Africanfuturism is a cultural aesthetic and philosophy of science centered on the fusion of African culture, history, mythology and point of view with technology based in Africa. It was coined in 2018 by the Nigerian-American writer Nnedi Okorafor in a social media post, who then expanded the concept in her 2019 essay Africanfuturism Defined.
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Place of OriginCoined in 2018 by Nigerian-American writer Nnedi Okorafor, in a social media post. 1 Notable ExampleNnedi Okorafor: Who Fears Death, Lagoon, Remote Control, The Book of Phoenix and Noor. 1 Defining TraitA sub-category of science fiction that is directly rooted in African culture, history, mythology and point-of-view. 1 Defining Trait Connections
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Wikipedia- Place of Origin: Coined in 2018 by Nigerian-American writer Nnedi Okorafor, in a social media post.
- Notable Example: Nnedi Okorafor: Who Fears Death, Lagoon, Remote Control, The Book of Phoenix and Noor.
- Defining Trait: A sub-category of science fiction that is directly rooted in African culture, history, mythology and point-of-view.
2. Africanfuturism (Wikipedia)
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It was coined in 2018
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Africanfuturism is a cultural aesthetic that centers on the fusion of African culture, history, mythology, point of view, with technology based in Africa.
Wikipedia: Africanfuturism, Definition section
It was coined in 2018 by Nigerian-American writer Nnedi Okorafor in a social media post
Wikipedia: Africanfuturism, Literature section
Works of Nigerian American writer Nnedi Okorafor are often in the Africanfuturism genre with her works like Who Fears Death, Lagoon, Remote Control, The Book of Phoenix and Noor.
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