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Author: André M. Carrington ,
Andre M Carrington
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Imprint: University of Minnesota Press
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 3.80cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.363kg
ISBN: 9780816678969
ISBN 10: 0816678960
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 29 February 2016
Audience:
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Professional and scholarly
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General
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Andr' M. Carrington takes readers on a voyage that beautifully maps gendered and sexualized articulations of Blackness across different speculative genres and media... Speculative Blackness is a wonderful book that makes indispensable contributions to Black studies, literary studies, studies science fiction fan fiction and fandom, and Afrofuturism. --Alexander G. Weheliye, Northwestern University An excellent exploration of blackness in sci-fi. --PopMatters This is required reading for those interested in popular culture's role in constructing social identity. --CHOICE Speculative Blackness convincingly persuades that speculative fiction is an ideal space to explore the boundaries of blackness, and to consider new ways of thinking about the way blackness as a category is constructed and produced. --Souls: A Critical Journal of Black Politics, Culture, and Society Speculative Blackness makes an important contribution to ongoing conversations (both in the academy and in fan culture) about race and science fiction. --African American Review A telling and thoughtful contribution to discussions of blackness in science fiction, fantasy, utopia, and horror important to cultural production across a variety of media, including fandom, television, film, comics, and literature. --Science Fiction Studies This is required reading for those interested in popular culture's role in constructing social identity. --CHOICE An excellent exploration of blackness in sci-fi. --PopMatters Andre M. Carrington takes readers on a voyage that beautifully maps gendered and sexualized articulations of Blackness across different speculative genres and media... Speculative Blackness is a wonderful book that makes indispensable contributions to Black studies, literary studies, studies science fiction fan fiction and fandom, and Afrofuturism. --Alexander G. Weheliye, Northwestern University An excellent exploration of blackness in sci-fi. PopMatters Andre M. Carrington takes readers on a voyage that beautifully maps gendered and sexualized articulations of Blackness across different speculative genres and media... Speculative Blackness is a wonderful book that makes indispensable contributions to Black studies, literary studies, studies science fiction fan fiction and fandom, and Afrofuturism. Alexander G. Weheliye, Northwestern University
Andre M. Carrington takes readers on a voyage that beautifully maps gendered and sexualized articulations of Blackness across different speculative genres and media... Speculative Blackness is a wonderful book that makes indispensable contributions to Black studies, literary studies, studies science fiction fan fiction and fandom, and Afrofuturism. Alexander G. Weheliye, Northwestern University
Author Information
Andre M. Carrington is assistant professor of English at Drexel University.
