African Sci-fi

Catalog description

Introductory survey of African speculative fiction and science-fiction literature and film from the twentieth- and twenty-first centuries. Through directed readings, activities and discussions, students engage concepts of futurity, imagination and technology from different historical and geographical perspectives. Identifies key ideas in science fiction that reflect diverse societal values (axiology) and goals (teleology) of scientific discourses as they relate to both human and other-than-human entities. Students engage concepts of Afrofuturism, Africanfuturism, Posthumanist and Decolonial theories as they collaborate on group presentations and individual projects to showcase the rich legacies and impacts of African speculative cultural productions. Instruction in English.