| The Black Imagination: Science Fiction, Futurism and the Speculative Contributor(s): Brock, Rochelle (Editor), Johnson III, Richard Greggory (Editor), Jackson, Sandra (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1433112426 ISBN-13: 9781433112423 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $157.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - General - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Art | Business Aspects |
| Dewey: 813.509 |
| LCCN: 2011002728 |
| Series: Black Studies & Critical Thinking |
| Physical Information: 234 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This critical collection covers a broad spectrum of works, both literary and cinematic, and issues from writers, directors, and artists who claim the science fiction, speculative fiction, and Afro-futurist genres. The anthology extends the discursive boundaries of science fiction by examining iconic writers like Octavia Butler, Walter Mosley, and Nalo Hopkinson through the lens of ecofeminist veganism, post-9/11 racial geopolitics, and the effect of the computer database on human voice and agency. Contributors expand what the field characterizes as speculative fiction by examining for the first time the vampire tropes present in Audre Lorde's poetry, and by tracing her influence on the horror fiction of Jewelle Gomez. The collection moves beyond exploration of literary fiction to study the Afro-futurist representations of Blacks in comic books, in the Star Trek franchise, in African films, and in blockbuster films like Independence Day, I Robot, and I Am Legend. |