Afrofuturism and Black Sound Studies : Culture, Technology, and Things to Come
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Palgrave Studies in Sound
ISBN-10
3319881612
ISBN-13
9783319881614
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint
Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 24th, 2018
Print length
241 Pages
Weight
336 grams
Dimensions
21.00 x 14.90 x 1.80 cms
Ksh 21,600.00
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This book interrogates the meeting point between Afrofuturism and Black Sound Studies. 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.
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.
This innovative volume will appeal to students and scholars of sound studies, musicology and African American studies.
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