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Desegregating the Future: A Study of African-American Participation in Science Fiction Conventions

Testerman, Rebecca Lynn
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1332773873

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2012, Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, American Culture Studies/Popular Culture.
The purpose of this study is to investigate and analyze African-American participation in science fiction fan culture at science fiction conventions. My inquiry will include four main sections involving how and why African-Americans seem to be underrepresented at science fiction conventions in comparison to their proportion of the general population. These include a brief history of science fiction conventions, an exploration of the possible reasons for African- Americans who read science fiction literature or watch the television shows and movies would chose not to participate in science fiction conventions, some examples of positive portrayals of black characters in both science fiction literature and visual media, and the personal observations of my research subjects on their experiences regarding attending science fiction conventions. My research methodology included personal interviews with several African-American science fiction fans and authors, an interview with a white science fiction fan who is very familiar with the history of fan culture. I also draw upon scholarship in the science fiction studies, cultural anthropology and critical race theory.
Esther Clinton, PhD (Committee Chair)
Ellen Berry, PhD (Committee Member)
117 p.
African American Studies
race and science fiction; science fiction fan culture; science fiction conventions; black science fiction authors; black science fiction fans; racism in science fiction

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  • Testerman, R. L. (2012). Desegregating the Future: A Study of African-American Participation in Science Fiction Conventions [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1332773873

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Testerman, Rebecca. Desegregating the Future: A Study of African-American Participation in Science Fiction Conventions. 2012. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1332773873.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Testerman, Rebecca. "Desegregating the Future: A Study of African-American Participation in Science Fiction Conventions." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1332773873

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