Afrofuturism.

Catalog description

Afrofuturism describes cultural production of hopeful futures from a Black cultural lens. In this course, students will study Afrofuturism as creative works (i.e. novels and films) and as nonfiction research. Students will also learn some of the skills of futurists, like how to predict trends, with Black history, culture, and life in mind. Students will end the class by proposing a piece of futuristic technology that can improve BIPOC communities.