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==Artists and Creators== | ==Artists and Creators== | ||
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* [http://www.saksafridi.com/ Saks Afridi] (US) | * [http://www.saksafridi.com/ Saks Afridi] (US) | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalki_2898_AD Nag Aswhin] (IN) | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalki_2898_AD Nag Aswhin] (IN) | ||
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* [https://www.instagram.com/aalsiyoulater/?hl=en Varun Gupta] (IN) | * [https://www.instagram.com/aalsiyoulater/?hl=en Varun Gupta] (IN) | ||
* [https://www.instagram.com/akankshajain.space/ Akanskha Jain] | * [https://www.instagram.com/akankshajain.space/ Akanskha Jain] | ||
| − | * [https://www.rajakumari.com/ Svetha Yallapragada Rao aka Raja Kumari] (US-IN) | + | * [https://www.rajakumari.com/ Svetha Yallapragada Rao aka Raja Kumari](US-IN) |
* [https://subashthebe.com/ Subash Thebe Limbu] (NP) | * [https://subashthebe.com/ Subash Thebe Limbu] (NP) | ||
* [https://www.instagram.com/sam_madhu/?hl=en Sam Madhu] (IN-DE) | * [https://www.instagram.com/sam_madhu/?hl=en Sam Madhu] (IN-DE) | ||
* [https://otolithgroup.org/ The Otolith Group (Anjalika Sagar and Kodwo Eshun)] (UK) | * [https://otolithgroup.org/ The Otolith Group (Anjalika Sagar and Kodwo Eshun)] (UK) | ||
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==Curators, Theorists & Critics== | ==Curators, Theorists & Critics== | ||
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===Books=== | ===Books=== | ||
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| + | * Tarun K. Saint (ed.), ''The Gollancz Book of South Asian Science Fiction'', Hacette India, 424pp., 2019. Works by Adrish Bardhan, Anil Menon, Arjun Rajendran, Arunava Sinha, Asif Farrukhi, C.M. Naim, Chandrashekhar Sastry, Clark Prasad, Giti Chandra, Harishankar Parsai, Kaiser Haq, Keki N. Daruwalla, Manjula Padmanabhan, Maya Joshi, Mimi Mondal, Mohammad Salman, Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, Nur Nasreen Ibrahim, Payal Dhar, Premendra Mitra, Priya Sarukkai Chabria, Rahul Sankrityayan, Rimi B. Chatterjee, Rukmini Bhaya Nair, S.B. Divya, Sami Ahmad Khan, Shovon Chowdhury, Somendra Singh Kharola, Sumita Sharma, Syed Saeed Naqvi, Tarun K. Saint, Vandana Singh. | ||
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* Taryne Jade Taylor, Isiah Lavender III, Grace L. Dillon, Bodhisattva Chattopadhyay (eds.), ''The Routledge Handbook of CoFuturisms'', Routledge, Oct 2023, 716 pp. [https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-Handbook-of-CoFuturisms/Taylor-Lavender-III-Dillon-Chattopadhyay/p/book/9780367330613 Publisher]. | * Taryne Jade Taylor, Isiah Lavender III, Grace L. Dillon, Bodhisattva Chattopadhyay (eds.), ''The Routledge Handbook of CoFuturisms'', Routledge, Oct 2023, 716 pp. [https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-Handbook-of-CoFuturisms/Taylor-Lavender-III-Dillon-Chattopadhyay/p/book/9780367330613 Publisher]. | ||
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* Saddaf Padder, [https://hyperallergic.com/809860/how-can-a-curator-approach-south-asian-futurisms/ "How Can a Curator Approach South Asian Futurisms?"], Hyperallergic, March 23 2023. | * Saddaf Padder, [https://hyperallergic.com/809860/how-can-a-curator-approach-south-asian-futurisms/ "How Can a Curator Approach South Asian Futurisms?"], Hyperallergic, March 23 2023. | ||
* Saddaf Padder, [https://hyperallergic.com/809732/in-search-of-inclusive-south-asian-futurisms/ "In Search of Inclusive South Asian Futurisms"], Hyperallergic, March 22 2023. | * Saddaf Padder, [https://hyperallergic.com/809732/in-search-of-inclusive-south-asian-futurisms/ "In Search of Inclusive South Asian Futurisms"], Hyperallergic, March 22 2023. | ||
| + | * Kai (Kari) Altmann, [https://xle.life/guest-posts/kai-altmann/top-ten-2023/ "Kai (Kari) Altmann aka Hitashya's Top Ten of 2023 for XLE.LIFE"], XLE.LIFE, March 15 2024. | ||
* Kai (Kari) Altmann, [https://xle.life/newterms/2024/indofuturisms-desifuturisms/ "XLE.LIFE: New Terms 2024: Indofuturism(s) and Desifuturism(s)"], XLE.LIFE, March 22 2024. | * Kai (Kari) Altmann, [https://xle.life/newterms/2024/indofuturisms-desifuturisms/ "XLE.LIFE: New Terms 2024: Indofuturism(s) and Desifuturism(s)"], XLE.LIFE, March 22 2024. | ||
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===Theses=== | ===Theses=== | ||
Latest revision as of 14:52, 12 July 2024
Contents
Names[edit]
- Desifuturism
- Desifuturisms
- Also included in the broad category of South Asian Futurism(s)
- Sometimes overlaps with Indofuturism, though technically "Desi" is broader
- Can sometimes overlap with and be included in Indigenous Futurism(s), Adivasi Futurism(s), Dalit Futurism(s), Tropical Futurism(s) and more
Artists and Creators[edit]
- Saks Afridi (US)
- Nag Aswhin (IN)
- Maya Arulpragasam aka MIA (SL-UK-IN)
- Kai (Kari) Altmann aka Hitashya (US-IN)
- Bloni Atelier (Akshat Bansal) (UK-IN)
- Vimal Chandran (IN)
- Omar Gilani (PK-UK)
- Varun Gupta (IN)
- Akanskha Jain
- Svetha Yallapragada Rao aka Raja Kumari(US-IN)
- Subash Thebe Limbu (NP)
- Sam Madhu (IN-DE)
- The Otolith Group (Anjalika Sagar and Kodwo Eshun) (UK)
Curators, Theorists & Critics[edit]
- Saddaf Padder (US)
Events[edit]
- KALAK, Roundhouse London, March 10-12 2023. Curated by Sarathy Kolwar.
