Caribbean Futurism and Beyond

Conversations with Writers of Folklore, Fantasy, Science, and Speculative Fiction
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-73308-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 268 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Speculative Fiction

Caribbean Futurism and Beyond is a tripartite combination of interviews with writers of the sf (speculative fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and folklore) genre, literary and cultural analysis of those interviews within the context of seven discrete yet overlapping dimensions – folklore, mythology, children’s and young adult literature, science, technology, climate disaster, and identity; and a theoretical basis of Caribbean futurism as an esthetic practice reflecting not just future but also past and present experiences of Caribbean people. The combination of interviews, analysis, and theory contributes to the ongoing questions that have been and will likely remain central to being and belonging to the Caribbean. The authors share their creative processes, inspirations, and the unique ways they address Caribbean experiences through stories that expand the boundaries of the genre.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

de Matas, Jarrel

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Romanische Literaturen Lateinamerikanische Literaturen, Spanische Literatur außerhalb Europas
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Kolonialismus, Imperialismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kolonialgeschichte, Geschichte des Imperialismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literarische Gattungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements

Preface

- Ethnographies of the Future: Caribbean Futurism in Literature and Theory

- Folkloric Futures: Through Oral Traditions and Digital Design

- Syncretic Mythologies: Classics to Caribbean Reimaginings

- Growing Futures: Children’s and Young Adult Literature

- Narrating Health from Bush Medicine to Bioscience

- Technologies of Thought: In the Riddim of Caribbean Survivance

- Climate Disasters: Spectacular Convergences and Catastrophes

- Fractal Identity Formations: Multiplicity in the Mirror

Epilogue: Caribbean Futurism: An Unfinished Product

Bibliography

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Jarrel De Matas is an assistant professor in the Department of Bioethics and Health Humanities. He studies culturally informed scientific, medical, and health practices through an intersectional approach to Caribbean science fiction and science and technology studies. He is also interested in policy development for developing countries especially, but not limited to, the Caribbean. In addition to his academic work, De Matas is a newspaper columnist, and his first book, a collection of columns written during 2023, is titled Opinions in Review: 2023.