Episode 13: andré carrington, Speculative Blackness and The Black Fantastic

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Utopian and Dystopian Fictions

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Utopian and Dystopian Fictions is a podcast for scholars, thinkers, and anyone with an interest in utopian and dystopian theory, literature, film, and television. It’s hosted by Dr Matthew Leggatt (Senior Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Winchester) and Dr Liam Knight (Independent Scholar). In each episode we interview a different academic in the field and interrogate myths and common misconceptions about the genre. If you have any feedback or questions, please feel free to send us an email, using utopiananddystopianfictions@gmail.com.

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Episode 13: andré carrington, Speculative Blackness and The Black Fantastic

Utopian and Dystopian Fictions

1 hour 13 minutes 33 seconds

3 months ago

Episode 13: andré carrington, Speculative Blackness and The Black Fantastic

In this episode, we speak with andré carrington, an Associate Professor in the English Department at the University of California, Riverside.

In our conversation with andré, we discuss speculative fiction and the emerging opportunities for Black writers in this genre across a range of literary modes. Here, andré offers unique insights, blending his role as an academic, critic, fan, and literary editor. Here, we question who gets to imagine the future, how they are able to express their imaginings, and what happens as a result of these imaginings.

You can find out more about andré and his work here: https://profiles.ucr.edu/app/home/profile/andrc

You can find andré's Speculative Blackness here: https://www.upress.umn.edu/9780816678969/speculative-blackness/

And you can buy The Black Fantastic here: https://www.loa.org/books/the-black-fantastic-20-afrofuturist-stories-paperback/

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