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Afrifuturism in Science Fiction
African Mythology as a Posthuman Continuum in Nnedi Okorafor’s Lagoon
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Notes on Contributors x
- Note from the Editors xv
- Introduction 1
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Articles
- Literary History, Afrifuturism, and Identity 16
- ‘Visions of the Future’ 32
- (Re)writing the Past and Future 51
- The Birth of Man 3 65
- Transcending the Margins 82
- Afrofuturism and Africanfuturism as Pathways through Trauma 95
- Black Panther and Its Contestations 117
- Afrifuturism and the Growth of African Feminism 131
- American Afrifuturist 144
- Lagos Reimagined 166
- Afrifuturism in Science Fiction 186
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Featured Articles
- Sexuality, Morality and the Writings of Women from Northern Nigeria 202
- The Myth of the Ogre and Political Allegory in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus 221
- ‘Epistolary’ Coming of Age Memoir 232
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Literary Supplement
- Ways of Living 246
- Company 261
-
Poems
- If you must 274
- Just Me and Ehu 276
- The Vulture’s Rhetoric (For Festus Iyayi) 278
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Reviews
- Ngozi Ezenwa-Ohaeto, Afamefuna: An Encyclopedia of Igbo Names 282
- Christopher N. Okonkwo, Kindred Spirits: Chinua Achebe & Toni Morrison 287
- Ejine Olga Nzeribe, Flora Nwapa: This Book Must be Written 292
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Notes on Contributors x
- Note from the Editors xv
- Introduction 1
-
Articles
- Literary History, Afrifuturism, and Identity 16
- ‘Visions of the Future’ 32
- (Re)writing the Past and Future 51
- The Birth of Man 3 65
- Transcending the Margins 82
- Afrofuturism and Africanfuturism as Pathways through Trauma 95
- Black Panther and Its Contestations 117
- Afrifuturism and the Growth of African Feminism 131
- American Afrifuturist 144
- Lagos Reimagined 166
- Afrifuturism in Science Fiction 186
-
Featured Articles
- Sexuality, Morality and the Writings of Women from Northern Nigeria 202
- The Myth of the Ogre and Political Allegory in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus 221
- ‘Epistolary’ Coming of Age Memoir 232
-
Literary Supplement
- Ways of Living 246
- Company 261
-
Poems
- If you must 274
- Just Me and Ehu 276
- The Vulture’s Rhetoric (For Festus Iyayi) 278
-
Reviews
- Ngozi Ezenwa-Ohaeto, Afamefuna: An Encyclopedia of Igbo Names 282
- Christopher N. Okonkwo, Kindred Spirits: Chinua Achebe & Toni Morrison 287
- Ejine Olga Nzeribe, Flora Nwapa: This Book Must be Written 292