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The \u201cAfrofuturism Explored!<\/a>\u201d conference returns Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Liberal Arts and Arts and Humanities Building, Room 453.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second-annual event in honor of Black History Month features panel discussions with students and faculty, keynote speakers, poem recitations and a film screening. It was organized by Dr. Will Connor<\/a>, lecturer in the Performance and Visual Studies<\/a> program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The conference is open to faculty, students and the community, presented by the College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts<\/a>; Visual Materials and Performance Cultures section; Media Gaming Lab; Global Languages and Cultures; and the Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Admission is free; registration is required<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connor said guests will explore different angles of Afrofuturism<\/a> \u2014 a term first coined by Mark Dery<\/a> that combines Black culture and science fiction, with a technology-based view of the future through the arts. The concepts are heavily portrayed in Marvel\u2019s \u201cBlack Panther<\/a>\u201d comic books and film series through costumes, design, music and creative choices, Connor said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Afrofuturism first intrigued Connor while attending the Atlanta Jazz Festival in 1990, where he met the innovative musician Sun Ra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAfrofuturism can be emotional,\u201d he said. \u201cIt can be recharging and draining at the same time, but it always has a positive net at the end.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The conference debuted in 2024<\/a>. This year’s themes are Afrofuturism and Performativity; African Futurism and adjacent art movements; and genres such as Afro-horror and Afro-Cuban Futurism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connor invited speakers to present research papers that have a performance studies focus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe guests speaking at the conference submitted some really creative works,\u201d he said. \u201cSome will give scientific discussions, but the research is all over the map \u2014 it\u2019s a wide variety, which is really cool.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Rita Lucarelli<\/a>, an associate professor of Egyptology at UC Berkeley, was invited as the keynote speaker. Connor said she will discuss her research about the cultural influences in the music of Sun Ra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDr. Lucarelli will talk about how knowledgeable Sun Ra was of ancient Egyptian history,\u201d he said. \u201cShe found a lot of accuracy in how he incorporated Egyptian culture in his music.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Reynaldo Anderson<\/a>, an associate professor of Africology and African American Studies at Temple University, will discuss his book \u201cAfrofuturism 2.0: The Rise of Astro-Blackness<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kevin Johnson, a graduate anthropology student, will recite Afrofuturist poems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guests will watch a short film titled \u201cAfronauts<\/a>,\u201d which is about the Zambian space program from the 1970s, Connor said. Dr. Aurore Spiers<\/a>, assistant professor in Performance and Visual Studies, will lead a discussion on the film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connor said he is interested in seeing how guests interpret Afrofuturism from a contemporary point of view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Because of Sun Ra and his impact on me, I have a place for Afrofuturism of the past, but it’s not the past anymore,” he said. “I want everyone to realize Afrofuturism is still relevant.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To register, submit the conference form<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schedule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

9 a.m. <\/strong>Introduction with Dr. Will Connor: \u201cAfrofuturist Allies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9:30 a.m.<\/strong> Panel 1 \u2014 Student and community talks featuring Justin Hopson, Ciara Anderson and Essence Wylie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10:30 a.m.<\/strong> Panel 2 \u2014 Zoom discussions with Dr. Reynaldo Andersen: \u201cAfrofuturism and World Order.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11:30 a.m.<\/strong> Lunch<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12:15 p.m. <\/strong>Film presentation: \u201cAfronauts\u201d (2014).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12:30 p.m.<\/strong> Film discussion, led by Dr. Aurore Spires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 p.m.<\/strong> Panel 3 \u2014 Afrofuturism poetry featuring Kevin Johnson and Faith Odele.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 p.m. <\/strong>Keynote Speaker Rita Lucarelli: \u201cA Solar-Ship Voyage: The Ancient Egyptian Religion as Inspiration in the Life and Music of Sun Ra and the Astro Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 p.m. <\/strong>Panel 4 \u2014 Faculty talks featuring Dr. Grace Adinku, Dr. Mike Collins and Dr. Muhammad A. Ahmad<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4:30 p.m.<\/strong> Closing comments<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Top photo: Dr. Will Connor organized the “Afrofuturism Explored!” conference. Photo by Justin Kling\/College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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