Afrofuturism and Black Sound Studies: Culture, Technology, and Things to Come (Palgrave Studies in Sound)
Afrofuturism and Black Sound Studies: Culture, Technology, and Things to Come (Palgrave Studies in Sound) by Erik Steinskog
English | 11 Dec. 2017 | ISBN: 3319660403 | 241 Pages | PDF | 1.84 MB
English | 11 Dec. 2017 | ISBN: 3319660403 | 241 Pages | PDF | 1.84 MB
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.