#SchomburgSyllabus: Afrofuturism & Comics
The #SchomburgSyllabus is an archive of new and recent educational resources relating to Black studies, movements, and experiences. By connecting these materials to the Schomburg Center’s collections, we honor and recognize the source and strength of Black self-education practices, collective study, and librarianship. The #SchomburgSyllabus is curated by Schomburg Center staff and organized into 27 themes to foster a greater understanding of the Black experience. Explore resources below to learn more about Afrofuturism and Comics.
#SchomburgSyllabus: Afrofuturism & Comics
Black Comic Book Festival (2021), Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Schomburg Education Department, The New York Public Library
Jackie Ormes: The First African American Woman Cartoonist (2019) / by Nancy Goldstein (2019), Sc F 20-133, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library
The Last Angel of History / directed by John Akomfrah (1995), Sc Visual VRA-577, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Moving Image & Recorded Sound Division, The New York Public Library
Nonlinear Pendulums: Voyage Through Infinite Blackness (2020) / by 2020 Schomburg Center Teen Curators, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Schomburg Education Department, The New York Public Library
On Black Panther, Afrofuturism, and Astroblackness: A Conversation with Reynaldo Anderson (March 13, 2018), Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, #Syllabus Web Archive Collection – Archive-It, The New York Public Library
The Wisdom of Sun Ra Collection, Sc MG 942, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library
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Image: Read 'Em for Fun! Your Favorite COMICS brochure, 1955-1956. Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library.
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Special Thanks
The #SchomburgSyllabus is made possible through The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s generous support for the #SchomburgSyllabus project, and the Community Webs program, which is funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, Internet Archive, and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation