Legacy
The history of black imagination is transformative and powerful.
Juneteenth
As part of Michigan State University's 2022 Juneteenth Celebration, I participated in a discussion panel for WKAR's showing of Artbound: Afrofuturism on June 23, 2022. I joined a panel that included Theodore Ransaw, Outreach Specialist for the College of Education; Elka Stevens, visiting professor and textile and mixed media artist in the Department of Art and Art history; Crystal Bernard, recent MSU graduate; and moderator Erik Ponder, African Studies Librarian at MSU Libraries.
My keynote presentation at the 2022 MSU Juneteenth celebration is available online. I joined a series of speakers celebrating the cultural legacy of Juneteenth. In my remarks, I make the case for connecting Juneteenth to a broader understanding of Afrofuturism.
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A Black Future Industry
In this conversation with Holly Baker from the Florida Historical Society, Dr. Julian Chambliss talks about Afrofuturism and the Zora Neale Hurston Festival.
Recover the long legacy of Afrofuturism through A Past Unremembered: The Transformative Legacy of the Black Speculative Imagination
The post exhibition is curated by Julian Chambliss and Phillip L. Cunningham
Recovering the Past
In a moderated, scholarly dialogue Dr. Julian Chambliss (Michigan State University) and Dr. Phillip Cunningham (Wake Forest University) will discuss their co-curated exhibition at the Zora Neale Hurston National Museum of Fine Arts (Eatonville) entitled A Past Unremembered: The Transformative Legacy of the Black Speculative Imagination. Moderated by Trent Tomengo (Seminole State College), this webinar conversation will address, among other issues, what is Afrofuturism, what is its historical legacy in the black speculative tradition, and what are the implications of its usage in a contemporary climate of anti-black sentiment and black social protest and unrest.
