The Dreamer and the Dream: Afrofuturism and Black Religious Thought

Race in science fiction -- Black religious thought and Afrofuturism -- Octavia Butler as architect of intersectional Afrofuturism -- "It's code": Janelle Monáe, the ArchAndroid, and queer Afrofuturistic salvation -- Walking in the path of the prophets: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, "Far Beyond the Stars," and Black Prophetic Visions -- "Wakanda Forever!": Black Panther, the Divine Feminine, and the subversion of toxic masculinity in the western Superhero Monomyth -- Space is the place: Sun Ra, the Nation of Islam, Afrofuturism, eschatology, and utopia -- "Who am I? Who are you?": Afrofuturism and Black religious identity -- Conclusion: "The shape of things to come": future directions in the intersection of Afrofuturism and Black religious thought.Item embargoed for five year