Caribbean Futurism and Beyond

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Conversations with Writers of Folklore, Fantasy, Science, and Speculative Fiction

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

Av Jarrel De Matas, Jarrel de Matas

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Caribbean Futurism and Beyond is a tripartite combination of interviews with writers of the sf (speculative fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and folklore) genre, literary and cultural analysis of those interviews within the context of seven discrete yet overlapping dimensions – folklore, mythology, children’s and young adult literature, science, technology, climate disaster, and identity; and a theoretical basis of Caribbean futurism as an esthetic practice reflecting not just future but also past and present experiences of Caribbean people. The combination of interviews, analysis, and theory contributes to the ongoing questions that have been and will likely remain central to being and belonging to the Caribbean. The authors share their creative processes, inspirations, and the unique ways they address Caribbean experiences through stories that expand the boundaries of the genre.

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Utgivningsdatum2025-08-24
Mått152 x 229 x 21 mm
Vikt660 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieRoutledge Studies in Speculative Fiction
Antal sidor256
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781032733081

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Jarrel De Matas is an assistant professor in the Department of Bioethics and Health Humanities. He studies culturally informed scientific, medical, and health practices through an intersectional approach to Caribbean science fiction and science and technology studies. He is also interested in policy development for developing countries especially, but not limited to, the Caribbean. In addition to his academic work, De Matas is a newspaper columnist, and his first book, a collection of columns written during 2023, is titled Opinions in Review: 2023.

AcknowledgementsPrefaceEthnographies of the Future: Caribbean Futurism in Literature and TheoryFolkloric Futures: Through Oral Traditions and Digital DesignSyncretic Mythologies: Classics to Caribbean ReimaginingsGrowing Futures: Children’s and Young Adult LiteratureNarrating Health from Bush Medicine to BioscienceTechnologies of Thought: In the Riddim of Caribbean SurvivanceClimate Disasters: Spectacular Convergences and CatastrophesFractal Identity Formations: Multiplicity in the MirrorEpilogue: Caribbean Futurism: An Unfinished ProductBibliographyIndex