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SUMMARY:RIPExpo 2016 - Rhode Island Independent Publishing Expo!
DESCRIPTION:METROPOLARITY LOVES RIPEXPO. \nCATCH RAS & EIGHTEEN THIS YEAR TABLING W/NEW \nPOSTERS\nPINS\n#DIYSCIFI BOOKS\n+ TEEEEEE SHIRTS\n^___^/ \nAbout\nThe Rhode Island Independent Publishing Expo (RIPExpo) is a spring weekend devoted to small-press and self-published comics\, zines and books. Artists and writers from all over North America will join local creators to exhibit work and generate discussion. RIPExpo is committed to giving voice to those underrepresented in mainstream media. \nThe RIPExpo main exhibition halls at the Providence Public Library will have over 120 exhibitors selling their small-press and self-published comics\, zines and books. Running during the show will be panel discussions with creators and publishers\, and in the evenings there will be various events throughout Providence. \nFree & open to the public! \nDate\nSeptember 24 – 25\, 2016 \nLocation\nProvidence Public Library\n225 Washington St\nProvidence\, RI\n02903
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/ripexpo-2016-rhode-island-independent-publishing-expo/
LOCATION:Providence Public Library\, 150 Empire St\, Providence\, RI\, 02903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Panels & Expos,Readings & Performances,Workshops,Zine & Book Events
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SUMMARY:Re-Present-Ing: Freedom\, Fiction\, & Science by Humans
DESCRIPTION:Sirius JuJu\nDavid Xu Borgonjon\nRasheedah Phillips\nLaboria Cuboniks\nAnthony Monteiro\nPANEL/QnA \nfrom the SOTHIS platform for the advancement of intelligent life-forms: \nPresent (noun) “this period of time\, not the past or the future; now”\nRe- (prefix) “used with the meaning “again” or “again and again” to indicate repetition\, or with the meaning “back” or “backward” to indicate withdrawal or backward motion”\nPresent (verb) “to give\, show\, provide\, or make known”\n-Ing (suffix) “Art is not a be-ing\, but a Being\, the simple noun. It is not the verb\, but its product.” -Leroi Jones \n$5-20 no one turned away
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/re-present-ing-freedom-fiction-science-by-humans/
LOCATION:Wooden Shoe Books & Records\, 704 South Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States
CATEGORIES:Panels & Expos,Readings & Performances,Some Other Jawns
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151103T200000
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SUMMARY:Future Perfect: A screening & workshop exploring future imaginaries from the New Right to the AfroFuturist Affair
DESCRIPTION:Slought is pleased to announce “Future Perfect\,” a screening and workshop exploring future imaginaries from the New Right to the AfroFuturist Affair\, on Tuesday\, November 3\, 2015 from 6-8pm. The event will feature the Philadelphia premiere of Daniel Tucker’s feature-length video essay Future Perfect: Time Capsules in Reagan Country (54 minutes\, 2015)\, followed by a dialogue between the artist and author Rasheedah Phillips\, creator of The AfroFuturist Affair\, exploring the liberatory potential of language\, and the relationship of writing to social justice and alternative conceptions of the future. \nThe conversation at Slought takes place just over ten years after Ronald Reagan’s death\, and twenty-five years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and his departure from the office of the President of the United States. It will begin with an exploration of a speech delivered by former President Ronald Reagan following the end of his Governorship in California on August 19th\, 1976 at the Republican National Convention in Kansas City\, Missouri. In this speech\, Reagan talks of the difficulty he found in writing a letter for a time capsule to be sealed in Los Angeles and opened one hundred years in the future. The video essay Future Perfect: Time Capsules in Reagan Country revisits this historical moment\, as well as Reagan’s future imaginaries – his science fiction imagination and rhetoric – through visits to Reagan-inspired monuments and time capsules throughout California. \nThe conversation at Slought will then move from the New Right imaginary of Reagan’s era\, which sought to impose a conservative vision upon society\, to the AfroFuturist imaginary of Black speculative fiction writers today\, who seek to enable a more progressive vision for society. In their recent collection Octavia’s Brood: Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movements (2015)\, editors Adrienne Maree Brown and Walidah Imarisha introduce the term visionary fiction to distinguish “science fiction that has relevance toward building new\, freer worlds from the mainstream strain of science fiction\, which most often reinforces dominant narratives of power.” The event will thus explore the power of language in envisioning better worlds\, and the relationship between language\, identity\, imagination and power. The evening will conclude with a short writing workshop led by Rasheedah Phillips and The AfroFuturist Affair.