Discussions[edit]
- "XLE.LIFE presents XLE.LIVE: #Indofuturism? #Desifuturism?", XLE.LIFE, Online, Mumbai, Zurich, April 2023. Speakers: Kai (Kari) Altmann, Prateek Arora, Naveen Shamsudhin. Curated and Moderated by Kai (Kari) Altmann.
- UH Manoa Center for South Asian Studies Spring Symposium 2024: "South Asian Futures", University of Hawai'i at Manoa, April 10-12, 2024. Speakers: Vijay Prashad, Anna Stirr, Pallavi Gupta, Jairus Grove, Monica Gosh, Anju Parvathy Biju, Nudrat Kamal, Sadaf Padder, Ian Bellows, Aqsa Mengal, Mangalika de Silva, Ned Bertz, Nikita Das, Ninad Pandit, Tabinda Mahfooz Khan, Pasang Yangjee Sherpa, Kalzang Dorje Bhutia, Charisma Lepcha, Mabel Denzin Gergan, Elspeth Iralu, Sara Smith, Subash Thebe Limbu, Shalini Kakar, Aatika Singh, M. Shobhana Xavier, Prateek Paul, Maha Ali, Jan Brunson, Pallavi Gupta.
Exhibitions & Catalogues[edit]
Publications[edit]
Books[edit]
- Tarun K. Saint (ed.), The Gollancz Book of South Asian Science Fiction, Hacette India, 424pp., 2019. Works by Adrish Bardhan, Anil Menon, Arjun Rajendran, Arunava Sinha, Asif Farrukhi, C.M. Naim, Chandrashekhar Sastry, Clark Prasad, Giti Chandra, Harishankar Parsai, Kaiser Haq, Keki N. Daruwalla, Manjula Padmanabhan, Maya Joshi, Mimi Mondal, Mohammad Salman, Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, Nur Nasreen Ibrahim, Payal Dhar, Premendra Mitra, Priya Sarukkai Chabria, Rahul Sankrityayan, Rimi B. Chatterjee, Rukmini Bhaya Nair, S.B. Divya, Sami Ahmad Khan, Shovon Chowdhury, Somendra Singh Kharola, Sumita Sharma, Syed Saeed Naqvi, Tarun K. Saint, Vandana Singh.
- Taryne Jade Taylor, Isiah Lavender III, Grace L. Dillon, Bodhisattva Chattopadhyay (eds.), The Routledge Handbook of CoFuturisms, Routledge, Oct 2023, 716 pp. Publisher.
Magazines, Journals, Blogs[edit]
- Srinivasa Ramanujan & Jayalakshmi Eshwar, Antariksha Studio, Facebook, 2019-present.
- Srinivasa Ramanujan & Jayalakshmi Eshwar, ElsewhereinIndia, Instagram, 2020-present.
Videos, Podcasts, Radio[edit]
Essays, Articles, Book Chapters[edit]
- Ryan A D'Souza, "Imagining a Desi Future", South Asian Popular Culture, vol. 17, no.1, Apr 2 2019, pp. 47-59.
- Priteegandha Naik, "Dalit-futurist Feminism: New Alliances through Dalit Feminism and Indian Science Fiction", Journal of International Womens' Studies, Volume 22, Issue 10, Casteing Gender: Intersectional Oppression of Dalit women, Bridgewater State University, Oct 2021.
- Hina Siddiqui, "Cultural Futurism: Possibilities, Probabilities and Potential", ArtNowThus.in, May 2022.
- Saddaf Padder, "Coasting the Topography of South Asian Futurisms", Hyperallergic, March 27 2023.
- Saddaf Padder, "How Can a Curator Approach South Asian Futurisms?", Hyperallergic, March 23 2023.
- Saddaf Padder, "In Search of Inclusive South Asian Futurisms", Hyperallergic, March 22 2023.
- Kai (Kari) Altmann, "Kai (Kari) Altmann aka Hitashya's Top Ten of 2023 for XLE.LIFE", XLE.LIFE, March 15 2024.
- Kai (Kari) Altmann, "XLE.LIFE: New Terms 2024: Indofuturism(s) and Desifuturism(s)", XLE.LIFE, March 22 2024.
Theses[edit]
See Also[edit]
Indofuturism, South Asian Futurisms, New World, Indigenous Futurism, Adivasi Futurism, Global South Futurisms, Third Culture, Post Western, Tropical Futurism, Afrofuturism, Decolonization, AI, Sci-Fi, Queer Studies
