[Review of the book The Memory Librarian and Other Stories of Dirty Computer]
- UNCW Author/Contributor (non-UNCW co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Adina L. Riggins, University Archivist (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW )
- Web Site: http://library.uncw.edu/
Abstract: While best known for her music, Janelle Monáe is also a film actor, fashion designer, and social justice activist for Black and LGBTQ+ communities. As a long-time science fiction fan, she drew inspiration from the classic film Metropolis for her first full-length studio album.1 In 2018, her Dirty Computer album earned critical acclaim forits pop funk sound, drawing comparisons to Beyoncé and Prince. In an accompanying 45-minute musical sci-fi film Dirty Computer [Emotion Picture],Monáe appears as Jane57821, fighting for survival and sexual liberation in a society that hates outsiders. The Memory Librarian expands on themes from Dirty Computer [Emotion Picture] and presents five stories coauthored with sci-fi/fantasy writers Yohanca Delgado, Eve L. Ewing, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Danny Lore, and Sheree Renee Thomas.
[Review of the book The Memory Librarian and Other Stories of Dirty Computer]
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- Publication
- https://reviews.americanarchivist.org/2022/10/06/the-memory-librarian-and-other-stories-of-dirty-computer/
- Language: English
- Date: 2022
- Keywords
- book review, libraries, library science, Janelle Monae