#Diana mafe

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As an associate professor of English at Denison University, Diana Adesola Mafe makes her stride in the resistance where she teaches courses in postcolonial, gender, and Black studies. Her newest published endeavor is described to include “in-depth explorations of six contemporary American and British films and shows, this pioneering volume spotlights Black female characters who play central, subversive roles in science fiction, fantasy, and horror.” We were able to steal her away for a moment from her busy schedule where she is currently teaching a few classes to pick her brain about Where No Black Woman Has Gone Before and how it came to be.

Black Nerd Problems: Diana, thank you so much for making time in your busy schedule for us! First things first, presentation is everything. I love the book cover art and the title! The cover features a Black woman in a sci-fi type setting, centered in the middle of it all. I’m a visual learner so this image speaks to me before I even read a single page. Centering a Black woman is a very deliberate step in analyzing different collective portrayals of Black women especially when we are subjected to not being a leading lady in many mainstream projects. And it doesn’t go over my head that she’s a beautiful dark skinned Black woman, as European beauty standards have really amped up colorism. What input did you have on your cover and why was imperative to have imagery that aligns with who you are and your book’s content?

Diana Mafe: I’m so glad you mention the book cover! Despite the old adage about not judging books by their covers, book covers are an entry point to a text (much like titles) and they can send a powerful message even before you flip to the first page. I’m pleased to say that I had considerable input on the cover, which speaks to the flexibility of the University of Texas Press. I chose the image and filled out a questionnaire that allowed me to weigh in on things like design and color.

I remember spending several afternoons and evenings combing through online images in an attempt to find something that captured the spirit of the book. This meant doing keyword searches by combining terms like “Black women,” “science fiction,” “space,” “superhero,” “Afrofuturism,” and so on. Eventually, I happened upon a photograph of a black female Iron Man as portrayed by the Liberian model Deddeh Howard. As soon as I saw it, I thought, that’s it—that’s the cover. Having a Black woman literally front and center is important because that, in many ways, is the point of the book. To do otherwise would (ironically) perpetuate the very erasure of black women that I’m trying to interrogate.

BNP: I’m also very much in my fangirl feels because I’m assuming your title, “Where No Black Woman Has Gone Before” is a nod to Star Trek’s “Where No Man Has Gone Before”. Granted your introduction is titled, “To Boldly Go” and you mention Nichelle Nichol’s pioneering Lt. Uhura as one of few early gateway representations of Black women.

I think this is totally appropriate as stunningly revolutionary as her presence was (and how rightfully she is an icon), I love how you also dig in deeper critically and mention the shortcomings of Star Trek to her character. In your final chapter, you dutifully return to Uhura’s more recent portrayal in the rebooted Star Trek films. I really like how you come back to speaking about the male gaze regarding Uhura, especially in her newer portrayal. How do you think this critique can serve as food for thought for Uhura’s next portrayal in the future whenever that happens?

DM: Your assumption about the title is correct—a definite nod to Star Trek. The same goes for subtitles like “To Boldly Go” and “Final Frontiers.” Because Nichelle Nichols’s Uhura is such a pioneering figure, the first Black female science fiction icon, it was appropriate to begin and end the book with her character. And since she has been rebooted in the new millennium, her character offers some insight into how far we have come in terms of black female representation onscreen.

 But as I discuss in the book’s conclusion, the “new” Uhura (Zoe Saldana) is not especially radical. The Eurocentrism and phallocentrism of the original show carries over into the reboots. Of course, there are understandable limits to rebooting classic science fiction television and cinema—if you change the original too much, it becomes unrecognizable and thus defeats the point. So along with returning to and revamping classic narratives that we love, we also need to continue imagining entirely new narratives in which old molds are not merely stretched but broken.

For Uhura, that means more screen time, more dialogue, and more agency. The key is to preserve this beloved Black female character without also preserving her constraints. At the same time, it’s vital that shows like Star Trek create fresh characters. Here, the franchise has made a “giant leap for Black womankind” (I couldn’t resist one last space cliché) by debuting Star Trek: Discovery, which gives us Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green), the first Black female lead in Star Trek history.

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AU where Kit and Diana are petty annoyances to each other but also somehow good friends.

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Afro-Futurist Reading List Vol 2.

