As recently as 2009, the Nigerian-American writer, Nnedi Okorafor could ask in a
blogpost,“Is Africa ready for science fiction?” 1 She followed this up in 2014 with an equally …

This study examines a range of South African speculative novels which situate their
narratives in futuristic or 'alternative'milieus, exploring how these narratives not only address …

Conventions appropriated from certain forms of speculative fiction–sf, gothic and horror
among them–have become increasingly discernible features of diverse contemporary …

This paper examines the blending of Nigerian magical elements with science fiction in the
writings of Nnedi Okorafor. Looking at her novels What Sunny Saw in the Flames (2011) and …

The number of science fiction (SF) publications written by African authors skyrocketed in the
new millennium and, alongside it, a debate on the form and sociological functions of that …

In Postcolonial literature, magic realism and science fiction are two sub-genres that have
worked diligently to contest realism as a western novelistic tradition. In the South African …

Guy Maddin's 2007 fi lm My Winnipeg explores questions of historical memory and cultural
erasure that signify in very particular ways a Canadian postcolonial fi lmic and cultural …

In this chapter I contribute to expanding the application of extractivism, the practices of large-
scale continued extraction of finite resources, as a basis for ecocritical analysis of …

In TL Huchu's short story “Egoli”(2020), the elderly protagonist walks through her village
reflecting on the imminent departure of her grandson Makamba into outer space. Centering …

This article discusses the recent transformation of the way in which the National English
Literary Museum (NELM) uses its exhibition space, in the context of the development of the …