Embedded smartness: Afro-futurism, infrastructural citizenship and policy

SOURCE: Placing the smart city: innovation & inclusive urban development in South Africa
OUTPUT TYPE: Chapter in Monograph
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2021
TITLE AUTHOR(S): L.Bank
SOURCE AUTHOR(S): L.J.Bank
KEYWORDS: CITIZENSHIP, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, POLICY
DEPARTMENT: Equitable Education and Economies (IED)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 12877
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/19321
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/19321

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Abstract

The release of the 2018 film Black Panther was a global sensation. The movie was based on the adventures of a Marvel comic-strip black superhero who first appeared in the popular series, Fantastic Four, in 1966. The Fantastic Four included "Mister Fantastic", his girlfriend. "Invisible Woman", her brother, the "Human Torch", and their friend, "The Thing". The four were ordinary Americans who gained super-powers and then stuck together through many adventures as science-fiction characters, exploring new frontiers of the universe, defeating villains, and defending earth from intergalactic threats.