Albanofuturism and Star Death
Albanofuturism and Star Death

Summary/Abstract: This essay provides an analysis of a number of Albanian Socialist Realist science fiction works in the context of Albania’s anti-colonial and anti-imperialist policies from the 1960s onward. As a “minor” literature, Albanian Socialist Realist science fiction was able to trace out the complexities and futures of Albanian ideological doctrine in relative freedom. Tracing out affinities with Afrofuturist literature, I propose “Albanofuturism” as an overarching conceptual term for Albanian science fiction works that openly engage with these thematics, both during the socialist period and after. Finally, the essay introduces the figure of “star death” as emblematic for Albanofuturist considerations not only with regard to the resonances between anti-colonial, anti-imperialist politics and science fiction, but also their possible failure and collapse.

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