@article{article_1553721, title={Analyzing the Novel The Fifth Season from an Afrofuturistic Perspective}, journal={Nova Dil Dergisi}, volume={1}, pages={20–30}, year={2024}, url={https://izlik.org/JA58SE92FP}, author={Koroncu Özbilen, Duygu}, keywords={İngiliz romanı, Afrofütürizm, Siyah Spekülatif Kurgu, Bilimkurgu, Afrika Diasporası}, abstract={Afrofuturism is a literary and artistic movement that emphasizes the convergence of science fiction, technology, Black history, and culture. This article analyzes N.K. Jemisin’s novel The Fifth Season through the lens of Afrofuturism, demonstrates how its plot, setting, and ideas diverge from and reconstitute the norms of the science fiction genre. More specifically concerning the methods, the study examines the relationship between race and environmental change in social relations by exploring different ways in which Jemisin harnesses fiction to address the past and imagine new futures for oppressed people. The content contends that the said narrative, besides transforming the challenges posed by the anticipated future, tends to address the highlighted problems of the current society, considering the strength of respecting the characters. Toward this end, the article demonstrates how key features of the story including its chronological setting and the concept of orogeny are important in advancing Afrofuturism as a way of developing speculative banners and more imaginative explanations of identity, power, and survival within the context of change.}, number={1}