Afro Futurism Reading List Vol 1:

Afro Futurism Reading List Vol 2:

Black Speculative Fiction Breakdown by Genre

African Fantasy (early myths and fables from the continent): Forest Of A Thousand Deamons: A Hunter's Saga by Daniel O. Fagunwa The Palm Wine Drinkard by Amos Tutuola My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Amos Tutuola Simbi and the Satyr of the Dark Jungle by Amos Tutuola The Brave African Huntress by Amos Tutuola Feather Woman of the Jungle by Amos Tutuola Ajaiyi and his Inherited Poverty by Amos Tutuola The Witch-Herbalist of the Remote Town by Amos Tutuola

Utopia (alternate histories written during the jim crow & antebellum eras): Blake Or The Huts Of Africa by Martin Delany Imperium In Imperio by Sutton E Griggs Light Ahead For The Negro Edward A Johnson One One Blood by Pauline Hopkins Black No More by George Shuyler Lord Of The Sea by MP Sheil

Space Opera (far future sci fi worlds of interplanetary travel): Nova by Samuel R Delany Stars In My Pocket Like Grains Of Sand by Samuel R. Delany Binti Trilogy by Nnedi Okorafor An Unkindness Of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon Midnight Robber by Nalo Hopkinson Rayla 2122 Series by Ytasha Womack Trouble On Triton by Samuel R. Delany Babel 17 by Samuel R Delany Empire Star by Samuel R Delany The Galaxy Game by Karen Lord The Best Of All Possible Worlds by Karen Lord Ancient Ancient by Klini Iburu Salaam Escaping Exodus by Nicky Drayden Ascension: Tangled Axon by Jacqueline Koyanagi Teleportality by T Cisco Nadine's Bible Seris by T Lindsey-Billingsley Nigerians In Space Series by Deji Bryce Olukotun

Aliens (alien encounters): Lilith's Brood Trilogy by Octavia Butler Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor Rosewater Trilogy by Tade Thompson The Lesson by Cadwell Turnbell The Wave by Walter Mosley

Dystopia (oppressive futures and realities): Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjie Brenyah Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi War Girls Series by Tochi Onyebuchi Sunshine Patriots by Bill Campbell Gunmen's Peace by Milton J Davis Dragon Variation by T Cisco

Experimental (literary tricksters): The Ravicka Series by Renee Gladman The Freedom Artist by Ben Okri The Structure Of Dante's Hells by LeRoi Jones The House Of Hunger by Dumbudzo Marachera Black Sunlight By Dumbudzo Marachera Yellow Back Radio Broke Down by Ishmaeel Reed The Last Days Of Louisiana Red by Ishmaeel Reed The Sellout by Paul Beatty Koontown Killing Kaper by Bill Campbell The African Origin Of UFOs by Anthony Joseph Quantum Black Futurism(Theory & Practice Volume 1) by Rasheeda Philips by Rasheeda Philips Spacetime Collapse: From The Congo to Carolinas Spacetime Collapse II: Community Futurisms by Rasheeda Philips consent not to be a single being trilogy by Fred Mot

Post-Apocalyptic (worlds falling apart): The Purple Cloud by MP Shiel Dhalgren by Samuel R Delany The Parable Series by Octavia Butler Brown Girl In The Ring by Nalo Hopkinson

Dying Earth (far future post-apocalyptic worlds + magic):

The Broken Earth Trilogy by NK Jemisin The Einstien Intersection by Samuel R. Delany The Jewels Of Aptor by Samuel R. Delany The Fall Of The Towers Trilogy by Samuel R. Delany Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorofor The Book Of Phoenix by Nnededi Okorofor The Prey Of Gods by Nicky Drayden

Alternate History (alternate timelines and what-ifs): Mumbo Jumbo by Ishmael Reed Everfair by Nisi Shawl The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates The Insh'Allah Series by Steven Barnes Ring Shout by P Djelia Clark A Dead Djinn In Cairo by P Djelia Clark The Black God's Drum by P Djelia Clark Washington Black by Esi Edugyan Pimp My Airship: A Naptown By Airship Story by Maurice Beaudice The Dream Of Perpetual Motion by Dexter Palmer Pym by Matt Johnson, Dread Nation Series by Justina Ireland From Here to Timbuktu by Milton J Davis

High Fantasy (magical kindoms and high adventures): The Neveryorn Series by Samuel R. Delany Black Leapard Red Wolf by Marlon James The Deep by Rivers Solomon & Clipping Imaro Series by Charles R. Saunders The Children Of Blood & Bone by Tomi Adeyemi The Children Of Virtue & Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi The Sorcerer Of The Wildeeps by Kai Ashai Washington A Taste Of Honey by Kai Ashai Washington Beasts Made Of Night Series by Tochi Onyebuchi A Place Of Nights: War & Ressurection by Oloye Karade, Woman Of The Woods: A Sword & Soul Epic by Milton J Davis Temper by Nicky Drayden They Fly At Ciron by Samuel R. Delany Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman The House Of Discarded Dreams by Etakterina Sedia

