Accessing SUNY Broome Library's E-Resources
When remotely accessing the Library's e-resources, you will get a SUNY Broome dialog box asking for your SUNY Broome (mycollege) username and password.
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Afrofuturism and Music
Primo is the Library's discovery tool. It can be accessed from the Library's website.
example Primo search
search results for the following:
music
AND
afrofuturism
On the search results page, on the left, refine your search. You can narrow your focus by selecting "Subjects." Scroll down the page to find these, and open up "Show More."
Selected Databases
- Gale OneFile:Fine Arts This link opens in a new windowProvides more than 150 full-text magazines and journals that are covered in indices such as the Wilson Art Index and RILM, this collection will provide support for research in areas such as drama, music, art history, and filmmaking.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowEssential scholarly journals in many academic fields, especially arts, literature, humanities, and basic science.
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new windowThis multi-disciplinary database covers magazines, scholarly journals, and newspapers and is a good place to start for any subject.
- Academic OneFile This link opens in a new windowProvides millions of articles from over 17,000 scholarly journals and other authoritative sources—including thousands of podcasts, transcripts and videos from reputable news sources.
Resources of Interest
Web Resources
- Afrofuturism in Black Music -- Google Arts & Culture
- 8 Afrofuturist Classics Everyone Needs to Hear - BBC Music
- Artists Who Define Afrofuturism in Music: Sun Ra, Flying Lotus, Janelle ... - grammy.com
- Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures - National Museum of African American History & Culture
- Afrofuturism Podcast - Carnegie Hall
Books
The Black Speculative Arts Movement by Call Number: N6538.N5 B533 2019print book
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The Black Speculative Arts Movement: Black Futurity, Art+Design is a 21st century statement on the intersection of the future of African people with art, culture, technology, and politics. This collection enters the global debate on the emerging field of Afrofuturism studies with an international array of scholars and artists contributing to the discussion of Black futurity in the 21st century. The contributors analyze and respond to the invisibility or mischaracterization of Black people in the popular imagination, in science fiction, and in philosophies of history.
Afrofuturism by ebook
2014 Locus Awards Finalist, Nonfiction Category In this hip, accessible primer to the music, literature, and art of Afrofuturism, author Ytasha Womack introduces readers to the burgeoning community of artists creating Afrofuturist works, the innovators from the past, and the wide range of subjects they explore. From the sci-fi literature of Samuel Delany, Octavia Butler, and N. K. Jemisin to the musical cosmos of Sun Ra, George Clinton, and the Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am, to the visual and multimedia artists inspired by African Dogon myths and Egyptian deities, the book's topics range from the "alien" experience of blacks in America to the "wake up" cry that peppers sci-fi literature, sermons, and activism. With a twofold aim to entertain and enlighten, Afrofuturists strive to break down racial, ethnic, and social limitations to empower and free individuals to be themselves.
The Schlager Anthology of Black America by Ebook. Link directs to entry on Ma Rainey and the impact of blues music. Additional relevant entries include Folk Music of the US: Afro-American Spirituals, Work Songs, and Ballads.
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