Papers by Alley Pezanoski-Browne
What does the future hold? Afrofuturists explore this question using various creative mediums (in... more What does the future hold? Afrofuturists explore this question using various creative mediums (including science fiction, visual art, and a lot of great music) as both an artistic aesthetic and an expression of critical race theory, imagining the future and reexamining the past with the lens of African diaspora. As author Ytasha L. Womack says, “Afrofuturism is where the past and future meet.” There’s a mass of works that fit into the genre and if you’re unfamiliar with the concept, Womack’s new book Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-fi and Fantasy is a good place to start. Womack is an author, filmmaker, dancer, and futurist whose past books include Post Black: How a New Generation is Redefining African American Identity and 2212: Book of Rayla. She also co-edited Beats, Rhyme & Life: What We Love and Hate About Hip Hop. In Afrofuturism she provides an extensive introduction to the icons, themes, and recent works of the genre. Womack took some time to speak to us about feminism, Janelle Monae, and the past, present, and future of Afrofuturism.
A review of Joanna Newsome's 2015 album "Divers."
In this article, the author analyzes the work of two artists, Miki Yui and Jana Winderen, who res... more In this article, the author analyzes the work of two artists, Miki Yui and Jana Winderen, who respond to unprecedented ecological change by using nature field recordings as the foundational element of their compositions and installations. Their works replicate environmental dissolution and dislodge listeners from the habits and assumptions of everyday life. The author draws upon the work of sociologist Henri Lefebvre, defining rhythmanalysis, the everyday, and, in Lefebvre’s words, the “dialectical dynamic between tragedy and daily life.”
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Papers by Alley Pezanoski-Browne