Magic Realism (literary naturalism with surreal, dreamlike, and mythic imagery): The Echo Tree & Other Stories by Henry Dumas The Kingdom Of This World by Alejo Carpentier General Sun My Brother by Jacques Stephen Alexis The Famished Road Series by Ben Okri The New Moon's Arms by Nalo Hopkinson The Salt Roads by Nalo Hopkinson Montaro Caine by Sydney Portier Mama Day by Gloria Naylor Redemption In Indigo by Karen Lord Mem by Bethany C Morrow

Urban Fantasy (modern citybound fantasy): The City We Became by NK Jemisin  Sister Mine by Nalo Hopkinson The Chaos by Nalo Hopkinson The Intuitionist by Colson Whitehead Blue Light By Walter Mosley Fire Baptized by Kenya Wright

Time Travel (stories unstuck in time): Kindred by Octavia Butler Version Control by Dexter Palmer Recurrence Plot by Rasheedah Phillips

Horror (nightmare, terrors, and hauntings): Beloved by Toni Morisson African Immortals by Tananarivue Due Fledgling by Octavia Butler The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez Lakewood by Meggan Giddings The Ballad Of Black Tom by Victor Lavalle Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff The Changeling by Victor Lavealle Zone One by Colson Whitehead The Between by Tananarive Due The Good House by Tananarive Due Ghost Summers: Stories by Tananarive Due Unhollowed Graves by Nunzo Onho Catfish Lullaby by AC Wise

Young Adult (books for young adults): Akata Witch Series by Nnedi Okorofor Zarah The Windseeker & The Shadow Speaker by Nnedi Okorofor Long Juju Man by Nnedi Okorofor Ikenga by Nnedi Okorofor Tristan Strong Series by Kwame Mbalia A Song Below Water by Bethany C Morrow Daughters Of Nri by Reni K. Amayo A River Of Royal Blood by Amanda Joy 47 by Walter Mosley

Comics (graphic storytelling) George Herriman Library: Krazy & Ignatz (1919-1921) by George Herriman The Boondocks Complete Collection by Aaron Mcgruder Birth Of A Nation by Aaron Mcgrudger, Reginald Hudlin, & Kyle Baker Prince Of Cats by Ronald Wimberly Concrete Park by Erika Alexander & Tony Puryear Incognegro Series by Matt Johnson Your Black Friend & Other Stories by Ben Passmore Bttm Fdrs Ezra Clayton Daniels & Ben Passmore Sports Is Hell is Ben Passmore LaGuardia by Nnedi Okorofor & Tana Ford Bread & Wine: An Erotic Tale Of New York by Samuel R Delany & Mia Wolff Empire by Samuel R Delany & Howard Chaykin Excellence by Brandon Thomas Bitteroot by David F Walker, Chuck Brown & Sanford Greene Black by Kwanza Osajyefo Niobe: She Is Life by Amandla Stenberg & Sebastian A Jones Black Panther by Christopher Priest Black Panther by Reginald Hudlin Black Panther by Ta-Nehisi Coates Shuri by Nnedi Okorofor World Of Wakanda by Roxane Gay Truth: Red, White, & Black by Kyle Baker House Of Whispers by Nalo Hopkinson & Neil Gaiman Naomi by David F Walker, Brian Micheal Bendis, & Jamal Campbell Far Sector by NK Jemison & Jamal Campbell

Short Stories (collections by single authors): Driftglass by Samuel R Delany, Distant Stars by Samuel R Delany Bloodchild & Other Stories by Octavia Butler Unexpected Stories by Octavia Butler Falling In Love With Hominids by Nalo Hopkinson Skin Folk by Nalo Hopkinson, Kabu Kabu by Nnedi Okorofor, How Long Til Black Future Month? by NK Jemisin Nine Bar Blues by Sheree Reneee Thomas

Anthologies (collections from multiple authors) Dark Matter edited by Sheree Renee Thomas So Long Been Dreaming edited by Nalo Hopkinson Conjure Stories edited by Nalo Hopkinso Whispers From The Cotton Tree Root: Caribbean Fabulist Fiction edited by Nalo Hopkinson Afro SF: Science Fiction by African Writers edited by Wor. W. Hartmaan Stories For Chip: A Tribute To Samuel R Delany edited by Nisi Shawl Octavia's Brood: Science Fiction Stories From Social Justice Movement edited by Adrienne Marie Brown & Walidah Imarisha Mothership: Tales of Afrofuturism and Beyond edited by Bill Campbell The City: Cyberfunk Antholoy edited by Milton J Davis Steamfunk edited by Milton J Davis Dieselfunk edited by Milton J Davis Griots: A Sword & Soul Anthology by Milton J Davis & Charles R Saunders Griots: Sisters Of The Spear by Milton J Davis & Charles R Saunders

