CFP: Afrofuturism in Black Literature, Film, Media & Culture

deadline for submissions: 
September 25, 2023
full name / name of organization: 
Coppin State University
contact email: 

CALL FOR PAPERS

AFROFUTURISM IN BLACK LITERATURE, MEDIA, FILM & CULTURE

Edited by DuEwa M. Frazier

Publisher: Routledge

SEEKING ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS for EDITED VOLUME:

The dynamic tradition of Black literature and storytelling now stands at the crossroads of where historical realities meet with present day - dreams of Afro futures, to re-make, re-mix, re-store, and re-envision an ideal and artful world, from diverse points of view with the goal to inspire and educate current and future generations of scholars and creators.

TOPICS INCLUDED BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

Afrofuturism - Interviews & Reviews

Afrofuturist Luminaries and Intelligentsia (Octavia, Nalo, Nnedi, Tananarive, Steven, N.K., Ytasha & more)

Afrofuturism in Hip-Hop & Pop Culture

Black Feminisms in Afrofuturism

Afrofuturism in Black Poetics

Afrofuturism in Black Film

Afrofuturism in Digital Media & Podcasts

Afrofuturism + Social Justice

DEADLINES:

Abstracts - September 25 (Decision 9/30)

Essays + Scholarship - October 30 3500-7000 word length (Decision 11/5) All scholarship must have cited references.

Final manuscripts - December 8

Submit title, abstract, bio + affiliation to dfrazier@coppin.edu