The dreamer and the dream : Afrofuturism and Black religious thought /
Analyzes the interplay of Black religious thought with science fiction to illuminate Afrofuturism as an important channel for Black religion and spirituality, drawing from Octavia Butler's Parable books, Janelle Monáe's Afrofuturistic saga, Star Trek's Captain Benjamin Sisko, Marvel&#...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Columbus :
Ohio State University Press,
[2021].
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| Series: | New suns: race, gender, and sexuality in the speculative.
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| Summary: | Analyzes the interplay of Black religious thought with science fiction to illuminate Afrofuturism as an important channel for Black religion and spirituality, drawing from Octavia Butler's Parable books, Janelle Monáe's Afrofuturistic saga, Star Trek's Captain Benjamin Sisko, Marvel's Black Panther and Sun Ra and the Nation of Islam. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 180 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-172) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780814214794 0814214797 9780814258064 0814258069 |