![]() ![]() Like Jazz and Blues, Afrofuturism can be “played” and enjoyed by anyone, yet there is a racial sensibility and history to it that should be acknowledged and respected. Unbeknownst to me some aspects of the genre have been appearing in my work.Īfrofuturism is only one of many subgenres that fall under the umbrella of black speculative fiction and speculative fiction in general. ![]() ![]() So I considered it, and now have to admit there is indeed something to the characterization. Mostly all that is happening is that I have a story to tell, I set up the premise, and then I let the story evolve organically, allowing the story to “run.” So, my initial reaction to having my books characterized as being a part of Afrofuturism was to dismiss it as the all-too-easy jump made because I am black, so “therefore, I must be…” But if enough people say something about your work, it should at least cause one to consider the observation. My thinking when writing is usually concentrated more on story and narrative construction, not on the genre. When I write I generally don’t think of any subgenre before I sit down to create the work. My novels have been characterized as being “Afrofuturistic,” but to be honest I never thought of the subgenre while writing them. ![]()
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