Mothership Rising
Afrofuturism in the Radium Age
$58.02
- Paperback
264 pages
- Release Date
2 March 2027
Summary
A mind-expanding anthology of early Black science fiction-the visionary origins of Afrofuturism.
The future is waiting-come aboard.
This collection, introduced by Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author Nisi Shawl, remixes the past to reveal a tradition of speculative thought too long overlooked: the pioneering Black writers, playwrights, and poets whose future-facing imaginations helped lay the groundwork for artists from Samuel R. Delany and Octavia E. Butler to Parliament-Funk…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262058797 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262058790 |
| Author: | Lisa Yaszek |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 264 |
| Release Date: | 2 March 2027 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 133mm x 200mm |
| Series: | MIT Press / Radium Age |
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ENDORSEMENTS
“Shawl’s scholarly and heartfelt introduction, W. E. B. Du Bois’s ‘The Princess Steel,’ and the poetic offerings by Charles Bertram Johnson and Jean Toomer make this a valuable contribution to the field. And there is so much more! Definitely recommended!”
—Steven Barnes, author of Lion’s Blood and Ice Vegas
Lisa Yaszek
Lisa Yaszek is Regents’ Professor of Science Fiction Studies in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication at Georgia Tech. She researches and teaches science fiction as a global language crossing centuries, continents, and cultures.
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