003ci\u003eDirty Computer\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBlack Panther\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eAfrocentricity in AfroFuturism\u003c\/i\u003e offers an expansive vision of AfroFuturism and its ranging significance to contemporary culture and discourse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aaron X. Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496847830\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496847836\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/30\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Aaron X. Smith","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44598739140863,"sku":"9781496847836","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1a1b1957-1c29-41fa-b004-a332402ca375.jpg?v=1702384157","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/afrocentricity-in-afrofuturism-aaron-x-smith-9781496847836","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}