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Beşinci Mevsim Romanının Afrofütüristik Bakış Açısıyla Analizi

Yıl 2024, Cilt: 1 Sayı: 1, 20 - 30, 15.12.2024

Öz

Afrofütürizm, bilimkurgu, teknoloji, siyahi tarihi ve kültürünün bir araya gelmesini vurgulayan edebi ve sanatsal bir harekettir. Bu makale, N.K. Jemisin'in çığır açan romanı Beşinci Mevsim'i Afrofütüristik bir mercekten incelemekte, anlatının, dünya inşasının ve temalarının geleneksel bilimkurgu geleneklerine nasıl meydan okuduğunu ve onları nasıl yeniden şekillendirdiğini göstermektedir. Irk, iklim değişikliği ve toplumsal yapıların kesişimini analiz ederek, Jemisin'in tarihsel adaletsizliklerle yüzleşmek ve marjinal topluluklar için yeni olasılıklar öngörmek için spekülatif kurguyu nasıl kullandığını vurgulamaktadır. Mevcut çalışma, romanın yalnızca geleceği yeniden hayal etmekle kalmayıp aynı zamanda karakterlerinin dayanıklılığını ve faaliyetini vurgulayarak çağdaş toplumsal sorunların bir eleştirisi olarak da hizmet ettiğini savunur. Benzersiz jeolojik ortam ve orojenezin rolü gibi önemli bölümlere yakından bakıldığında, Afrofütürizmin bilimkurgu ve fantezi edebiyatı türünü genişletmek ve hızla değişen bir dünyada kimlik, güç ve hayatta kalma hakkında daha derinlemesine konuşmalar başlatmak için ne kadar önemli olduğunu göstermektedir.

Kaynakça

  • Afrofuturism, Africanfuturism, and the language of Black speculative literature. (2020, August 27). Los Angeles Review of Books. https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/afrofuturism-africanfuturism-and-the-language-of-black-speculative-literature/
  • Anderson, R., & Jones, C. E. (2015). Afrofuturism 2.0: The rise of astro-blackness. Lexington Books.
  • Bagnall, I. (2021). Afrofuturism and Generational Trauma in N. K. Jemisin‘s Broken Earth Trilogy [Unpublished master's thesis].
  • Barber, T. E. (2018). 25 years of Afrofuturism and Black speculative thought: Roundtable with Tiffany E. Barber, Reynaldo Anderson, Mark Dery, and Sheree Renee Thomas. TOPIA: Canadian Journal of Cultural Studies, 39, 136-144. https://doi.org/10.3138/topia.39.01
  • Bigoni, C. (2019, September 15). Afrofuturism: Liberation and inclusion beyond literature with N. K. Jemisin. roots§routes. https://www.roots-routes.org/afrofuturism-liberation-and-inclusion-beyond-literature-with-n-k-jemisin-by-clara-bigoni/
  • Butler, O. E. (1988). Kindred. Beacon Press (MA).
  • Dery, M. (1994). Black to the future: Interviews with Samuel R. Delany, Greg Tate, and Tricia Rose. In M. Dery (Ed.), Flame Wars: The Discourse of Cyberculture (pp. 179-222). Duke University Press.
  • Emecheta, B. (1983). The rape of Shavi. George Braziller.
  • Jemisin, N. K. (2016). The fifth season. Orbit Books.
  • Laskar, T. (2024). Interrogating ‘Afrofuturism’ as a crucial aspect in Nora K. Jemisin's novel, ‘The Fifth season’. Quest Journals Journal of Research in Humanities and Social Science, 12(3), 100-107.
  • Mosley, W. (2000). Reliving the past through speculative fiction: Black voices in futuristic literature. New Literary Studies, 6(2), 201–220.
  • Okorafor, N. (2012). Writers of color. The Cambridge Companion to Fantasy Literature, 179-189. https://doi.org/10.1017/ccol9780521429597.017
  • Okorafor, N. (2016). Lagoon. Simon & Schuster.
  • Sunday, O. N., & Akung, J. E. (2022). Afrofuturism and Africanfuturism: Black speculative writings in search of meaning and criteria. Research Journal in Advanced Humanities, 3(3), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.58256/rjah.v3i3.870
  • Thomas, S. R. (2014). Dark matter: A century of speculative fiction from the African diaspora. Hachette UK.