Non-Fiction (histories, essays, and arguments) Afrofuturism And The World Of Black Sci-Fi & Fantasy Culture by Ytasha Womack Afrofuturism 2.0: The Rise Of Astral Blackness edited by Reynaldo Anderson & Charles E Jones The Black Imagination: Science Fiction, The Future, and The Speculative by Sandra Jackson & Julie E Woody-Freeman Afro-Futures & Astral Black Travel by Juice Aleem The Sound Of Culture: Diaspora & Black Technopoetics by Louis Cude Soke Black Utopia: The History Of An Idea From Black Nationalism To Afrofuturism by Alex Zamalin Afrouturism Rising: The Literary Pre-History Of A Movement by Isiah Lavendar III A Pure Solar World: Sun Ra & The Birth Of Afrofuturism by Paul Youngquist Where No Black Woman Has Gone Before: Subversive Poryrals In Speculative Film & TV by Diana Adesola Mafe Black Kirby: In Search Of The Motherbox Connection by John Jennings & Stacey Robinson Super Black: American Pop Culture & Black Super-Heroes by Adilifu Nama Black Space: Imagining Race In Science Fiction Film by Adilifu Nama Black Super-Heroes, Milestone Comics, And Their Fans by Jeffery A Brown Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changin Worlds by Adrienne Marie Brown

*cover image from Ytasha Womack’s “Afrofuturism: The World Of Black Sci-Fi & Fantasy Culture”

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Black Panther made history last night. The film not only won the first Academy Award ever for Marvel Studios, but also Ruth Carter was the first African-American woman to win for Best Costume Design, and Hannah Beachler was the first woman of color to win (and the first to be nominated) for Best Production Design.

As Diana Mafe (author of Where No Black Woman Has Gone Before: Subversive Portrayals in Speculative Film and TV) says, "When it comes to Black Panther's Wakanda, the underlying message is that the fictional African nation-state hinges on the agency voices and abilities of black women."

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Where No Black Woman Has Gone Before by Diana Adesola Mafe Looked like insightful to read should I get around to it. In-depth analysis into representations of Black women in speculative fiction film & show. What are you reading during #InternationalWomensDay & #WomensHistoryMonth? #READ #READS #READING #BOOK #BOOKS #SPECULATIVEFICTION #SPECULATIVE #FICTION #NONFICTION #BLACKWOMEN #BLACKWOMAN #BLACKWOMENSHISTORYMONTH #HISTORY #MOVIE #SHOW #SCIENCEFICTION #SCIENCE #FANTASY #HORROR #SCIFI #READBLACKWOMENWRITERS #READBLACKWOMEN #BLACKWOMENWRITERS #BLACKWOMANWRITER #READBLACK #BLACKWRITERS #IWD #WHM https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca2pbKhu2wu/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Diana Adesola Mafe is an associate professor of English at Denison University, where she teaches courses in postcolonial, gender, and black studies. Mafe’s current research focuses on representations of race and gender in speculative fiction and video games, and this talk specifically takes a critical look at the representation, or lack of representation, of black women in speculative film and television.

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Serie Ángeles de la guarda #3: la Gordi!!!

La conocí en el salón de clase de Tercero A en agosto de 1993 en el Colegio Abraham Lincoln. Yo regresaba de mis vacaciones en Montería lista para empezar el año escolar en un nuevo salón y ella era nueva en el colegio porque recién se había cambiado del Santa Francisca Romana. Creo que nos caímos bien desde el principio porque a partir de ese día nos hicimos amigas y no nos separamos en los siguientes 15 años. El hermano mayor de Claudia acababa de graduarse del colegio y el del medio estaba por la mitad del bachillerato pero la verdad es que no lo veíamos casi porque las sedes de primaria y bachillerato estaban separadas.

Los años de colegio transcurrieron con total normalidad, poco a poco fuimos armando dos grupos de amigas y pasábamos algún tiempo con unas y con otras. Todas iban a mi casa con frecuencia, les gustaba mucho ir porque mi mamá siempre nos preparaba cosas ricas y se portaba muy linda con nosotras. A Claudia en particular le gustaban los Kibbes árabes y se ponía feliz cuando mi mamá los freía y los servía calientitos. Años después, ella me confesaría que los Kibbes de mi mamá seguían siendo sus favoritos.

