Science fiction, afrofuturisms and social fantasy allow filmmakers to transform questions of technology, ancestry, extraction, gender, spirituality and survival.
Lesson goal
Analyze speculative forms as ways to imagine politics, memory and future worlds.
Module
Genres, Futurities, Hybrid Documentary and Experimental Forms
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Formation 09 lecture placeholder · Genres and Futurities: Science Fiction, Afrofuturisms and Social Fantasy
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Situate science fiction, afrofuturisms and social fantasy through period, method, institutions, audiences and circulation.
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Study authorship, popular industries, genres, platforms, archives, politics, cities and publics.
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Turn the analysis into a program, critical dossier, Shot Atlas note, CineMap record, CineUbuntu debate or festival brief.
Contemporary African cinema is not one style, one market or one festival category. It includes auteur films, popular industries, series, YouTube circulation, diasporic works, documentaries, archives, genre films, experimental practices and new publics.
Science fiction, afrofuturisms and social fantasy allow filmmakers to transform questions of technology, ancestry, extraction, gender, spirituality and survival.
Discussion prompt
Which contemporary force is most visible here: form, industry, platform, politics, audience, archive or circulation?
Exercise prompt
Analyze one speculative or fantastic element and connect it to a social or political question.
Practice
Work through the exercises and complementary resources after reading the lesson.
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Quiz
Answer 2 questions, review explanations and continue when ready.
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