Black dream archives
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Black dream archives are imaginative repositories of Black futures, memories, and possibilities that challenge dominant histories and realities through an Afrofuturist lens.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Afrofuturist practice
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Black studies concept ⓘ concept ⓘ imaginative repository ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
center Black experiences
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disrupt archival silences ⓘ expand possible futures ⓘ reimagine history ⓘ |
| challenges |
dominant histories
ⓘ
dominant realities ⓘ |
| contextOf |
Black diaspora
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contemporary Black life ⓘ transatlantic slavery afterlives ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
dreaming as praxis
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imagination as method ⓘ speculation ⓘ |
| engagesWith |
Black imagination
NERFINISHED
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Black liberation ⓘ racial justice ⓘ |
| groundedIn |
Black lived experience
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collective memory ⓘ |
| hasFocus |
Black futures
NERFINISHED
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Black memories NERFINISHED ⓘ Black possibilities ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | Afrofuturism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Afrofuturist literature
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Black feminist thought ⓘ Black radical tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ abolitionist imaginaries ⓘ |
| methodologicalRole |
framework for speculative research
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practice of counter-memory ⓘ tool for reworlding ⓘ |
| opposes |
colonial historiography
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white supremacist narratives ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Black futurity
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Black speculative fiction ⓘ counter-archives ⓘ critical race theory ⓘ decolonial archives ⓘ diaspora studies ⓘ memory studies ⓘ |
| supports |
community healing
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cultural continuity ⓘ political organizing ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
digital media
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performance ⓘ storytelling ⓘ visual art ⓘ |
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