Sound
The sound of Afrofuturism makes the speculation and liberation central to Afrofuturism accessible to everyone.
Mapping the Sonic Imagination
An Exhibition at the Zora Neale Hurston National Museum
My installation for the Zora Neale Hurston National Museum offered an overview of sound that aligned with the 2021 Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities.
The sounds in this playlist represent the artist that captures the innovation, intervention, and transformation central to our sonic imagination about Afrofuturism.
Sound defines.
“Afrofuturism — What is its Sound?” is a 2-day event curated by Dr. Julian Chambliss, professor of English, Michigan State University, and ZORA! Festival National Planner.
This conference is inspired by Zora Neale Hurston’s legacy of valuing black cultural voices and sounds and will marry elements of futurism or science fiction to the oral tradition and music technology evident in black history and culture.
Roundtable Discussion: "What is the Sound of Afrofuturism?"
Panelists:
Julian Chambliss, Ph.D., Michigan State University
Regina Bradley, Ph.D., Kennesaw State University
Paul Ortiz, Ph.D., University of Florida
Erik Steinskog, Ph.D., University of Copenhagen
Toniesha Taylor, Ph.D., Texas Southern University
Moderator:
Clarissa West-White, Ph.D., Bethune-Cookman University
