Afrofuturism & Social Justice Ideas Through
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Afrofuturism & Social Justice Ideas through Art Joseph Kerney and Allison Beaulieu University of Chicago Laboratory Schools What is Afrofuturism? A movement in literature, music, art, etc., featuring futuristic or science fiction themes incorporating elements of African/African Diaspora and Black culture through a variety of mediums. Sun Ra Narrative Writing ● Creating stories that depict a diverse future world. ● Identifying the plot ● Creating dynamic characters “Mr. Nancy of American Gods” ● Types of Conflict ● Understanding the theme Ancient Nubia Students visit the Oriental Institute on University of Chicago’s campus to study images of Ancient Nubia “Here we are— Octavia Butler’s Poems from Earthseed (1993) Energy, Mass, Life, Shaping Life, Mind, “All that you touch Shaping Mind, you change. God, All that you change changes you. Shaping God. The only lasting truth Consider— is change. We are born God Is change.” Not with purpose, But with potential.” World Building ● Worlds that defy limitations “Wakanda from Black Panther” ● A marriage of technology and culture ● Elements grounded in modern times that relate to current events ● Creating a history to your world ● Including all the senses to give the world character “how it looks, sounds, feels, and smells. ● What does society look like in this world “effects from design process” Hebru Brantley’s NEVERMORE Park: Chicago 2019 Visual History: Black Panther Movie Ndebele Neck Rings Visual History: Black Panther Movie Agbada Robes Visual History: Black Panther Movie Zulu headdress Visual History: Black Panther Movie Himba Tribe red ochre Visual History: Black Panther Movie Mursi and Surma lip plates Influences in Movies/TV shows ● Changing your reality through physical and mental abilities ● Inception ● Doctor Strange ● The Matrix ● StarTrek ● Black Mirror Video Game references ● Fortnite ● Prototype 2 ● Detroit: Become Human Comic Influences ● Green Lantern: Far Sector ● Concrete Park ● Tuskegee Heirs ● Black ● World of Black Heros Collaboration between Homeroom and Art Turtel Onli Project Ideas: Comic Characters into Clay Project Ideas: Comic Characters into Clay Hebru Brantley’s FlyBoy based upon the Tuskegee Airmen of WW2 Nick Cave’s Soundsuits AfriCOBRA 1968 Project Ideas: Scratch Art Profiles (3rd grade) Project Ideas: Oil Pastel Story Silhouettes (4th grade) Project Ideas: Oil Pastel Story Silhouettes (4th grade) Afrofuturism & STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) Hologram Pyramid Projector & Symbol Studies on Kimoyo Beads Afrofuturism & STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) Moon Girl Riri Williams Afrofuturism & STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) Studio Museum in Harlem Afrofuturism and Imagination: Human Centered Design Future Plans and Further Ideas Ceramic Shoes based upon collaborative stories in homeroom Work by Kang Lee Thank You! Joseph Kerney Allison Beaulieu 3rd/4th Grade Visual Arts Teacher 4th Grade Homeroom Teacher Mikki Sanders Art Department Co-Chair [email protected] 4th Grade Science [email protected] Teacher DEI Coordinator [email protected] .