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Calvin Lucas wrote a new blog post Butler and Jemisin in terms of Afrofuturism in the group American Studies: 5 years, 6 months ago
When I read both passages by Butler and Jemisin I immediately got the central idea of religion being a driving force behind the idea of afro futurism. They don’t necessarily fit with the idea of sci-fi or advanced […]
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Calvin Lucas wrote a new blog post Janelle Monae/ Lorde essay in the group American Studies: 5 years, 6 months ago
In watching the Janelle Monae film I found some parallels with the Lorde essay and I was a bit confused but it made me think about the roe of women within the idea of afro-futurism. In the Lorde essay she […]
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Calvin Lucas edited the blog post Afrofuturism in Rap music in the group American Studies: 5 years, 7 months ago
When I think of examples of Afro-futurism that I see today I immediately think of my favorite rapper, Vince Staples. Through his last album I feel he embodied the very sound and idea of Afro- Futurism, even […]
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Calvin Lucas edited the blog post tolson in the group American Studies: 5 years, 7 months ago
These poem excerpts were hard reads but this is what I grasped from Tolsons writings. There was one quote that stuck out to me that I believed I immediately understood. “Europe bartered Arica crucifixes for red […]
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Calvin Lucas edited the blog post in the group American Studies: 5 years, 7 months ago
“The negro, as already observed, exhibits the natural man in his completely wild and untamed state. We must lay aside all thought of reverence and morality-all that we call feeling if we would rightly comprehend […]
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Calvin Lucas joined the group American Studies 5 years, 7 months ago
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Calvin Lucas became a registered member 5 years, 7 months ago