Así transcurrieron la infancia y la adolescencia, pasando tiempo con las amigas en ese apartamento de 35 metros cuadrados(donde hoy día vive mi mamá). Comiendo mamonsillos, jugando dominó o viendo alguna película en VHS. El espacio era pequeño pero también muy cálido, a todas les gustaba ir a Nora, Diana, Catalina, Ginna, Johanna y Mafe pero sobre todo a Claudia. Los últimos años de bachillerato mi mamá y yo nos mudamos a otro apartamento más grande, donde todas seguían siendo bienvenidas y tanto mi mamá como Ernesto su pareja, trataban a mis amigas como a otras hijas. Al ir creciendo la casa del dominó se fue volviendo la casa de la fiesta y cuando mis papás se iban de paseo, nos reuníamos en la casa para tomarnos un trago, escuchar música, hablar de amores y desamores y reírnos... sobre todo reírnos.

Claudia fue como una hermana para mí, me acompañó en mis momentos buenos y también en los malos. Cuando me fui para Paris faltó a clase en la universidad para acompañarme al aeropuerto y mientras viví allá estuvo más pendiente de mi que varias personas de mi familia. Un día en uno de los pocos momentos realmente duros que pase allá, apareció en el messenger como un ángel, me dijo “hola Gordi, ¿cómo estás? He pensado mucho en ti. Te siento triste ¿estás bien?” Yo rompí en llanto y le respondí: “no, no lo estoy”. En cuestión de segundos mi celular sonó y era ella, hablamos fácilmente media hora, me llamó sin importarle cuanto podría costar la llamada o si sus papás iban a regañarla por llamar a un celular en Paris. Así la recuerdo, determinada para tomar decisiones importantes en el momento que era importante.

A mi regreso de Paris yo quizás no era la misma, tal vez ella tampoco. Seguimos siendo amigas por un par de años y luego otras circunstancias nos separarían. Pero este texto no se trata de los que nos separó hace casi diez años sino de lo que nos unió por más de 15. Gordi: siempre voy a llevar en el corazón la amistad que generosamente nos ofrecimos por tantos años. Hoy tengo el valor de reconocer que te extraño y de todo corazón deseo que seas feliz. Te quiero garbimba!!!!

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Beneficios Que Nos Da El Sol ☺ El Sol Y Sus Propiedades

Beneficios Que Nos Da El Sol ☺ El Sol Y Sus Propiedades

beneficios que nos da el sol - Descargar; NO creeras los increibles beneficios que nos aporta el correr diariamente Descargar; Ricardo Arjona - Correr (Audio) Descargar Dentro de los beneficios del sol para el ser humano destacamos que contribuye a mejorar la salud de nuestros huesos y dientes Beneficios y perjuicios del sol beneficios del sol perjuicios del sol enfermedades de la piel causadas por el sol no creeras los increibles beneficios que nos aporta el correr diariamente. por si no lo sabías: ¡estos son los beneficios de la risa! en esta cápsula diana nos habla de los beneficios de tomar el sol así como las recomendaciones que debemos tener en cuenta para hacerlo de forma segura. los beneficios de tomar el sol. los beneficios del sol en las personas. "los beneficios de mirar al sol" antonio martínez costa en ii congreso alimentación consciente. estos son los 5 mejores beneficios de la luz del sol para la salud que deberías tener en cuenta. conoces los beneficios y aportes del sol... NO creeras los increibles beneficios que nos aporta el correr diariamente Acelera tu metabolismo y empieza a adelgazar en 2 días - Mafe Ampuero - Caribe Azul Acelera tu metabolismo y empieza a adelgazar en 2 días - Mafe Ampuero - Caribe Azul Dentro de los beneficios del sol para el ser humano destacamos que contribuye a mejorar la salud de nuestros huesos y dientes Lee también el articulo "Efectos beneficiosos del sol" Si quieres saber más beneficios del sol para la salud NO creeras los increibles beneficios que nos aporta el correr diariamente Title: LOS BENEFICIOS DEL SOL PARA EL SER HUMANO, Author: Consuelo Sanchez Caballero, Length: 7 pages, Published: 2013-06-18 Aprende inglés: Cómo usar los beneficios del sol y el mar para tratar la depresión via ComiendoSanamente

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“...but Selena is never quite a ‘reassuring fetish object’ ,which is precisely what gives her so much remarkable agency in this film...” The author on Naomie Harris‘s character in 28 days Later on what makes her stand out. #wherenoblackwomanhasgonebefore by Diana Adesola Mafe!#bnplit #dianaadesolamafe #universityoftexaspress #bookstagram

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