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What is Afrofuturism and Afrofantasy?
The Black Panther movie and its vision of a highly advanced civilization rooted in African culture and a powerful Black superhero launched Afrofuturism into the forefront of popular consciousness. While it grew out of movements in the 1970s with writers like Octavia Butler, and it was officially coined in the 1990s, it has finally pierced popular culture these last few years. From Janelle Monae to Jordan Peele, this growing aesthetic that weaves together the richness of Black experiences and wisdom with science, magic, or both to create a thriving genre of science fiction and fantasy for art, music, film, and literature alike.
Octavia Butler: Mother of Afrofuturism
Octavia Butler: Mother of Afrofuturism
Octavia Estelle Butler was a pioneer in the genre of science fiction. She was one of the first Black woman science fiction writers to receive recognition in the genre, winning two prestigious Nebula awards and a Hugo award for her groundbreaking works that put forth a new view of the future and the liberation of the people within. Her works paved the way for a new movement that is enriched by Black and African culture, experiences, and imagination that is now referred to as Afrofantasy or Afrofuturism.
Read the following graphic novel biography about her life.
octavia_02.pdfN.K. Jemisin
N.K. Jemisin
Nora Keita Jemisin is an award winning science fiction and fantasy writer. He work explores themes of social and ecological injustice within the rich worlds that she builds. Her most well known book is The Fifth season whcih is part of the Broken Earth Trilogy. In 2018 she released a collection of short stories in the the book How Long 'til Black Future Month. On of the stories featured in this anthology is The Trojan Girl.
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