{"title":"Tavia Nyong'o","description":"\u003cp\u003eTavia Nyong'o's works delve deeply into critical cultural and social theories, offering readers profound insights into complex historical and contemporary issues. Expect intellectually rigorous explorations that challenge prevailing narratives and encourage thoughtful reflection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in education and reference, Nyong'o's books are valuable for those interested in critical theory, cultural studies, and the intersections of race, politics, and history. His writing combines academic scholarship with a compelling voice that provokes fresh perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"black-apocalypse-by-tavia-nyongo-9780520388482","title":"Black Apocalypse","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJuxtaposing the world-building of afrofuturism and the world-negating of afropessimism to show how both movements have offered us critical resources of hope.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eScience fiction imagines aliens and global crises as world-unifying events, both a threat and promise for the future. \u003cem\u003eBlack Apocalypse\u003c\/em\u003e is an introduction to the past and present of black engagement with speculative futures. From Octavia Butler to W.E.B. Du Bois to Sun Ra, Tavia Nyong'o shows that the end of the world is crucial to afrofuturism and reframes the binary of afropessimism and afrofuturism to explore their similarities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInterweaving black trans, queer, and feminist theories, Nyong'o examines the social, technological, and existential threats facing our species and reflects on shifting anxieties and hopes for the future. Exploring the apocalypse in movies, art, literature, and music, this book considers the endless afterlives of slavery and inequality and revives the radical black imagination to envision the future of blackness. \u003cem\u003eBlack Apocalypse\u003c\/em\u003e argues that black aesthetics take us to the edge of this world and into the next.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470107230444,"sku":"9780520388482","price":35.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780520388482-black-apocalypse.jpg?v=1775212471"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/tavia-nyongo.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}