Afro-Atlantic Flight: Speculative Returns and the Black Fantastic
Conclusion: “Say Me My Name”: Genetic Science and Emerging Speculative Technologies in the Construction of Afro-Atlantic Reconciliatory Projects
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Published:March 2017
2017. "Conclusion: “Say Me My Name”: Genetic Science and Emerging Speculative Technologies in the Construction of Afro-Atlantic Reconciliatory Projects", Afro-Atlantic Flight: Speculative Returns and the Black Fantastic, Michelle D. Commander
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The conclusion reflects on the limits of and possibilities for the collaborative cultural productions that are outlined throughout the book. It also ponders the turns that Afro-Atlantic speculation and return might take given the advancement of new scientific technologies such as DNA testing, which purports to detect and establish ancestral bloodline linkages between dislocated Afro-Atlantic test takers and indigenous peoples in specific African countries. It traces the story of William Holland, a Black American who is connected genetically to various groups of people in West Africa, and who travels to bond with them to assuage his sense of dispossession. The...
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