Ytasha Womack
Auteur van Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture
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- Geboortedatum
- 1976-01-22
- Geslacht
- female
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- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Opleiding
- Clark Atlanta University (BA|Mass Media Arts)
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- 288
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- #81,142
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- 3.6
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- 5
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- 12
I know many people may be tempted to get this book simply because they love the recent movies and this volume is beautiful. By all means do so but read it closely as well. You'll learn about the writers and illustrators from the early years as well as those who brought the character and the story into our present. Most important you'll read about the social context within which the character was created and the changes in both society and popular culture that makes the story so powerful.
In making this journey you will, if you haven't already done so, be introduced to Afrofuturism. If this is an introduction for you, it will be a good one, though I still recommend reading some of the many wonderful books on the topic in literature and music as well as the fandoms. Like any speculative science fiction, though perhaps even more so with works within Afrofuturism, you have to look back to see how we got to where we are, then respond to that. This volume takes us on that trip, both within the publishing world and the society as a whole.
I would recommend this not only to those who are fans of Black Panther (isn't that just about everyone?) but also those who enjoy that area where fiction and real life come into discourse. That dynamic is made clear and understandable in this work.
Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley.… (meer)