Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

afrofuturism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.67 in modern English

Syllables: afro-fu-tur-ism
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An Afrocentric literary and cultural aesthetic that combines elements of science fiction, historical fiction, fantasy, and magic realism in relation to the African diaspora, especially in the Americas.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Post-Blackness and Afrofuturism are related in that the latter offers a method of problematizing the idea that a progressive way ahead involves the dissolution of race and erasure of racial performativity."

Etymology

From Afro- + futurism, coined by American journalist Mark Dery in 1992.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: Afro

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

techno-orientalism

Frequently Paired Words

Afrofuturist Afrofuturistic Afropunk techno-orientalism Africanfuturism

Questions

What does afrofuturism mean?: An Afrocentric literary and cultural aesthetic that combines elements of science fiction, historical fiction, fantasy, and magic realism in relation to the African diaspora, especially in the Americas.
Where does afrofuturism come from?: From Afro- + futurism, coined by American journalist Mark Dery in 1992.

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