Name: Sci-fi stories that imagine a future Africa
Uploaded: 2017-11-01T15:14:36Z
Duration: 9 min 10 s
Description: "My science fiction has different ancestors -- African ones," says writer Nnedi Okorafor. In between excerpts from her "Binti" series and her novel "Lagoon," Okorafor discusses the inspiration and roots of her work -- and how she opens strange doors through her Afrofuturist writing.

Nnedi Okorafor: Sci-fi stories that imagine a future Africa

Sci-fi stories that imagine a future Africa

"My science fiction has different ancestors -- African ones," says writer Nnedi Okorafor. In between excerpts from her "Binti" series and her novel "Lagoon," Okorafor discusses the inspiration and roots of her work -- and how she opens strange doors through her Afrofuturist writing.

Science fiction shaped by African traditions reimagines the future from a new perspective, blending ancestry with speculation. A girl from a traditional African family, using a faulty transporter and red clay rituals, leaves Earth for a distant galactic university. These stories connect modern technology, ancestral wisdom, and the realities of contemporary Africa. Afrofuturism challenges the Western-dominated sci-fi canon to open strange doors and inspire new ways of seeing.