Ytasha Womack
Auteur de Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture
A propos de l'auteur
Séries
Œuvres de Ytasha Womack
Beats Rhymes and Life: What We Love and Hate about Hip-Hop (2007) — Directeur de publication — 24 exemplaires
A Spaceship in Bronzeville 2 exemplaires
Liquid Twilight 1 exemplaire
A Spaceship in Bronzeville: Muse 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
APB: Artists against Police Brutality: A Comic Book Anthology (2015) — Contributeur — 23 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1976-01-22
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Études
- Clark Atlanta University (BA|Mass Media Arts)
Membres
Critiques
Prix et récompenses
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 10
- Aussi par
- 4
- Membres
- 288
- Popularité
- #81,142
- Évaluation
- 3.6
- Critiques
- 5
- ISBN
- 12
I know many people may be tempted to get this book simply because they love the recent movies and this volume is beautiful. By all means do so but read it closely as well. You'll learn about the writers and illustrators from the early years as well as those who brought the character and the story into our present. Most important you'll read about the social context within which the character was created and the changes in both society and popular culture that makes the story so powerful.
In making this journey you will, if you haven't already done so, be introduced to Afrofuturism. If this is an introduction for you, it will be a good one, though I still recommend reading some of the many wonderful books on the topic in literature and music as well as the fandoms. Like any speculative science fiction, though perhaps even more so with works within Afrofuturism, you have to look back to see how we got to where we are, then respond to that. This volume takes us on that trip, both within the publishing world and the society as a whole.
I would recommend this not only to those who are fans of Black Panther (isn't that just about everyone?) but also those who enjoy that area where fiction and real life come into discourse. That dynamic is made clear and understandable in this work.
Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley.… (plus d'informations)