{"product_id":"afrofuturism-9781613747964","title":"Afrofuturism","description":"\u003cb\u003e2014 Locus Awards Finalist, Nonfiction Category\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this hip, accessible primer to the music, literature, and art of Afrofuturism, author Ytasha Womack introduces readers to the burgeoning community of artists creating Afrofuturist works, the innovators from the past, and the wide range of subjects they explore. From the sci-fi literature of Samuel Delany, Octavia Butler, and N. K. Jemisin to the musical cosmos of Sun Ra, George Clinton, and the Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am, to the visual and multimedia artists inspired by African Dogon myths and Egyptian deities, the book's topics range from the \"alien\" experience of blacks in America to the \"wake up\" cry that peppers sci-fi literature, sermons, and activism. With a twofold aim to entertain and enlighten, Afrofuturists strive to break down racial, ethnic, and social limitations to empower and free individuals to be themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eYtasha L. Womack\u003c\/b\u003e is a filmmaker, futurist, and the author of \u003ci\u003ePost Black: How a New Generation Is Redefining African American Identity\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e2212: Book of Rayla\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the creator of the Rayla 2212 sci-fi multimedia series, the director of the award-winning film \u003ci\u003eThe Engagement\u003c\/i\u003e, the producer and writer of \u003ci\u003eLove Shorts\u003c\/i\u003e, and the coeditor of \u003ci\u003eBeats Rhymes and Life: What We Love and Hate About Hip Hop\u003c\/i\u003e. She has written for many publications including \u003ci\u003eEbony \u003c\/i\u003eand the\u003ci\u003e Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e and has appeared on \u003ci\u003eE! True Hollywood Stories: Rappers Wives\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lawrence Hill Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50612947288338,"sku":"9781613747964","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_37d7fd2f-7641-4c69-b16b-fe2ba25efa31.jpg?v=1732381814","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/afrofuturism-9781613747964","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}