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E-raamat: Caribbean Futurism and Beyond: Conversations with Writers of Folklore, Fantasy, Science, and Speculative Fiction [Taylor & Francis e-raamat]

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"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 aesthetic practice reflecting not just future but 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"-- Provided by publisher.

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 aesthetic practice reflecting not just future but 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.



It is a tripartite combination of interviews with writers of the speculative fiction, 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

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: Childrens 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
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.