Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoTIL Black Americans were developing the Afro-Futurism/Black Sci-Fi genre of literature as early as the mid-19th century. Titles such as 'Blake' (1859), 'Iola Leroy' (1892), 'Imperium In Imperio (1899)en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1247arrow-down119
arrow-up1228arrow-down1external-linkTIL Black Americans were developing the Afro-Futurism/Black Sci-Fi genre of literature as early as the mid-19th century. Titles such as 'Blake' (1859), 'Iola Leroy' (1892), 'Imperium In Imperio (1899)en.wikipedia.orgDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squareXTLlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 months agoSpeculative fiction is generally a better term to avoid quibbling over details. The speculative step is the important defining thing in any case.
Speculative fiction is generally a better term to avoid quibbling over details. The speculative step is the important defining thing in any case.