Criss-crossed and re-inscribed by the brutality of the trade in captured and enslaved Africans, as Greg Tate notes, the Atlantic Ocean has also been imagined as a “realm of possibility.” This panel will explore realms of resilience above and below liquid surfaces across disciplines and media.

This panel is part of the Aquatic Space theme, as organized by the January 27-29, 2022 Claiming Space Symposium. For more information, visit https://airandspace.si.edu/learn/highlighted-topics/afrofuturism/claimi…

The Smithsonian Afrofuturism Series is a collaboration between the National Air and Space Museum, the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), and the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art .