http://boingboing.net/2012/02/18/afrocyberpunk-the-future-and.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 18 May 2013 08:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://boingboing.net/2012/02/18/afrocyberpunk-the-future-and.html#comment-1350079 Guido Mon, 20 Feb 2012 03:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=144587#comment-1350079 George Alec Effiger's Budayen Trilogy deals with cyberpunk in the Middle East.  George Alec Effiger’s Budayen Trilogy deals with cyberpunk in the Middle East. 

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/02/18/afrocyberpunk-the-future-and.html#comment-1349753 ZA_SF Sun, 19 Feb 2012 08:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=144587#comment-1349753 Ian McDonald, Paolo Bacigalupi, John Courtenay Grimwood - love their work, but I'm very eager to hear the developing world speak for itself and it's own visions of our shared future.  Ian McDonald, Paolo Bacigalupi, John Courtenay Grimwood – love their work, but I’m very eager to hear the developing world speak for itself and it’s own visions of our shared future. 

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/02/18/afrocyberpunk-the-future-and.html#comment-1349731 Ladyfingers Sun, 19 Feb 2012 06:16:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=144587#comment-1349731  It's interesting. I grew up there and was a sci-fi fan, and there was absolutely a cultural bias against sci-fi there. No sci-fi was ever really published there, and although I wrote it for my essays at school, it was frowned upon. When District 9 came out and outgrossed pretty much every preachy bit of  SA cultural output until that point, it was a rather nice  little vindication for years of "stop writing stories about spacemen."  It’s interesting. I grew up there and was a sci-fi fan, and there was absolutely a cultural bias against sci-fi there. No sci-fi was ever really published there, and although I wrote it for my essays at school, it was frowned upon. When District 9 came out and outgrossed pretty much every preachy bit of  SA cultural output until that point, it was a rather nice  little vindication for years of “stop writing stories about spacemen.”

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/02/18/afrocyberpunk-the-future-and.html#comment-1349636 Andrea Sat, 18 Feb 2012 22:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=144587#comment-1349636 I like what this implies about the ability for sci-fi to inspire people. Seeing what might be possible can really fire the imagination for finding ways to get there, which is fundamental when it comes to fostering wealth and peace. I like what this implies about the ability for sci-fi to inspire people. Seeing what might be possible can really fire the imagination for finding ways to get there, which is fundamental when it comes to fostering wealth and peace.

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/02/18/afrocyberpunk-the-future-and.html#comment-1349582 BlackPanda Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=144587#comment-1349582 Pashazade by John Courtenay Grimwood is worth a read. Cyberpunk detective tale set in "Future Egypt". I'm very interested in the concept and would like to hear more. (1/4 Zimbabwean here :P) Pashazade by John Courtenay Grimwood is worth a read. Cyberpunk detective tale set in “Future Egypt”. I’m very interested in the concept and would like to hear more. (1/4 Zimbabwean here :P)

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/02/18/afrocyberpunk-the-future-and.html#comment-1349535 rocketpjs Sat, 18 Feb 2012 18:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=144587#comment-1349535 Agreed, I think District 9 was the best sf movie of the past decade.  Agreed, I think District 9 was the best sf movie of the past decade. 

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/02/18/afrocyberpunk-the-future-and.html#comment-1349525 Shibi_SF Sat, 18 Feb 2012 18:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=144587#comment-1349525 Science fiction + (South) Africans always brings District 9 to mind.  Such a good movie, great concept and an excellent movie website.   Science fiction + (South) Africans always brings District 9 to mind.  Such a good movie, great concept and an excellent movie website.  

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