Afrofuturism

Summary

Afrofuturism is a science fiction genre^[1]. Afrofuturism draws 807 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 image is recorded as Serengeti Cyborg, by Fanuel Leul.jpg^[5].
• Afrofuturism's instance of is recorded as science fiction genre^[6].
• Afrofuturism's instance of is recorded as cultural movement^[7].
• Afrofuturism's instance of is recorded as political ideology^[8].
• Afrofuturism's instance of is recorded as literary genre^[9].
• Afrofuturism's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2018002914^[10].
• Afrofuturism's subclass of is recorded as science fiction^[11].
• Afrofuturism's Commons category is recorded as Afrofuturism^[12].
• Afrofuturism's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0594fr^[13].
• Afrofuturism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Afrofuturism^[14].
• Afrofuturism's BBC Things ID is recorded as 2d44f8ba-8717-47eb-8ff4-c0484aa21f5b^[15].
• Afrofuturism's different from is recorded as Africanfuturism^[16].
• Afrofuturism's Quora topic ID is recorded as Afrofuturism^[17].
• Afrofuturism's Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms ID is recorded as gf2020026016^[18].
• Afrofuturism's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora^[19].
• Afrofuturism's Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID is recorded as afrofuturism^[20].
• Afrofuturism's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2780758313^[21].
• Afrofuturism's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987009156754205171^[22].
• Afrofuturism's Yle topic ID is recorded as 18-295250^[23].
• Afrofuturism's Reddit topic ID is recorded as afrofuturism^[24].
• Afrofuturism's Babelio subject ID is recorded as 357360^[25].
• Afrofuturism's Yale LUX ID is recorded as concept/6b6c3279-043e-408c-99f0-d6c13393c031^[26].

Why It Matters

Afrofuturism draws 807 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.^[27] Afrofuturism is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]

Afrofuturism has been cited as an influence by Ellen Gallagher^[29], a painter^[30], b. 1965^[31], of United States^[32].

FAQs

Who did Afrofuturism influence?

Afrofuturism has been cited as an influence by Ellen Gallagher^[29].