Afrofuturism as a Bridge Beyond
With Quentin Vercetty Lindsey
Quentin Vercetty Lindsey is a masters student in Art Education at Concordia University.
In this video
Theme
- Anti-Black racism
Vercetty Lindsey explores public art and how we can reimagine public space to be an “afrotopia” or a safe space for Black people to exist and be represented in the landscape.
He introduces the concept of “sancophonology,” which is about exploring the past through an African lens and using that understanding to build a better future.
Taking action
- Learn the history of the land you settle: from Indigenous histories to Mathew Dacosta
- Explore work on Black and Indigenous futures
- Think of yourself as an ancestor — as someone with accountability to those who will come after you and those who came before you
Resources
- Anderson, R. (2016). Afrofuturism 2.0 & The Black speculative arts movement: Notes on a manifesto. Obsidian, 42(1/2), 228-236.
- Crenshaw, K. W. (2017). On intersectionality: Essential writings. The New Press.
- Ellis, J., Martinek, J. D., & Donaldson, S. (2018). Understanding the Past, Imagining the Future: Teaching Speculative Fiction and Afrofuturism. Transformations: The Journal of Inclusive Scholarship and Pedagogy, 28(1), 111-122.
- Maynard, R. (2018). Reading Black Resistance through Afrofuturism: Notes on post-Apocalyptic Blackness and Black Rebel Cyborgs in Canada. TOPIA: Canadian Journal of Cultural Studies, 29-47.
- Mosley, Tonya (2020). Coronavirus Crisis And Afrofuturism: A Way To Envision What's Possible Despite Injustice And Hardship. 90.9 WBUR-FM.
- Mhango, N. (2018). How Africa Developed Europe: Deconstructing the His-story of Africa, Excavating Untold Truth and What Ought to Be Done and Kn. Oxford: African Books Collective.
- Ogbunu, Brandon (2020). How Afrofuturism Can Help the World Mend. Wired.
- Raser, Tess (2018). Wakanda Curriculum. British Columbia Teacher Federation – Antiracism Online Resources and Websites.
- Van Sertima, I. (1976). They came before Columbus: The African presence in ancient America. African classicals.
- VerCetty, Q. (2020). AstroBlackness Vibes & The Age OF Ascension Tings! Exploring Afrofuturistic Use of Art As A Spiritual African Invention. Medium.
- VerCetty, Q. (2020). Excerpt Defining Rastafuturism. Medium.
- VerCetty, Q. (2020). Excerpt From ‘A Likkle Overstanding of Sankofanology’ Chapter. Medium.
- VerCetty, Quentin & Audrey Hudson (Editors.), Cosmic Underground Northside: An Incantation of Black Canadian Speculative Discourse & Innerstandings (pp. 33–272). San Francisco: Cedar Grove Publishing.