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quantumfuturism reading from her book Recurrence Plot at the Black Quantum Futurism workshops & reading night this past week
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quantumfuturism reading from her book Recurrence Plot at the Black Quantum Futurism workshops & reading night this past week
One critical point underlying Afrofuturism is the persistence of the Black existence into the as-yet-undefined future, so that even if Afrofuturism changes its name, the foundation will persist. We stand at a critical point in this thing called history where we can freeze the moment and recognize our abilities to manipulate the collective timeline for positive change. Creating the future, defining the meaning of the future and our existence in it, I believe, is the power of Afrofuturism. And so Afrofuturism and the concepts connected to it must always be here, if we are to be here. And I believe we will be.
Fantastic Books I've Edited: Week VI: Recurrence Plot (And Other Time Travel Tales) by Rasheedah Phillips//The AfroFuturist Affair
Recurrence Plot #TimeTravel Tour with author/creator of The AfroFuturist Affair Rasheedah Phillips | discussions, readings, tabling at various space-times with other visionaries:
July 12 - Afro Futurism, Sci-Fi and Cultural Myths: A Dialogue Among Visionary Writers @ Harlem Book Fair Urban Arts & Literary Festival
In this dialogue, writers of Afro-Futurism will explore the possibilities and cultural gems within our own "afro-mythology" juxtaposed to a sci-fi landscape and its ensuing cultural implication. Featuring Dja Dja N MedJay (Renpet, N Eternity Reclaimed); Rasheedah Phillips (Recurrence Plot); Cerece Rennie Murphy, (Order of the Seers)
July 26 - Visionary Literature: Two New Indie Books Claim Space w/ Dismantle Anthology @Bluestockings Bookstore
Presenting Recurrence Plot alongside Thread Makes Blanket Press and writers and editors from Dismantle VONA Anthology for a reading and panel discussion exploring how two small, independent presses in Philadelphia are exploring issues of race, gender, literature, and a better future.
August 2 - RIPEXPO w/ Metropolarity
The Rhode Island Independent Publishing Expo (RIPExpo) is a summer weekend devoted to small-press and self-published comics, zines and books.
August 5 - IMPRINT: Independent Publishing Panel
Leeway Foundation presents IMPRINT, a skill share and panel discussion featuring Lillian Dunn of Apiary Magazine, Lovella Calica of Warrior Writers, Marissa Johnson-Valenzuela of Thread Makes Blanket Press and Dismantle Anthology, Rasheedah Phillips of The AfroFuturist Affair and Metropolarity and Dr. Yaba Blay of BLACKprint Press.
August 9 - Reading at Penn Bookstore feat. Alex Smith of Metropolarity/Laser Life/ARKDUST
For more info, visit our events page at www.afrofuturistaffair.com
Black Speculative Fiction Author Alicia McCalla interviews debut author Rasheedah Phillips about the Black motherhood and intergenerational poverty themes in her debut novel Recurrence Plot (and Other Time Travel Tales)
Recurrence Plot (and Other Time Travel Tales) Book Trailer, Pt. 1
Published by The AfroFuturist Affair/House of Future Sciences Books
Book available for purchase here.
Soundtrack by Moor Mother Goddess
Video produced by D1L0
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The years march forward, even as the seasons, days, hours, minutes and seconds cycle around, consistent with the rest of nature and other natural processes and cycles. That the years stack up and move into the future in only one direction gives us the very strategic illusion of progress and hierarchy over the "past" and no tangible access to the future. In a proper time period, past present future feed into and define each other dynamically. We have innate abilities that allow us to challenge the time structures they have indoctrinated us with. www.recurrenceplot.com
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The Time Travel Convention was an exhibition that explored time travel as a practical activity – something that does not necessarily require a machine, an advanced degree, or any other privileges. Using afrofuturism and the speculative as lenses, the exhibition featured time travel devices and objects from creators who use tools such as memory, dreams, imagination, manipulation of language and perception, light, and music to craft their temporal devices.
In this temporal-spatial instance, AfroFuturist Affair Creator Rasheedah Phillips debuted her speculative fiction collection, Recurrence Plot (and Other Time Travel Tales).
More photos at: https://www.facebook.com/AfroFuturistAffair
Featuring Time Machines from:
MMGz — PsychoAcoustics & Memory Black Shesus — The Pyramid of Shesus R.Phillips — Recurrence Plot (RP) Kameelah Janan Rasheed — No Instructions of Assembly, Activation II Alisha B. Wormsley — there are black people in the future Mourl Ferryman — The Shadow and the Substance 2014 Melissa Moore — An Infinitygram: Diasporan Object Design For A New Future Noni Red - everything begins within