Afrofuturism: The celebration of several stories

At a time of great technological advances, our world is changing. From smartphones to social networks, from autonomous cars to artificial intelligence, these transformations deeply impact our social interactions, our movements and our identities. Twenty years ago, we would not have imagined one day seeing a car move alone, except in a movie or a book. The world of science fiction has played an important role in technological progress because much of this innovation has been inspired by it. People made us see and think the world of tomorrow through movies, series, books. However, the most famous fiction has been built mostly from a Western point of view and leave little space in their futuristic spaces to African, Caribbean, racialized black women and men. Faced with this erasure, an alternating current has developed: Afrofuturism. This thesis attempts to identify transversal social issues in Afrofuturism, by exploring its recurring themes, and by relying on the work of artists and intellectuals, claiming to be Afrofuturists or whose ideas can be included in Afrofuturist filiation.