Indigenous Religious Traditions in Five Minutes - Molly Bassett
84. Indigenous futurism … is that like science fiction?
Indigenous Religious Traditions in Five Minutes - Molly Bassett
Matt Sheedy [+]
Universität Bonn
Matt Sheedy holds a PhD in the study of religion and is visiting professor of North American Studies at the University of Bonn, Germany. His research includes critical theories of secularism and religion, and representations of atheism, Islam, Christianity, and Native American traditions in popular and political culture. His latest book is Owning the Secular: Religious Symbols, Culture Wars, Western Fragility (Routledge 2021).
Description
Indigenous Futurism (IF) is a growing concept that builds upon a long-standing interest within Indigenous communities to re-imagine the past, present, and future through creative acts of story-telling in various types of media. This entry will focus on how IF is used to creatively re-engage Indigenous ways of knowing for both Native and settler audiences.