Analyzing the Novel The Fifth Season from an Afrofuturistic Perspective

Yıl 2024, Cilt: 1 Sayı: 1, 20 - 30, 15.12.2024

Öz

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.

Kaynakça

  • Afrofuturism, Africanfuturism, and the language of Black speculative literature. (2020, August 27). Los Angeles Review of Books. https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/afrofuturism-africanfuturism-and-the-language-of-black-speculative-literature/
  • Anderson, R., & Jones, C. E. (2015). Afrofuturism 2.0: The rise of astro-blackness. Lexington Books.
  • Bagnall, I. (2021). Afrofuturism and Generational Trauma in N. K. Jemisin‘s Broken Earth Trilogy [Unpublished master's thesis].
  • Barber, T. E. (2018). 25 years of Afrofuturism and Black speculative thought: Roundtable with Tiffany E. Barber, Reynaldo Anderson, Mark Dery, and Sheree Renee Thomas. TOPIA: Canadian Journal of Cultural Studies, 39, 136-144. https://doi.org/10.3138/topia.39.01
  • Bigoni, C. (2019, September 15). Afrofuturism: Liberation and inclusion beyond literature with N. K. Jemisin. roots§routes. https://www.roots-routes.org/afrofuturism-liberation-and-inclusion-beyond-literature-with-n-k-jemisin-by-clara-bigoni/
  • Butler, O. E. (1988). Kindred. Beacon Press (MA).
  • Dery, M. (1994). Black to the future: Interviews with Samuel R. Delany, Greg Tate, and Tricia Rose. In M. Dery (Ed.), Flame Wars: The Discourse of Cyberculture (pp. 179-222). Duke University Press.
  • Emecheta, B. (1983). The rape of Shavi. George Braziller.
  • Jemisin, N. K. (2016). The fifth season. Orbit Books.
  • Laskar, T. (2024). Interrogating ‘Afrofuturism’ as a crucial aspect in Nora K. Jemisin's novel, ‘The Fifth season’. Quest Journals Journal of Research in Humanities and Social Science, 12(3), 100-107.
  • Mosley, W. (2000). Reliving the past through speculative fiction: Black voices in futuristic literature. New Literary Studies, 6(2), 201–220.
  • Okorafor, N. (2012). Writers of color. The Cambridge Companion to Fantasy Literature, 179-189. https://doi.org/10.1017/ccol9780521429597.017
  • Okorafor, N. (2016). Lagoon. Simon & Schuster.
  • Sunday, O. N., & Akung, J. E. (2022). Afrofuturism and Africanfuturism: Black speculative writings in search of meaning and criteria. Research Journal in Advanced Humanities, 3(3), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.58256/rjah.v3i3.870
  • Thomas, S. R. (2014). Dark matter: A century of speculative fiction from the African diaspora. Hachette UK.
Toplam 15 adet kaynakça vardır.

Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil İngilizce
Konular İngiliz ve İrlanda Dili, Edebiyatı ve Kültürü
Bölüm Araştırma Makaleleri
Yazarlar

Duygu Koroncu Özbilen 0000-0003-0018-6389

Yayımlanma Tarihi 15 Aralık 2024
Gönderilme Tarihi 20 Eylül 2024
Kabul Tarihi 2 Aralık 2024
Yayımlandığı Sayı Yıl 2024 Cilt: 1 Sayı: 1

Kaynak Göster

APA Koroncu Özbilen, D. (2024). Analyzing the Novel The Fifth Season from an Afrofuturistic Perspective. Nova Dil Dergisi, 1(1), 20-30.