{"product_id":"speculative-blackness-9780816678969","title":"Speculative Blackness","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"André M. Carrington takes readers on a voyage that beautifully maps gendered and sexualized articulations of Blackness across different speculative genres and media... \u003ci\u003eSpeculative Blackness\u003c\/i\u003e is a wonderful book that makes indispensable contributions to Black studies, literary studies, studies science fiction fan fiction and fandom, and Afrofuturism.\"—Alexander G. Weheliye, Northwestern University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An excellent exploration of blackness in sci-fi.\"—\u003ci\u003ePopMatters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is required reading for those interested in popular culture’s role in constructing social identity.\"—CHOICE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eSpeculative Blackness\u003c\/i\u003e convincingly persuades that speculative fiction is an ideal space to explore the boundaries of blackness, and to consider new ways of thinking about the way blackness as a category is constructed and produced.\"—\u003ci\u003eSouls: A Critical Journal of Black Politics, Culture, and Society\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eSpeculative Blackness\u003c\/i\u003e makes an important contribution to ongoing conversations (both in the academy and in fan culture) about race and science fiction.\"—\u003ci\u003eAfrican American Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A telling and thoughtful contribution to discussions of blackness in science fiction, fantasy, utopia, and horror important to cultural production across a variety of media, including fandom, television, film, comics, and literature.\"—\u003ci\u003eScience Fiction Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book is an intriguing examination of and hopeful outlook on the history of blackness and science fiction and a highly recommended read for scholars in film and race relations.\"—\u003ci\u003eFilm Matters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: The Whiteness of Science Fiction and the Speculative Fiction of Blackness\u003cbr\u003e1. Josh Brandon’s Blues: Inventing the Black Fan\u003cbr\u003e2. Space Race Woman: Lieutenant Uhura beyond the Bridge\u003cbr\u003e3. The Immortal Storm: Permutations of Race in Marvel Comics\u003cbr\u003e4. Controversy and Crossover in Milestone Media’s Icon\u003cbr\u003e5. The Golden Ghetto and the Glittering Parentheses: The Once and Future Benjamin Sisko\u003cbr\u003e6. Dreaming in Color: Racial Revisions in Fan Fiction\u003cbr\u003eCoda\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Minnesota Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405969203543,"sku":"9780816678969","price":19.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780816678969.jpg?v=1730494087","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/speculative-blackness-9780816678969","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}