Black and brown planets the politics of race in science fiction / edited by Isiah Lavender, III.
| Other author | Lavender, Isiah, III. |
| Other author | American Council of Learned Societies. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2014] |
| Description | 1 online resource. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from ACLS Humanities E-Book |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Abstract | "Black and Brown Planets embarks on a timely exploration of the American obsession with color in its look at the sometimes contrary intersections of politics and race in science fiction. The contributors explore science fiction worlds of possibility , lifting blacks, Latin Americans, and indigenous peoples out from the background of this historically white genre. This collections considers the role of race and ethnicity in our visions of the future. The first section emphasizes the political elements of black identity portrayed in science fiction from black America to the vast reaches of interstellar space. In the next section, analysis of indigenous science fiction addresses the effects of colonization, helps discard the emotional and psychological baggage carried from its impact, and recovers ancestral traditions in order to adapt in a pot-Native-apocalyptic world. Likewise, this section explores the affinity between science fiction and subjectivity in Latin American cultures from the role of science and industrialization to the effects of being in and moving between two cultures. By infusing more color into this otherwise monochrome genre, Black and Brown Planets imagines alternate racial galaxies in which people of color determine human destiny"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Black and brown planets Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2014] 9781628461237 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2014024501 |
| ISBN | 9781626743069 (epub) |
| ISBN | 9781628461244 (ebook) |
| ISBN | (hardback) |