Janelle Monae's "Dirty Computer" (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)

This book offers an in-depth analysis of Janelle Monae's Dirty Computer, an Afrofuturist project that appeared simultaneously as a concept album and a visual album or "emotion picture" in spring 2018. In the previous decade, Janelle Monae has developed into a global media personality who effortlessly unites speculative world-building with social and political activism. Across the intersecting album and film that together make up Dirty Computer, Monae brings together the science-fictional themes that informed her previous work, resulting in a powerfully focused artistic and political statement. While the music on the album can be enjoyed as an accessible collection of pop tracks, the accompanying film, music videos, and media paratexts add layers of meaning that combine speculative world-building with anti-racist activism. This unique convergence of energies, ideas, and media platforms has made Dirty Computer a new classic of Afrofuturist science fiction.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Palgrave Science Fiction and Fantasy: A New Canon
Release date:	2022
First published:	2021
Authors:	Dan Hassler-Forest
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	96
Edition:	1st ed. 2021
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-090652-8
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture Books > Music > General
LSN:	3-03-090652-3
Barcode:	9783030906528

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