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/1837/
LOCATION:Slought\, 4017 Walnut St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Afrofuturist Sciences,Film Screenings,Panels & Expos,Workshops
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SUMMARY:Afrofuturism NOW!
DESCRIPTION:The AfroFuturist Affair/Black Quantum Futurism will be performing\, presenting\, and guest curating at the AFROFUTURISM NOW! Festival \nThe avant-garde is black! Afrofuturism is a cultural movement that has been existing for a couple of decades in America\, Europe and Africa. Some prominent Afrofuturists are Sun Ra\, George Clinton\, Jeff Mills and Science Fiction writer Octavia Butler. Today\, there’s a new wave of Afrofuturist writers\, performers\, visual artists\, musicians\, filmmakers\, designers\, bloggers\, activists. Contemporary Afrofuturists – Rasheedah Phillips\, Ytasha Womack\, King Britt and many others – fuse science fiction imagination with avant-garde & DIY culture while reflecting black diaspora. \nFrom 14th to 17th October\, WORM will celebrate contemporary Afrofuturism with the festival “Afrofuturism Now!”. In preparation of this event\, our program will look back at the roots of this super-interesting cultural movement\, with an extensive film program and a lecture in June.
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/1845/
LOCATION:WORM\, Boomgaardsstraat 71\, Rotterdam\, Netherlands
CATEGORIES:Afrofuturist Sciences,Conferences,Music Shows,Panels & Expos,Readings & Performances,Some Other Jawns
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SUMMARY:AFROFUTURES_UK Conference & Exhibition Weekend
DESCRIPTION:AfroFutures_UK is a weekend event celebrating the intersection of futurism and the black experience. Featuring artists\, academics\, and activists\, they aim to promote Afrofuturistic endeavours in the arts and technology. Metropolarity’s own Rasheedah Phillips\, founder of the AfroFuturist Affair and Black Quantum Futurism collective\, will be there as one of several excellent guest speakers. \n\nAfroFutures_UK is a new collective made up of artists\, writers\, activists and academics interested in exploring the future black experience through multi-media and disruptive technologies. \nOur seminal event is a Conference//Exhibition where we will be using themes and inspiration from Afrofuturism to probe and dissect our visions of the future\, from the sociological to the scientific. We aim to bring together a range of theoretical discourse that touch on this aspect\, from womanism/black feminism\, queer theory to liberation theology and afrocentric philosophy. \nThere will be a series of talks during the day as well as film screenings\, performances and practical workshops. The current list of confirmed speakers and workshop leaders can be found here. You can follow us on Twitter @AfroFutures_UK
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/afrofutures_uk/
LOCATION:MAD LAB Manchester Digital Laboratory\, 36-40 Edge Street \, Manchester\, M4 1HN \, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Afrofuturist Sciences,Conferences,Panels & Expos,Readings & Performances,Some Other Jawns,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150909T190000
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SUMMARY:Geekadelphia Presents: The Future of Philly Sci-Fi and Fantasy @ The Free Library
DESCRIPTION:Philadelphia has been a nexus for science fiction and fantasy writers and fans for longer than many of us can remember. Numerous authors have made their homes in Philadelphia and produced some of the best works speculative fiction has to offer. The first Hugo Award was given out here. Isaac Asimov lived here. SF grandmaster Samuel R. Delany taught at Temple. But where is Philadelphia Sci-Fi and Fantasy heading? On September 9 at 7:00pm\, in the beautiful Skyline Room of the Central Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia\,  you’ll have the chance to learn about the past\, present\, and future of sci-fi and fantasy in Philadelphia. \nLed by notable science thriller author Jon McGoran\, five of our best local authors will delve into topics like the founding of the Hugo Awards\, the recent resurgence of fantasy on TV\, how the fast-paced tech industry influences fiction\, and so much more! After the main discussion\, there will be time for the you\, the lovely audience\, to ask any questions you would like. \nAfter the panel and Q&A are finished\, the night is still not over! Big Blue Marble Bookstore will be on site selling each of the author’s newest books. You’ll have plenty of time to chat with your favorite authors and get your copies signed. \nBelow you’ll find a bit more about our excellent panelists and moderator for the night: \nFran Wilde is an author and technology consultant. Her first novel\, Updraft\, is out now. Her short stories have appeared in publications including Asimov’s\, Nature\, Tor.com\, and Beneath Ceaseless Skies. Her interview