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NeuroSpeculative AfroFeminism Centers Black Women Here and Beyond

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NeuroSpeculative AfroFeminism Centers Black Women Here and Beyond

Transcranial stimulation. A character named Brooks—for Gwendolyn. A billion-year-old throne run by a QueenMmother in the cosmos. The defiance of gender binaries. The creation of a new black American mythology inside virtual reality. All through the cultural lens of black women as they worship at the temple of our familiar: the hair salon.

“I’ve been going to salons since I was 10 years old. Salons for black women have been the site of political activism, community building and creative endeavors,” says Ashley Baccus-Clark, co-creator of NeuroSpeculative AfroFeminism, a virtual reality experience showcased at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival. “We really wanted to mirror that, but also think about how science and technology…

 

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