26. Afrofuturism

34m · Healthy Geek Academy · 22 Jun 16:00

Sometimes a podcast episode is so sprawling it’s hard to describe it, but we’re gonna try our best anyways! This week Robyn talks about the Afrofuturism genre and the exploration of sexuality, individuality, and community contained within its works. She also goes into some of the queer Black icons of both fiction and reality. It’s a both a Happy Pride and Juneteenth in one.

Resources used in this episode:

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/03/15/how-octavia-e-butler-reimagines-sex-and-survival
https://kermito.com/blog/flexuality-the-elasticity-of-sexual-norms-in-the-works-of-octavia-e-butler/
https://lithub.com/octavia-butler-the-brutalities-of-the-past-are-all-around-this/
https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/ayo-dora-milaje-in-the-comics-marvel-unlimited
https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/61406/black_panther_world_of_wakanda_2016_1
https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/black-panther-gay-ayo-dora-milaje/
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dc-says-batman-cant-go-down-on-catwoman-since-heroes-dont-do-that_n_60c8f63ce4b02ff4d854c4f4
https://www.buzzfeed.com/arianelange/to-clitorize
https://www.polygon.com/2017/6/9/15772134/wonder-woman-improv
https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a22002680/tessa-thomspon-bisexual-janelle-monae/

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