Most apocalyptic scenarios in popular culture feed their narrative drive from spectacular catastrophic events that upend the world as we know it, be it a plague that befalls mankind and turns masses into flesh-devouring zombies, or an ecological disaster that makes life either completely impossible, or forces the survivors into a war for scarce resources.
Afrofuturism – A Careful Approach to an Evasive Term
Afrofuturism. What is it? Is it an African re-appropriation of Marinetti’s artistic movement, or rather an avant-garde hairstyle fashion sported by black hipsters? It is evident that the composite character of the term carries an elasticity that makes even the oddest interpretations possible. The two components of the term refer both to the vague Western
