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May 31
09:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Jasmine Roberts | Microsoft Research
Charity Everett | MIT Open Documentary Lab
Description
Moderated by Kai Frazier, Founder & CEO, Curated x Kai, Afrofuturism imagines a future that values Black lives and social justice through the creative power of Black culture, music, film, literature and science fiction. Coined in 1994 by the cultural critic Mark Dery, its roots go back decades and include jazz musician Sun Ra, Parliament Funkadelic, writers Octavia Butler and Samuel R. Delany. As the next generation of artists like Janelle Monáe (Dirty Computer) and filmmakers Ryan Coogler (Black Panther) and Boots Riley (Sorry to Bother You) immerse audiences in a hyper-real Black experience, our panelists will explore Afrofuturism today and how it impacts AR, VR and spatial design.
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Research Engineer
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MIT Open Documentary Lab
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CULTURxEAT
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Quirkeley
Artist and Game Designer
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University of California Santa Cruz
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