AFDS 347 - Blackness, Futurism, and Supernatural Fiction

This class will explore Black literary and cultural aesthetics that operate in speculative and science fiction. Students will read across media, including short stories, manifestos, journalism, critical theory, novels, music and film to engage and answer questions about the links between the African diaspora, cultural politics, technological development, communication systems, distant pasts and possible futures.

Prerequisites
ENG 290. Minors by Permission of Instructor

Credits 1

Notes
Cross-listed with ENG 347