{"id":148,"date":"2026-09-01T18:06:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T16:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/virtual-sf.com\/?page_id=148"},"modified":"2026-09-01T18:06:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T16:06:27","slug":"race-in-science-fiction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/virtual-sf.com\/?page_id=148","title":{"rendered":"Race in Science Fiction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lecture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the lecture&nbsp;\u201cRace in Science Fiction\u201d by&nbsp;Prof. Dr. Lisa Yaszek (Georgia Institute of Technology):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Videofile \u2013 MP4<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"480\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 480;\" width=\"640\" controls poster=\"http:\/\/virtual-sf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Yaszek.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/virtual-sf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/53-536_yaszek_2012-06-19_18-24.mp4\" playsinline><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Essay<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The introductory essay \u201cRace in Science Fiction: The Case of Afrofuturism\u201d by Prof. Dr.&nbsp;Lisa Yaszek is available for download here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"http:\/\/virtual-sf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Yaszek.pdf\">Yaszek, Lisa \u2013 \u201cRace in Science Fiction: The Case of Afrofuturism\u201d<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recommended Articles for Further Reading<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>THE ROAD TO SCIENCE FICTION,<\/em>&nbsp;(ED. JAMES GUNN) and the&nbsp;<em>WESLEYAN ANTHOLOGY OF SCIENCE FICTION<\/em>&nbsp;(ED. ARTHUR B. EVANS ET AL.)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both of these anthologies do not really consider questions of race and\/or astrofuturism and thus this topic cannot be covered with this anthology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora&nbsp;<\/em>(2000), Ed. Sheree R. Thomas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Dark Matter: Reading the Bones<\/em>\u00a0(2005), Ed. Sheree R. Thomas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Should you be interested in using an anthology, these two books are the go-to option for questions on astrofuturism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ADDITIONAL READING (ASIDE FROM THE ANTHOLOGIES):<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Martin Delany, \u201cBlake or the Huts of America\u201d (<em>Anglo-African Magazine<\/em>, 1859-62) <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">W.E.B. DuBois, \u201cThe Comet,\u201d\u00a0<em>Darkwater: Voices within the Veil\u00a0<\/em>(1920) <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Charles Schuyler, \u201cBlack Internationale\u201d and \u201cBlack Empire\u201d (<em>Pittsburgh Courier<\/em>, 1936-38) \u2013 Excerpts are available via Google Books.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Octavia Butler, \u201cBloodchild,\u201d\u00a0<em>Isaac Asimov\u2019s Science Fiction Magazine<\/em>, 1984 <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nalo Hopkinson,&nbsp;<em>Midnight Robber<\/em>&nbsp;(2000)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Steven Barnes,&nbsp;<em>Lion\u2019s Blood<\/em>&nbsp;(2002) and&nbsp;<em>Zulu Heart&nbsp;<\/em>(2003)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Minister Faust,&nbsp;<em>Coyote Kings of the Space Age Bachelor Pad<\/em>&nbsp;(2004)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Amiri Baraka,\u00a0<em>Tales from the Out and Gone<\/em>\u00a0(2006)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MLA Citation for this page:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Video Lecture:<br>Yaszek, Lisa. \u201cRace in Science Fiction\u201d. Video Lecture.\u00a0<em>A Virtual Introduction to Science Fiction<\/em>. Ed. Lars Schmeink.<br>Web. 2012. &lt;http:\/\/virtual-sf.com\/?page_id=148>.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Essay:<br>Yaszek, Lisa. \u201cRace in Science Fiction: The Case of Afrofuturism\u201d. <em>A Virtual Introduction to Science Fiction<\/em>. Ed. Lars Schmeink.<br>Web. 2012. &lt;http:\/\/virtual-sf.com\/?page_id=148>. 1-11.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Info Page:<br>Yaszek, Lisa and Lars Schmeink. \u201cRace in Science Fiction\u201d. Web Page. <em>A Virtual Introduction to Science Fiction<\/em>. Ed. Lars Schmeink. 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