Intersectional Interests to Decolonise the African American Identity: An Overview of Postcolonial Science Fiction, Afrofuturism and Transhumanism
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Transhumanism and the Science Fiction’s (SF) subgenres, namely Postcolonial SF and Afrofuturism have many common concerns about the future of humanity. The exploration of their intersectional interests can offer new ways of studying SF novels. Besides, they can clarify the possibilities for decolonizing the African American identity - ‘Other’. Moreover, they can illustrate the expansion of the SF genre and its ability to cover different aspects of life. The study will overview the emergence of SF to show the connection with postcolonialism, Afrofuturism, and Transhumanism in SF. In this respect, this research will shed light on Jessica Langer’s futuristic postcolonialism, and the Afrofuturistic sense of Mark Dery, the global Afrofuturistic vision of Lisa Yaszek, and Nick Bostrom’s human enhancement. Finally, the study concludes by proposing the term of ‘Other+’ to decolonize the futuristic identity of African Americans.
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