Afrofutures

3 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

Speculation about a new world, a more racially equitable one where Black people are free, has long been a part of Black discursive practices in literature, visual art, and music. This course surveys Black speculative practices through the lens of Afrofuturism, a long-established but recently resurgent aesthetic field of inquiry into Black futures, with attention to how speculation often serves as a poignant radical critique of the status quo.