How do people see technology: " Technology is no mere means, Technology is a way of revealing .. it is the realm of revealing , i.e of truth" -- Heidegger.
"What is Afrofuturism : speculative fiction thats treats african American themes and addresses African American concerns in the context of the twentieth-century techno-culture". -- Mark Dery
"Afrofuturism is a literary and cultural aesthetic that combines elements of science fiction, historical fiction, fantasy, Afrocentricity, and magic realism with non-Western cosmologies in order to critique not only the present-day dilemmas of people of colour, but also to revise, interrogate, and re-examine the historical events of the past. "(Afrofuturism, 2015)
The world of science fiction in the present day has an absence of culture diversity, and afro futurism is aiming to make a change, and clear this absence in the future.
Janelle Monae- Many moon - Video is about how she is a twenty century person who DNA has been stolen where is become this dancing puppet for the rich and powerful.
"Janelle Monáe has made a conscious effort to restore Afrofuturist cosmology to the forefront of urban contemporary music. Her notable works include the music videos "Prime Time" and Many Moons", which explore the realms of slavery and freedom through the world of cyborgs and the fashion industry" (Afrofuturism, 2015)
Sun Ra first introduced the themes of Afro Futurism to the music industry, in Chicago , when he collaborated with other artists producing music with "hard bop and modal sources, but created a new synthesis which also used afrocentric and space-themed titles to reflect Ra's linkage of ancient African culture"(Afrofuturism, 2015)
"Wangechi Mutu (born 22 June 1972 in Nairobi, Kenya) is an artist and sculptor who lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. Mutu is considered by many to be one of the most important contemporary African artists of recent years, and her work has achieved much global acclaim" (Wangechi Mutu, 2015)
Afro Futurism over the years has become well established, recognised world wide, its a growing concept which today could even be classed as a genre.
Bibliography
Afrofuturism (2015) in Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrofuturism (Accessed: 30 October 2015).
Wangechi Mutu (2015) in Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wangechi_Mutu (Accessed: 30 October 2015).
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