Important Dates

Lecture by Prof. Dr. Reynaldo Anderson, Temple University, Philadelphia, USA and Conversation with Prof. Dr. Natasha A. Kelly, Iwalewahaus, University of Bayreuth

Bayreuth In Afrofuturism and World Order, Reynaldo Anderson traces the evolution of Black speculative thought into the modern era, mapping its shift from a localized focus to a transnational, Pan-African framework. By establishing an "African geography of reason," the monograph positions the global African diaspora at the vital intersection of speculative philosophy, artificial intelligence, climate volatility, and geopolitics.

Ultimately, the book examines how the critical epistemology of Afrofuturism 2.0 functions as a strategic tool to navigate contemporary global crises and actively shape an increasingly multipolar world order.

Dr. Reynaldo Anderson serves as Associate Professor of Africology and African American Studies at Temple University and co-founder of the Black Speculative Arts Movement (BSAM). He is the co-editor of the following anthologies, Afrofuturism 2.0: The Rise of Astro-Blackness and The Black Speculative Arts Movement: Black Futurity, Art+Design (Lexington Books, 2015, 2019), and the author of Afrofuturism and World Order, Ohio State University press (2025). Reynaldo has been recognized as a leader and scholar by the National Council of Black Studies with the Fannie Lou Hamer/ Kwame Nkrumah award (2025) and the Anna Julia Cooper/ C.L.R. James award (2026).