Title

504: Dr. Reynaldo Anderson on Afrofuturism and the Rise of the Black Speculative Tradition

Files

Preferred Title

504: Dr. Reynaldo Anderson on Afrofuturism and the Rise of the Black Speculative Tradition

Authors

Holly Baker, University of Central Florida
Julian Chambliss, Michigan State University

Producer

Holly Baker and Julian Chambliss

Description

In this episode, interviewer Tiffany Pennamon talks with Dr. Reynaldo Anderson about Afrofuturism and the 2020 Zora Neale Hurston Festival.

This interview follows a keynote presentation (“Afrofuturism: The Rise of the Black Speculative Tradition”) that Dr. Reynaldo Anderson gave at the 2020 Zora Neale Hurston Academic Conference. Anderson discussed the history and emergence of the Black American Speculative Tradition, the work being done by his Black Speculative Arts Movement, his own mystic family legacies traced back to Africa, and his vision for the next iteration of Afrofuturism.

This episode is part of the Every Tongue Got to Confess podcast series, which is produced by Dr. Julian Chambliss (Michigan State University) and Holly Baker (University of Central Florida). The podcast series consists of interviews with participants in the annual Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities.

The purpose of the podcast series is to explore the experiences and stories of communities of color through the words of Zora Festival attendees.

Narrator

Dr. Julian Chambliss

Interviewer

Tiffany Pennamon

Interviewee

Dr. Reynaldo Anderson

Date Created

2020

Keywords

Black Speculative Arts Movement, 2020 Zora Neale Hurston Academic Conference, Afrofuturism, Black American Speculative Tradition, Africa, Martin Delaney, Martin Delany, Paschal Beverly Randolph, W.E.B. DuBois, and Pauline Hopkins, Black Arts Movement, 1960s, 1970s, Zora Neale Hurston, Martin Robison Delany, Paschal Beverly Randolph, Pauline Hopkins, W.E.B. DuBois, John A. Williams, The Man Who Cried I Am, Sam Greenlee, The Spook Who Sat by the Door, Nettrice Gaskins, Octavia Butler, Sun Ra, Black Panther, Marvel Studios, University of Central Florida, Orlando, History, Podcast

Subjects

Black Speculative Arts Movement, 2020 Zora Neale Hurston Academic Conference, Afrofuturism, Black American Speculative Tradition, Africa, Martin Delaney, Martin Delany, Paschal Beverly Randolph, W.E.B. DuBois, and Pauline Hopkins, Black Arts Movement, 1960s, 1970s, Zora Neale Hurston, Martin Robison Delany, Paschal Beverly Randolph, Pauline Hopkins, W.E.B. DuBois, John A. Williams, The Man Who Cried I Am, Sam Greenlee, The Spook Who Sat by the Door, Nettrice Gaskins, Octavia Butler, Sun Ra, Black Panther, Marvel Studios, University of Central Florida, Orlando, History, Podcast

Length of Episode

50 minutes

Recommended Citation

Baker, Holly, and Julian Chambliss. 2020. "504 Dr. Reynaldo Anderson on Afrofuturism and the Rise of the Black Speculative Tradition." Podcast audio. Every Tongue Got to Confess: A Podcast about Communities of Color, Inspired by the Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities. University of Central Florida. 2020.