African Futurism
Africanfuturism is a cultural aesthetic and philosophy of science that centers on the fusion of African culture, history, mythology, point of view, with technology based in Africa. It was coined in 2018 by Nigerian-American writer Nnedi Okorafor in a social media post, who then expanded the concept in her 2019 blog post "Africanfuturism defined".
The setting of this genre includes fantasy set in the future, creating a narrative that is "more science than fantasy" and typically has mystical elements. At its core is the African continent, compared to Afrofuturism, which centers the African diaspora, specifically in the United States. Works of Africanfuturism include science fiction, fantasy, alternate history, horror and magic realism.
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