The Resource Speculative blackness : the future of race in science fiction, André M. Carrington
Speculative blackness : the future of race in science fiction, André M. Carrington
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- Summary
- In Speculative Blackness, André M. Carrington analyzes the highly racialized genre of speculative fiction--including science fiction, fantasy, and utopian works, along with their fan cultures--to illustrate the relationship between genre conventions in media and the meanings ascribed to blackness in the popular imagination. Carrington's argument about authorship, fandom, and race in a genre that has been both marginalized and celebrated offers a black perspective on iconic works of science fiction. He examines the career of actor Nichelle Nichols, who portrayed the character Uhura in the original Star Trek television series and later became a recruiter for NASA, and the spin-off series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, set on a space station commanded by a black captain. He recovers a pivotal but overlooked moment in 1950s science fiction fandom in which readers and writers of fanzines confronted issues of race by dealing with a fictitious black fan writer and questioning the relevance of race to his ostensible contributions to the 'zines. Carrington mines the productions of Marvel comics and the black-owned comics publisher Milestone Media, particularly the representations of black sexuality in its flagship title, Icon. He also interrogates online fan fiction about black British women in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the Harry Potter series. Throughout this nuanced analysis, Carrington theorizes the relationship between race and genre in cultural production, revealing new understandings of the significance of blackness in twentieth-century American literature and culture.--Publisher website
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 282 pages
- Contents
-
- Introduction: the whiteness of science fiction and the speculative fiction of blackness
- Josh Brandon's blues: Inventing the black fan
- Space race woman: Lieutenant Uhura beyond the bridge
- The immortal storm: Permutations of race in Marvel comics
- Controversy and crossover in Milestone Media's Icon
- The golden ghetto and the glittering parentheses: The once and future Benjamin Sisko
- Dreaming in color: Racial revisions in fan fiction
- Coda
- Isbn
- 9780816678952
- Label
- Speculative blackness : the future of race in science fiction
- Title
- Speculative blackness
- Title remainder
- the future of race in science fiction
- Statement of responsibility
- André M. Carrington
- Subject
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- African Americans in popular culture
- African Americans in popular culture
- American fiction -- African American authors
- American fiction -- African American authors | History and criticism
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Race in literature
- Race in literature
- African Americans in mass media
- Schwarze
- Science fiction, American
- Science fiction, American -- History and criticism
- Science-Fiction
- USA
- Rasse
- African Americans in mass media
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In Speculative Blackness, André M. Carrington analyzes the highly racialized genre of speculative fiction--including science fiction, fantasy, and utopian works, along with their fan cultures--to illustrate the relationship between genre conventions in media and the meanings ascribed to blackness in the popular imagination. Carrington's argument about authorship, fandom, and race in a genre that has been both marginalized and celebrated offers a black perspective on iconic works of science fiction. He examines the career of actor Nichelle Nichols, who portrayed the character Uhura in the original Star Trek television series and later became a recruiter for NASA, and the spin-off series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, set on a space station commanded by a black captain. He recovers a pivotal but overlooked moment in 1950s science fiction fandom in which readers and writers of fanzines confronted issues of race by dealing with a fictitious black fan writer and questioning the relevance of race to his ostensible contributions to the 'zines. Carrington mines the productions of Marvel comics and the black-owned comics publisher Milestone Media, particularly the representations of black sexuality in its flagship title, Icon. He also interrogates online fan fiction about black British women in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the Harry Potter series. Throughout this nuanced analysis, Carrington theorizes the relationship between race and genre in cultural production, revealing new understandings of the significance of blackness in twentieth-century American literature and culture.--Publisher website
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1981-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Carrington, André M.
- Dewey number
- 813.009/896073
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PS374.N4
- LC item number
- C37 2016
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- American fiction
- Science fiction, American
- Race in literature
- African Americans in mass media
- African Americans in popular culture
- African Americans in mass media
- African Americans in popular culture
- American fiction
- Race in literature
- Science fiction, American
- Science-Fiction
- Schwarze
- Rasse
- USA
- Label
- Speculative blackness : the future of race in science fiction, André M. Carrington
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-267) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: the whiteness of science fiction and the speculative fiction of blackness -- Josh Brandon's blues: Inventing the black fan -- Space race woman: Lieutenant Uhura beyond the bridge -- The immortal storm: Permutations of race in Marvel comics -- Controversy and crossover in Milestone Media's Icon -- The golden ghetto and the glittering parentheses: The once and future Benjamin Sisko -- Dreaming in color: Racial revisions in fan fiction -- Coda
- Control code
- ocn904715629
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- 282 pages
- Isbn
- 9780816678952
- Lccn
- 2015008724
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780816678969
- (OCoLC)904715629
- Label
- Speculative blackness : the future of race in science fiction, André M. Carrington
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-267) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: the whiteness of science fiction and the speculative fiction of blackness -- Josh Brandon's blues: Inventing the black fan -- Space race woman: Lieutenant Uhura beyond the bridge -- The immortal storm: Permutations of race in Marvel comics -- Controversy and crossover in Milestone Media's Icon -- The golden ghetto and the glittering parentheses: The once and future Benjamin Sisko -- Dreaming in color: Racial revisions in fan fiction -- Coda
- Control code
- ocn904715629
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- 282 pages
- Isbn
- 9780816678952
- Lccn
- 2015008724
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780816678969
- (OCoLC)904715629
Subject
- African Americans in popular culture
- African Americans in popular culture
- American fiction -- African American authors
- American fiction -- African American authors | History and criticism
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Race in literature
- Race in literature
- African Americans in mass media
- Schwarze
- Science fiction, American
- Science fiction, American -- History and criticism
- Science-Fiction
- USA
- Rasse
- African Americans in mass media
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