series Cooking the Books–about the intersection between food and fiction–has appeared at Strange Horizons\, and Tor.com. \nGregory Frost is the author of novels including the Shadowbridge series (Del Rey) and Fitcher’s Brides (Tor). His short stories have appeared most recently in Asimov’s\, Supernatural Noir (Ellen Datlow\, ed.) and Apex Magazine. He’s director of the fiction writing workshop at Swarthmore College. \nMichael Swanwick has won five Hugo Awards and one Nebula Award in his long career of science fiction. He is the author of Dancing with Bears and the short story collection The Dog Said Bow-Wow. He has also made contributions science fiction field with critical essays as well as a biography of Hope Mirrlees. \nRasheedah Phillips is a public interest attorney\, author\, mother\, Afrofuturist\, and Aries living and working out of Philadelphia. She is also the creator of The AfroFuturist Affair\, and a founding member of Metropolarity Spec Fic Collective. She recently independently published her first speculative fiction collection\, Recurrence Plot (and Other Time Travel Tales)\, and an anthology of experimental essays from Black visionary writers called Black Quantum Futurism: Theory & Practice Vol I. Phillips was recently a 2015 artist-in-residence with West Philadelphia Neighborhood Time Exchange. This fall she will be presenting at the Afrofutures UK Unconference\, and performing\, presenting\, and guest curating at the AFROFUTURISM NOW! Festival in Amsterdam. Stay up to date and subscribe to the Future Light Cone newsletter. \nSiobhan Carroll is an Assistant Professor at University of Deleware who specializes in British literature from 1750-1850 – the turbulent historical period called the “Romantic Century” – and in modern science fiction and fantasy. She is interested in the ways that literature has shaped our understanding of empire\, community\, and the natural world. Her book\, An Empire of Air and Water\, is out now. \nStephanie Feldman grew up in Philadelphia and studied writing at the University of Pennsylvania and then Barnard College. Her debut novel\, The Angel of Losses\, is winner of the Crawford Fantasy Award\, a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Selection\, and a finalist for the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award. It was included in best-of-the-year lists from the Washington Post\, Book Riot\, and Locus Magazine. \nJon McGoran is the author of the biotech thrillers Drift and Deadout\, from Forge Books. Writing as D. H. Dublin\, he is the author of the forensic crime thrillers Freezer Burn\, Blood Poison\, and Body Trace\, from Penguin Books. His short fiction\, nonfiction and satire have appeared in a variety of publications and anthologies. He is a founding member of the Philadelphia Liars Club\, a group of published authors dedicated to promotion\, networking\, and service work. \nCome out and support your local authors\, library\, and this little ol’ geeky blog! \nGeekadelphia Presents: The Future of Philly Sci-Fi and Fantasy\nWednesday September 9 at 7:00pm\n@ The Free Library of Philadelphia Central Branch 4th Floor\, 1901 Vine Street\, Philadelphia\, PA 19103\nAdmission is totally FREE and you should RSVP to the Facebook Event! \n 
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/geekadelphia-presents-the-future-of-philly-sci-fi-and-fantasy-the-free-library/
LOCATION:Free Library of Philadelphia’s Parkway Central Library | Skyline Room – 4th Floor\, 1901 Vine Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Panels & Expos,Readings & Performances,Zine & Book Events
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SUMMARY:Metropolarity for New Museum Seminars: (Temporary) Collections of Ideas around SPECULATION
DESCRIPTION:Join Metropolarity on a Sunday afternoon at New York’s NEW MUSEUM for their public seminar series\, this season themed SPECULATION. Metropolarity will be in dialogue with New School scholars/designers/media theorists Ed Keller and Orit Halpern\, addressing speculative realist philosophy and future-oriented speculative thought through fiction and design work. Say what. \nThis focus on sustained research and ideas in development stimulated the establishment of the Seminar series\, in which small groups of multidisciplinary thinkers gather over a three-month period to consider the Education Department’s Seasonal thematic\, with pressing conversations related to art and the expanded art context examined in relation to broader issues in society. Entitled New Museum Seminars: (Temporary) Collections of Ideas\, the series directly references the Museum’s history of “collecting” ideas\, rather than art objects. The goal of the Seminars is to provide a platform for discussing\, debating\, and enacting ideas as they emerge\, in real time\, and to develop scholarship or other forms of joint creative production relating to art’s place in culture. The Seminars utilize some recognizable graduate-level and