{"product_id":"introduction-to-afrofuturism-a-mixtape-in-black-literature-arts-paperback","title":"Introduction to Afrofuturism: A Mixtape in Black Literature \u0026 Arts - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDuewa M. Frazier\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIntroduction to Afrofuturism \u003c\/em\u003edelivers a fresh and contemporary introduction to Afrofuturism, discussing key themes, understandings, and interdisciplinary topics across multiple genres in Black literature, film, and music. From Afrofuturism's origins to the present, this critical volume features scholarly works, poetry, drama, and creative nonfiction which illuminates on the contributions of notable Afrofuturists such as Octavia Bulter, Sun Ra, N.K. Jemisin, Janelle Mon?e, Nnedi Okorafor, Saul Williams, Prince, and more. The volume highlights the impact of films such as \u003ci\u003eBlack Panther \u003c\/i\u003e(2018, 2022), \u003ci\u003eThe Woman King \u003c\/i\u003e(2022), and \u003ci\u003eThey Cloned Tyrone \u003c\/i\u003e(2023) and covers a variety of essential topics giving students a comprehensive view of the legacy of storytelling and the tradition of \"remixing\" in Black literature and arts. This volume makes connections across academic subject areas and is an engaging reader for pop culture and media film studies, women's, gender, and sexuality studies, Black and Africana studies, hip-hop studies, creative writing, and composition and rhetoric.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDuEwa M. Frazier, Ed.D., M.F.A. \u003c\/b\u003eis a poet, essayist, scholar, digital creator, TEDx and keynote speaker, and Assistant Professor of English at Coppin State University. Frazier's research, creative nonfiction, and digital writings focuses on hip-hop and popular culture, culturally responsive pedagogy, Black women writers and Black feminism. She is the editor of, \u003ci\u003eTeaching Humanities with Cultural Responsiveness at HBCUs and HSIs \u003c\/i\u003e(2024). Her poetry has featured in Split this Rock\/Blog this Rock, Water Magazine, Tidal Basin Review, Poetry in Performance, and others. She is the author of several published volumes of poetry and children's stories. She has been a writing fellow at Hurston\/Wright Foundation and Martha's Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing. She holds advanced degrees in Creative Writing, Curriculum and Teaching, and Higher Education Leadership. Frazier earned the MFA degree in Creative Writing at The New School.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 21, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42150846890119,"sku":"9781032662411","price":84.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/a7ffbca9a386a229f49154a63f0c5b10.webp?v=1733202732","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/introduction-to-afrofuturism-a-mixtape-in-black-literature-arts-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}