Afrofuturism in Black Panther (eBook)

Gender, Identity, and the Re-Making of Blackness

Karen A. Ritzenhoff, Renee T. White (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2021
382 Seiten
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-7936-2358-4 (ISBN)

Infos

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?

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.8.2021
• Co-Autor: Khadijah Z. Ali-Coleman, Paul Karolczyk, Clarence Lusane, Paul Moffett, Shayla Monroe, Karen A. Ritzenhoff, Sarah E. S. Sinwell, Lauren Steimer, Joshua Truelove, Renee T. White, Wayne Wong, Cynthia Baron, Dominique Young, dann j. Broyld, Dolita Dannet Cathcart, Gabriel A. Cruz, Neal Curtis, Zeinabu irene Davis, Mikal J. Gaines, Giselle C. M. Greenidge
• Zusatzinfo: 20 Illustrations including: - 20 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Makrosoziologie
• Schlagworte: African diaspora • afrofuturism • Colonialism • film criticism • Film Studies • Marvel Comics • Minority Studies • Pedagogy • Ryan Coogler • superheroes • superhero films • Teaching • Wakanda
• ISBN-10: 1-7936-2358-9 / 1793623589
• ISBN-13: 978-1-7936-2358-4 / 9781793623584