reading-group pedagogical strategies\, such as syllabi and weekly closed\, peer-led reading sessions\, but are distinguished by their context within the contemporary art museum. In addition to the weekly sessions\, there is institutional support for some form of group production to grow out of the shared course of study (conferences\, performance residencies\, online publications\, Resource Center exhibitions\, etc.). A group of approximately fifteen participants from various backgrounds (including artists\, dancers\, curators\, critics\, educators\, and scholars\, but also those with specialties not directly art-related) constitute each Seminar group\, along with R&D Season artists in residence and New Museum Education Department staff members who work on the topic. Unique among museums\, the Seminar truly functions as a “think tank” within a programming and exhibitionary institution\, fostering new ideas and work between outside and intra-institutional participants (in the past\, New Museum curators\, editors\, researchers\, and educators have also applied). \n 
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/metropolarity-for-new-museum-seminar-series-speculation/
LOCATION:New Museum\, 235 Bowery Street\, New York\, NY\, 10002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Panels & Expos,Readings & Performances,Some Other Jawns
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150528T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150531T180000
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SUMMARY:Wildseeds Black Futures Fest
DESCRIPTION:FESTIVAL WEBSITE: www.blackfuturesfest.strikingly.com\nVOLUNTEERS: Email NOLAWildseeds@gmail.com if interested in being a volunteer 🙂 \nSave the date for the Wildseeds #BlackFuturesFest going on in New Orleans from May 28th-31st! \nThe Black Futures Fest is a celebration of the Black fantastic and will showcase the creative praxis of artists\, writers\, and cultural workers of color in New Orleans whose work engages around issues of Afrofuturism\, Black science fiction\, and the Black radical and speculative imagination—work exploring race\, gender\, class\, social change\, and the future of Black and Brown bodies and communities. \nOpen to the public\, the weekend of festivities will feature film screenings\, workshops\, panel discussions\, literary readings\, and art and music by local artists and musicians. More than anything\, the festival will provide a space to celebrate Black and Brown artists\, writers\, teachers\, librarians\, readers\, and publishers engaged in shaping the future of Black people at the intersections of futurism\, arts\, and social change. \nCHECK THIS PAGE REGULARLY FOR EVENT UPDATES OR VISIT www.blackfuturesfest.strikingly.com! \n 
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/wildseeds-black-futures-fest/
LOCATION:Ibis Conservation Room\, 1401 Leonidas St\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70118\, United States
CATEGORIES:Afrofuturist Sciences,Conferences,Film Screenings,Live Art & Exhibitions,Music Shows,Panels & Expos,Readings & Performances,Some Other Jawns,Workshops,Zine & Book Events
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SUMMARY:RIPExpo: Rhode Island Independent Publishing Expo 2015
DESCRIPTION:The 2015 Rhode Island Independent Publishing Expo takes place the weekend of March 28th and 29th at the Providence Public Library in Providence\, RI. \nRIPExpo is a weekend devoted to small-press and self-published comics\, zines and books. Artists and writers from all over the land mass will join local creators to share work and generate discussion. RIPExpo is committed to giving voice to those underrepresented in the mainstream media. \nFind out more about exhibitors\, panels\, and after events at RIPExpo’s website [here]. \nMetropolarity is honored to be a Special Guest in 2015!  Last year’s Special Guests included Sophie Yanow\, Lale Westvind\, Leah Wishnia\, Mickey Z\, Suzy X and Jacob Berendes.
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/ripexpo-rhode-island-independent-publishing-expo-2015/
LOCATION:Providence Public Library\, 150 Empire St\, Providence\, RI\, 02903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Panels & Expos,Zine & Book Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141106T173000
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SUMMARY:Intro to Afrofuturism
DESCRIPTION:Join the Organization of African American Studies Undergraduate Students (OAASUS) at Temple University’s Gladfelter Hall for an Introduction to Afrofuturism\, featuring special guest speaker\, Rasheedah Phillips. \nThursday\, November 6th\, 5:30 PM
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/intro-to-afrofuturism/
LOCATION:The Weigley Room\, 9th floor of Gladfelter Hall\, Temple University\, 1115 W Berks St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Afrofuturist Sciences,Panels & Expos,Some Other Jawns
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