Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
17th International Congress on Social Sciences – Humanities and Education, İstanbul, Türkiye, 21 - 22 Aralık 2024, ss.395-402
Saul
Williams and Anisia Uzeyman's Neptune Frost (2021) represents a
significant contribution to the field of Afrofuturist science fiction. It
combines speculative imagination with critical socio-political commentary in a
groundbreaking narrative. The film narrates the story of a coltan miner and a
hacker whose revolutionary encounter precipitates a collective struggle against
systemic exploitation and oppression. This paper examines Neptune Frost through the dual lenses of Afrofuturism and science
fiction with the aim of elucidating the film's critique of global inequalities
and its reassertion of marginalized voices. The film's roots in Afrofuturist
traditions result in the disruption of linear temporalities and the challenge
of Western techno-utopian paradigms. Therefore, this analysis situates Neptune Frost within the broader context
of Afrofuturism 2.0, which employs digital tools and metaphysics to conceptualize
egalitarian futures. This paper posits that the film's combination of
speculative storytelling, poetic visual language and community-driven revolution
not only challenges existing power structures but also expands the
possibilities of Afrofuturism and science fiction as tools for cultural and
political transformation. Through this analysis, Neptune Frost is revealed to be a critical text that interrogates
the intersections of ethnicity, technology and the future, and offers a
visionary blueprint for resistance and liberation in the digital age.