<description>&lt;p&gt;From the juke joint scenes in the Oscar-winning film Sinners to Parliament-Funkadelic album covers and beyond, explore how Afrofuturism's visual history can be traced through comics, music, data visualisation, and contemporary art.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Featuring Ytasha Womack and Reynaldo Anderson.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;RELATED LINKS: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Object: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://objectstories.co/"&gt;https://objectstories.co/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Before Yesterday We Could Fly at the Met: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/afrofuturist-period-room"&gt;https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/afrofuturist-period-room&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;W.E.B. Du Bois's hand-drawn infographics: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/w-e-b-du-bois-hand-drawn-infographics-of-african-american-life-1900/"&gt;https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/w-e-b-du-bois-hand-drawn-infographics-of-african-american-life-1900/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;EPISODE CREDITS: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Host, research &amp; production: Ferren Gipson &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Music: Tom Lloyd &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Object cover art: Anna Bu Kliewer&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Imagined Futures miniseries is produced in partnership with The Public Domain Review. &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://publicdomainreview.org/"&gt;https://publicdomainreview.org/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Learn more at &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://objectstories.co"&gt;objectstories.co&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow @ferrengipson on Instagram&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit &lt;a href="https://object.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&amp;#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1"&gt;object.substack.com&lt;/a&gt;</description>

Object

Ferren Gipson

Imagined Futures: Afrofuturism

MAR 23, 202618 MIN
Object

Imagined Futures: Afrofuturism

MAR 23, 202618 MIN

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<p>From the juke joint scenes in the Oscar-winning film Sinners to Parliament-Funkadelic album covers and beyond, explore how Afrofuturism's visual history can be traced through comics, music, data visualisation, and contemporary art.</p><p>Featuring Ytasha Womack and Reynaldo Anderson.</p><p>RELATED LINKS: </p><p>Object: <a target="_blank" href="https://objectstories.co/">https://objectstories.co/</a> </p><p>Before Yesterday We Could Fly at the Met: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/afrofuturist-period-room">https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/afrofuturist-period-room</a> </p><p>W.E.B. Du Bois's hand-drawn infographics: <a target="_blank" href="https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/w-e-b-du-bois-hand-drawn-infographics-of-african-american-life-1900/">https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/w-e-b-du-bois-hand-drawn-infographics-of-african-american-life-1900/</a></p><p></p><p>EPISODE CREDITS: </p><p>Host, research & production: Ferren Gipson </p><p>Music: Tom Lloyd </p><p>Object cover art: Anna Bu Kliewer</p><p>The Imagined Futures miniseries is produced in partnership with The Public Domain Review. <a target="_blank" href="https://publicdomainreview.org/">https://publicdomainreview.org/</a> </p><p>Learn more at <a target="_blank" href="http://objectstories.co">objectstories.co</a> </p><p>Follow @ferrengipson on Instagram</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://object.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">object.substack.com</a>