Black Science Fiction - Page 2

A Crash Course in the History of Black Science Fiction is an annotated list of 40+ black science fiction works, created by author Nisi Shawl, that are important to your understanding of its history. Some of these works could be construed as fantasy rather than science fiction. The distinction between these two imaginative genres is often blurred, and it's especially hard to make out their boundaries when exploring the writing of African-descended authors. Why? Because access to the scientific knowledge from which SF often derives has been denied to people of the African diaspora for much of history. Also, it's sometimes difficult to understand the history of black science fiction without reference to the history of black fantasy.