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URL:https://museum.msu.edu/events/speculative-futures-afrofuturism/
SUMMARY:Speculative Futures | Afrofuturism
DESCRIPTION:As the United States turns 250\, the Speculative Futures series
  looks ahead\, spotlighting artists\, poets\, scholars\, and storytellers 
 who imagine what comes next. Through programs celebrating Black History\, 
 Women’s History\, AAPI Heritage\, Hispanic Heritage\, and Native America
 n Heritage Months\, the series asks how visionary narratives can reimagine
  identity\, justice\, and possibility in America’s next chapter.\n\nSpec
 ulative Futures | Afrofuturism and the Art of Stacey Robinson\nConversatio
 n and Zine Workshop with Stacey Robinson\nModerated by MSU Museum curator 
 Dr. Julian Chambliss\n\nStep into the world of Afrofuturism with artist\, 
 graphic novelist\, and University of Illinois professor Stacey Robinson\, 
 whose work reimagines Black identity\, culture\, and possibility through b
 old visual storytelling and sound.\n\nExplore how Afrofuturism connects hi
 story\, technology\, and imagination to envision new futures for the Afric
 an diaspora. After the talk\, stay for a hands-on zine-making workshop ins
 pired by Robinson’s practice\, continued conversation\, and light refres
 hments.\n\nREGISTER HERE\n\nStacey Robinson\, born in Albany\, NY. The in
 fluence of science fiction\, Black liberation politics\, and comic books f
 uel Stacey’s multimedia practice. He is a graphic novelist\, curator\, a
 nd DJ is an Associate Professor of Graphic Design\, and Studio at the Univ
 ersity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He was a 2019-2020 Nasir Jones Hip
 -Hop Fellow at Harvard University’s Hutchins Center for African &amp\; A
 frican American Research who completed his MFA at SUNY Buffalo. His work d
 iscusses decolonized Black futures\, their obstacles\, and securities. Boo
 ks include: ‘I Am Alfonso Jones’ from Lee &amp\; Low Books\, written
  by Tony Medina\, and ‘Across the Tracks: Remembering Greenwood\, Black
  Wall Street\, and the Tulsa Race Massacre’\, from Abrams Books\, writt
 en Alverne Ball. Exhibitions include: Ascension of Black Stillness (CEPA
  Gallery) in 2021 and The Black Angel of History (Carnegie Hall) in 2022
 .\n\nA Novel Concept will be on hand during the event with a curated selec
 tion of books related to Afrofuturism and speculative futures available fo
 r purchase.
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