Afrofuturism Answers Back to Afro-pessimism
Dr. Mich Nyawalo shares how Arofuturism, a powerful art movement that identifies innovative spaces of power and opportunity, has evolved as a response to afropessimism, a limiting and reductive narrative. He examines how Afrofuturism has become a sophisticated aesthetic through the award-winning work of Wanuri Kahiu and her film Pumzi.
Issue 4 Letter from the Editor
Editorial introduction to Peeps 4 .
Culture Curation Urban Culture
4 Peeps Media List
Peeps’ inaugural media list, curated and kicked-off by our editor Ife Olatunji, focuses on afrofuturism in its many forms.
4 Peeps Play List
The playlist, for Issue 4, kicked off by our editorial team but to be expanded by our readers/listeners, is here!
What to do with the Present
The toys we give our children shape the way they live in the world. How can we be better in our choices so that we can all do better?
Innovating for a Sustainable Future
An oral history of the unprecedented transformation of the UAE from agrarian and nomadic communities to the world’s most ambitious economy based on the development of sustainable energy.
Un-Settling the City
The Peeps team interviewed filmmaker Lisa Jackson about her VR film Biidaaban, Indigenous futurism, and how to imagine life in a city reclaimed by nature.
Stories to Build a World By
Measurement of the success of international interventions in vulnerable places using standardized statistics across communities has proven disastrous to many international development and humanitarian aid efforts. Dr. Millar makes a case for using insights from the stories of the communities affected to determine the success, failure, or even whether the proposed measures would help would increase effectiveness of the measures and improve results.
Culture Curation Urban Culture
4 Peeps Reading List
Peeps editor Cat Ashton kicks off our reading list with a bevy of speculative fictions about the future.
Peeps in the Classroom
How anthropology students can engage with Peeps Magazine.