PhD Student Gaskins Interviewed for Documentary

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nettrice.gaskins@lmc.gatech.edu

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M. Asli Dukan has been producing an original and groundbreaking, independent documentary called Invisible Universe

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For the past ten years, producer/director, M. Asli Dukan has been producing an original and groundbreaking, independent documentary called Invisible Universe. For the documentary, Dukan has interviewed a "Who's Who" list of Black Speculative Fiction writers, filmmakers and artists, including creators like Samuel R. Delany, Octavia E. Butler, Wesley Snipes, Nichelle Nichols, Steven Barnes, Tananarive Due, Nalo Hopkinson, Nnedi Okorafor, Rasheeda Phillips, Adrienne Maree Brown, John Jennings, Dawud Anyabwile and Dwayne McDuffie.

Dukan also interviewed Ph.D. student Nettrice Gaskins about her work with IBM in Second Life, exploring Afrofuturism.

 

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School of Literature, Media, and Communication

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People and Technology
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Afrofuturism, Digital Media, documentary film
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  • Created By: Carol Senf
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Feb 14, 2014 - 7:07am
  • Last Updated: Oct 7, 2016 - 11:15pm