Afrofuturism

Summary

Afrofuturism is a science fiction genre^[1]. Afrofuturism draws 2,936 Wikipedia views per month (science_fiction_genre category, ranking #9 of 38).^[2]

Key Facts

• Afrofuturism was influenced by African diaspora^[3].
• Afrofuturism was influenced by science fiction^[4].
• Afrofuturism's instance of is recorded as science fiction genre^[5].
• Afrofuturism's instance of is recorded as cultural movement^[6].
• Afrofuturism's instance of is recorded as political ideology^[7].
• Afrofuturism's instance of is recorded as literary genre^[8].
• Afrofuturism is a type of science fiction^[9].
• Afrofuturism's Commons category is recorded as Afrofuturism^[10].
• Afrofuturism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Afrofuturism^[11].
• Afrofuturism's different from is recorded as Africanfuturism^[12].
• Afrofuturism's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora^[13].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include science fiction genre^[5], cultural movement^[6], political ideology^[7], and literary genre^[8]. Afrofuturism is a type of science fiction^[9].

Movements and Schools

Acknowledged influences include African diaspora^[3], a diaspora or migration by origin country/region/continent^[14] and science fiction^[4], a speculative fiction genre^[15].

Why It Matters

Afrofuturism draws 2,936 Wikipedia views per month (science_fiction_genre category, ranking #9 of 38).^[2] Afrofuturism has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16] Afrofuturism is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]

Afrofuturism has been cited as an influence by Ellen Gallagher^[18], a painter^[19], b. 1965^[20], of United States^[21].

FAQs

Who did Afrofuturism influence?

Afrofuturism has been cited as an influence by Ellen Gallagher^[18].