AP African American Studies / Unit 4: Movements and Debates
4.21 Black Studies, Black Futures, and Afrofuturism
Notes
Afrofuturism imagines Black futures through science fiction, music and art (Octavia Butler, Sun Ra, the film Black Panther). Black Studies continues to grow, connecting past, present and future.
Practice
Afrofuturism combines:
Imagined futures.
Octavia Butler was a:
Kindred, Parable of the Sower.
Sun Ra was a musician associated with:
Jazz and space imagery.
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