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Afrofuturism and Black Sound Studies: Culture, Technology, and Things to Come (Palgrave Studies in Sound) by Steinskog, Erik (author.) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Afrofuturism and Black Sound Studies: Culture, Technology, and Things to Come (Palgrave Studies in Sound) about?

This book interrogates the meeting point between Afrofuturism and Black Sound Studies. Whereas Afrofuturism is often understood primarily in relation to science fiction and speculative fiction, it can also be examined from a sonic perspective. The sounds of Afrofuturism are deeply embedded in the speculative – demonstrated in mythmaking – in frameworks for songs and compositions, in the personas of the artists, and in how the sounds are produced. In highlighting the place of music within the lived experiences of African Americans, the author analyses how the perspectives of Black Sound Studies complement and overlap with the discussion of sonic Afrofuturism. Focusing upon blackness, technology, and sound, this unique text offers key insights in how music partakes in imagining and constructing the future. From the Back Cover This book interrogates the meeting point between Afrofuturism and Black Sound Studies. Whereas Afrofuturism is often understood primarily in relation to science fiction and speculative fiction, it can also be examined from a sonic perspective. The sounds of Afrofuturism are deeply embedded in the speculative – demonstrated in mythmaking – in frameworks for songs

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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Steinskog, Erik (author.)
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan Springer [distributor
Published
2017
Language
EN
ISBN
9783319660400
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Science, Music, Arts

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