IKOS PhD Mid-term evaluation: Afrofuturism in Brazil and Latin-America: imagining the future to rebuild the past

We want to invite you to an open evaluation with our PhD-fellow in Science Fiction (SF) Studies Patrick Brock. To comment on the candidates work, we have invited Professor Dale Knickerbocker, from East Carolina University, USA

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The mid-term evaluation is organized in two parts and starts with a 2-hour public seminar, followed by a closed meeting.

The purpose of the evaluation is to assess the progress of the PhD project at a point when it is still possible to make small or substantial changes. In general, we want to know how the candidate is doing, how much work is done, and what is left.

About the PhD candidate and his Research:

My research is part of the multidisciplinary project CoFutures: Pathways to Possible Presents and looks into futurism in Latin America. I am particularly concerned with the Afrofuturism movement in Brazil and its implications for cultural production and regeneration, racial identity, and resistance to authoritarianism. Study objects include books, films, videogames and artworks. 

Published Nov. 15, 2022 3:28 PM - Last modified Mar. 20, 2023 11:48 AM