Blerd History Lesson: Afrofuturism | SYFY WIRE

It's Black History Month but we're SYFY WIRE so we're making it Blerd History Month. And we're diving deep on all things Afrofuturism, including one lady that changed the game and some Black Panther tidbits that you may not know.
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More About Afrofuturism: Afrofuturism is a cultural aesthetic, philosophy of science, and philosophy of history that explores the developing intersection of African Diaspora culture with technology. It was coined by Mark Dery in 1994 and explored in the late 1990s through conversations led by Alondra Nelson.Afrofuturism addresses themes and concerns of the African diaspora through technoculture and science fiction, encompassing a range of media and artists with a shared interest in envisioning black futures that stem from Afrodiasporic experiences. Seminal Afrofuturistic works include the novels of Samuel R. Delany and Octavia Butler; the canvases of Jean-Michel Basquiat and Angelbert Metoyer, and the photography of Renée Cox; the explicitly extraterrestrial mythoi of Parliament-Funkadelic, the Jonzun Crew, Warp 9, Deltron 3030, and Sun Ra; and the Marvel Comics superhero Black Panther
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[@theblerdsenpai4717]

shout out to Syfy for featuring a video like this!

[@wordyblerd7723]

Love this. Also, that jean jacket is life affirming.

[@Lonelyeco]

The Afrofuturism films we have now are nice, but I'm hoping for something more elaborate and unique. I know it can be done. We just need the right budget and director.

[@Complexnews]

Looks like we're going to need more shelf space.

[@NERDSoul]

LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS! Good to see props to the Queen Mother for REAL tho!

[@reclessnste9609]

that rocket shaped finger tho lol

[@afulltangdesignllc6253]

Octavia. all hail the queen!

[@whathadhappenedwas5]

Props indeed. we all owe her A LOT

[@NERDSoul]

okay, that moment was hilarious tho. sometimes you just gotta do it hahaha

[@whathadhappenedwas5]

@@NERDSoul 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@kenshuei]

I only scrolled down to see just how many predictable troll comments I'd see....in 9 hours only 1 maybe there's hope for us as a society yet. Little disappointed you guys didn't put links for the books or authors you mentioned. But I'll just be proactive and look them up myself.

[@thanoswasright999]

Awesome video! I'm reading the Autobiography of Malcolm X right now, but I think I'll finish out the month by finally jumping into the NK Jemison books I have.

[@codys9616]

What' are some good afrofuturism novels to read?