Afrofuturism in Black Panther
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Afrofuturism in Black Panther

Gender, Identity, and the Re-Making of Blackness

  1. 383 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Afrofuturism in Black Panther

Gender, Identity, and the Re-Making of Blackness

About this book

Afrofuturism in Black Panther: Gender, Identity, and the Re-making of Blackness, through an interdisciplinary and intersectional analysis of Black Panther, discusses the importance of superheroes and the ways in which they are especially important to Black fans. Aside from its global box office success, Black Panther paves the way for future superhero narratives due to its underlying philosophy to base the story on a narrative that is reliant on Afro-futurism. The film's storyline, the book posits, leads viewers to think about relevant real-world social questions as it taps into the cultural zeitgeist in an indelible way. Contributors to this collection approach Black Panther not only as a film, but also as Afrofuturist imaginings of an African nation untouched by colonialism and antiblack racism: the film is a map to alternate states of being, an introduction to the African Diaspora, a treatise on liberation and racial justice, and an examination of identity. As they analyze each of these components, contributors pose the question: how can a film invite a reimagining of Blackness?

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Yes, you can access Afrofuturism in Black Panther by Renée T. White,Karen A. Ritzenhoff in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Media & Performing Arts & Film History & Criticism. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Lexington Books
Year
2021
eBook ISBN
9781978754416
Edition
1
Topic
Media & Performing Arts
Subtopic
Film History & Criticism

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Introduction
  10. Chapter 1: I Dream a World: Black Panther and the Re-Making of Blackness1
  11. Chapter 2: The Power in Numbers: Ensemble Stunt Performance in Black Panther and Histories of Practice
  12. Chapter 3: From Expressivity to Equanimity: Locating New Black Action Aesthetics in Black Panther
  13. Chapter 4: Paid the Cost to be the Boss: Chadwick Boseman, Black Panther, and the Future of the Black Biopic
  14. Chapter 5: Let Ayo Have a Girlfriend: Resisting Black Lesbian Erasure on Twitter
  15. Chapter 6: “Tell Me a Story Baba”: Black Panther and Wakanda’s Foreign Policy in the Age of Neoliberalism
  16. Chapter 7: The Underground Railroad as Afrofuturism: Enslaved Blacks That Imagined Freedom, Future, and Space
  17. Chapter 8: The Evolution of the Dora Milaje: Wakanda’s Greatest Warriors in Comics and Film
  18. Chapter 9: “The Prince Will Now Have the Strength of the Black Panther Stripped Away”: Reading Disability and Queerness in Killmonger
  19. Chapter 10: Only When She Wants To: Code-Switching in Black Panther
  20. Chapter 11: The Dora Milaje in Real Life: A Continuing Legacy of African Warriors
  21. Chapter 12: Echoes of the History of Black Utopian Visions, “Black Manhood,” and Black Feminism in the Making of Black Panther
  22. Chapter 13: Tradition, Purpose, and Technology: An Archaeological Take on the Role of Technological Progress in Black Panther
  23. Chapter 14: Reflections on Black Panther and the Traditions of Third Cinema
  24. Chapter 15: The Depiction of Homeschooling, Black Identity, and Political Thought in the Film Black Panther
  25. Chapter 16: Two Paths to the Future: Radical Cosmopolitanism and Counter-Colonial Dignity in Black Panther
  26. Chapter 17: My Bloodright: A Critical Analysis of Black Panther’s Erik Killmonger, Colonialism, and Hybrid Identity
  27. Chapter 18: The Other Worlds of Black Panther’s Purple Heart-Shaped Herb
  28. Index
  29. About the Contributors