1st Edition
Caribbean Futurism and Beyond Conversations with Writers of Folklore, Fantasy, Science, and Speculative Fiction
By Jarrel De Matas
Copyright 2026
268 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
268 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Caribbean Futurism and Beyond is a tripartite combination of interviews with writers of the sf (speculative fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and folklore) genre, literary and cultural analysis of those interviews within the context of seven discrete yet overlapping dimensions – folklore, mythology, children’s and young adult literature, science, technology, climate disaster, and identity; and... Read more
Acknowledgements
Preface
- Ethnographies of the Future: Caribbean Futurism in Literature and Theory
- Folkloric Futures: Through Oral Traditions and Digital Design
- Syncretic Mythologies: Classics to Caribbean Reimaginings
- Growing Futures: Children’s and Young Adult Literature
- Narrating Health from Bush Medicine to Bioscience
- Technologies of Thought: In the Riddim of Caribbean Survivance
- Climate Disasters: Spectacular Convergences and Catastrophes
- Fractal Identity Formations: Multiplicity in the Mirror
Epilogue: Caribbean Futurism: An Unfinished Product
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Jarrel De Matas is an assistant professor in the Department of Bioethics and Health Humanities. He studies culturally informed scientific, medical, and health practices through an intersectional approach to Caribbean science fiction and science and technology studies. He is also interested in policy development for developing countries especially, but not limited to, the Caribbean. In addition to his academic work, De Matas is a newspaper columnist, and his first book, a collection of columns written during 2023, is titled Opinions in Review: 2023.
