2020-2021 Afrofuturism Syllabus - Week 1 - Interview with Dr. Julian Chambliss

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Dr. Ishmael Reed, Interviewee

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Afrofuturism, Ishmael Reed, Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts & Humanities, Literature

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During the Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts & Humanities 2020 Academic Conference, Rhea Posey and Nulieta John spoke with author, poet, and activist Dr. Ishmael Reed about Afrofuturism. Dr. Reed, a featured presenter at the conference, is a poet, novelist, essayist, songwriter, playwright, editor, and publisher, and is the author of Mumbo Jumbo (1972), a groundbreaking novel that captures the ideological challenge offered by Afrofuturism. Courtesy of the Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community, Inc. (P.E.C.). All rights reserved.

Abstract

During the Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts & Humanities 2020 Academic Conference, Rhea Posey and Nulieta John spoke with author, poet, and activist Dr. Ishmael Reed about Afrofuturism. Dr. Reed, a featured presenter at the conference, is a poet, novelist, essayist, songwriter, playwright, editor, and publisher, and is the author of Mumbo Jumbo (1972), a groundbreaking novel that captures the ideological challenge offered by Afrofuturism. File format: mp4 video file. Clip length: 2:08. Courtesy of the Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community, Inc. (P.E.C.). All rights reserved.

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1-2020

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