Mami Wata Afrofuturism (500 years Back to the [Afro] future.

The article focuses on the significance of water in Afrofuturism and explores the mythology of Mami Wata, a water goddess, and the Kru tribe's connection to water. Topics include the fear of drowning and disappearance in deep waters, the symbolism of the Nitien object associated with water, and the...

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Published in:	Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature & Fine Arts Vol. 35; no. 2; pp. 195 - 215
Main Author:	Blay, Christopher
Format:	Article
Published:	Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature & Fine Arts Summer/Fall2023
Subjects:	Afrofuturism African American aesthetics Mami Wata (African deity) African goddesses Mermaids
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost