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  At the Edge: Talking Erotics & Afrofuturism with AfroerotiK

  by At the Edge An Afrofuturist Salon in Culture 6/20/2012 12:00:00 AM

  Tags: Erotic Power Afrofuturism Theory Gender Art

  Our first episode features a conversation between Dr. Cherie Ann Turpin and Afroerotik about erotic agency, gender, race, and technology: what does it mean to be subject of desire and an Afrofuturist/futurist? What role does internet and social media play in the negotiation, articulation, and performance of racialized and gendered bodies as artists, writers, and lovers? As citizens of the world?  Do check out my blog for more on AfroerotiK: http://afrofuturismscholar.wordpress.com/201

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  Talking Erotics & Afrofuturism with AfroerotiK: Part Two

  by At the Edge An Afrofuturist Salon in Culture 11/3/2012 12:00:00 AM

  Tags: Black Women Black Men Erotic Fiction African Diaspora Relationships

  At the Edge presents Part Two of my discussion with Scottie Lowe, also known as AfroerotiK, who will be discussing her new erotic videos and new collection of erotic short stories, as well as continuing our discussion on Black women, the erotic, spiritual communion, and self-empowerment. Erotic provocateur, humanist, relentless champion for the oppressed, and facilitator for social change, Scottie Lowe is the brain child, creative genius and the blood, sweat, and tears behind AfroerotiK,

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  At the Edge-African Traditional Religions: Madrina Angelique

  by At the Edge An Afrofuturist Salon in Culture 8/30/2012 12:00:00 AM

  Tags: Root Mama Conjure Afrofuturism African Diaspora African Traditional Religions Madrina Angelique

    Dr. Cherie Ann Turpin interviews Madrina Angelique, who "is initiated in the Palo tradition as Madre Nganga of Munanso Centella Ndoki Nyuyo Malongo Corta Lima Cordosa, initiated by Chief Ololele Afolabi, godson of Tata Antonio Ali.  She is also initiated in Santeria as Iyalorisha of Ile Ori Yemaya, initiated by Baba Ogun Solu, godson of Chief Bolu Fantunmise of the Ifa Orisha Cultural Cener in Nigeria and Atlanta.  Born and raised in rural Georgia, she has immersed hersel

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  At the Edge: Tzynya L. Pinchback, Poet and Visionary

  by At the Edge An Afrofuturist Salon in Books 8/9/2012 12:00:00 AM

  Tags: Poetry Afrofuturism African Diaspora Tyzyna L Pinchpack Women Bloggers

  This episode Dr. Cherie Ann Turpin interviews Poet Tzynya Pinchback, who is a "mother, writer, spinster and cranberry enthusiast.  Using narrative as shaman, lyric as landscape, [she is] a corporate proposal writer by day, syllable wench courting meter, form and tambourine-carrying skeletons by night. Tzynya is founder and facilitator of Cat in the Belly – a memoir and guided journaling workshop incorporating eco-psychology and art therapy principles."  Her work can b

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  At the Edge: Dr. Alondra Nelson, Scholar & Author

  by At the Edge An Afrofuturist Salon in Books 7/26/2012 12:00:00 AM

  Tags: Afrofuturism Academia Alondra Nelson Sociology Body and Soul

  In this episode, Dr. Cherie Ann Turpin interviews Dr. Alondra Nelson, Associate Professor of Sociology at Columbia University, whose latest  work Body and Soul: The Black Panther Party and the Fight Against Medical Discrimination brings to light the significance of the Black Panther Party's role in challenging mainstream medicine's mistreatment of and discrimination against poor people of African descent in the United States.  Dr. Nelson, whose groundbreaking work on the

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  Cultural Hybridity, Race, Gender: Research on Gabriel Byrne

  by At the Edge An Afrofuturist Salon in Culture 8/16/2012 12:00:00 AM

  Tags: race gender Gabriel Byrne Irish hybridity

  Taking a brief break from Afrofuturism, this episode features an informal discussion between me and my research assistant and former student Adrian Ayers (also a school teacher in the Washington Metro area) regarding ongoing research for one of my book projects,  "Black Irish," cultural hybridity, and the cinematic body: a study on Gabriel Byrne.  Just how did I, as an African American woman whose research and publications has tended to center on gender studies, litera

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  At the Edge: Interview with Corset Mag Editor Arielle Loren

  by At the Edge An Afrofuturist Salon in Culture 7/19/2012 12:00:00 AM

  Tags: Arielle Loren Corset Magazine Bideology Afrofuturism Women

  Dr. Cherie Ann Turpin interviews Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Corset Magazine Arielle Loren about her ground-breaking magazine, her work towards building healthy conversations about female sexuality, and her fascinating documentary Bideology, a feature-length film exploring sexualities. The latest issue of Corset Magazine is due to be out in August, by the way but do make sure you check out Issues #1 and #2, because your host is a contributor in all three!

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  Afrofuturist Visions: Interview with Author Thaddeus Howze

  by At the Edge An Afrofuturist Salon in Books 7/11/2012 1:00:00 AM

  Tags: Thaddeus Howze Cherie Ann Turpin Hubcity Blues Afrofuturism cyberpunk

  Dr. Cherie Ann Turpin interviews up and coming speculative/science fiction author Thaddeus Howze about his novel Hayward's Reach, his collection of short fiction on his website Hubcity Blues, and the growth of cyberpunk and futurism among writers of the African Diaspora.

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  Afrofuturist Visions: Octavia Butler & Walter Mosley

  by At the Edge An Afrofuturist Salon in Books 7/4/2012 1:00:00 AM

  Tags: Octavia Butler Walter Mosley Kenji Jasper Cherie Ann Turpin Afrofuturism

    Interview with novelist Kenji Jasper about Afrofuturist aesthetics and themes in Octavia Butler's novel Parable of the Sower and Walter Mosley's short story collection Futureland.