Yaszek Lectures on Afrofuturism at Bowdoin

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lisa-yaszek@lmc.gatech.edu

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The invited lecture focused on Afrofuturism as global science fiction.

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The invited lecture, which took place on April 1, 2015, explored the past, present, and future of black speculative art as part of the college's world science fiction lecture series. Other speakers in this series include science fiction scholars Sherryl Vint and Pawel Frelik as well as science fiction authors Ken Liu, Vandana Singh, and Nick Wood

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School of Literature, Media, and Communication

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Keywords
Afrofuturism, science fiction
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  • Created By: Carol Senf
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Apr 20, 2015 - 9:57am
  • Last Updated: Oct 7, 2016 - 11:18pm