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Afrofuturism in Black Panther: Gender, Identity, and the Re-Making of Blackness (Hardcover)

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By Renée T. White (Editor), Karen A. Ritzenhoff (Editor), Khadijah Z. Ali-Coleman (Contribution by)
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Afrofuturism in Black Panther: Gender, Identity, and the Re-making of Blackness, through an interdisciplinary and intersectional analysis of Black Panther, discusses the importance of superheroes and the ways in which they are especially important to Black fans. Aside from its global box office success, Black Panther paves the way for future superhero narratives due to its underlying philosophy to base the story on a narrative that is reliant on Afro-futurism. The film's storyline, the book posits, leads viewers to think about relevant real-world social questions as it taps into the cultural zeitgeist in an indelible way. Contributors to this collection approach Black Panther not only as a film, but also as Afrofuturist imaginings of an African nation untouched by colonialism and antiblack racism: the film is a map to alternate states of being, an introduction to the African Diaspora, a treatise on liberation and racial justice, and an examination of identity. As they analyze each of these components, contributors pose the question: how can a film invite a reimagining of Blackness?


Product Details
ISBN: 9781793623577
ISBN-10: 1793623570
Publisher: Lexington Books
Publication Date: August 30th, 2021
Pages: 382
Language: English