Race Matters / Anti-caste sci-fi

23.11.25
A graphic novel cover of anticaste science fiction. It's the back of a robots head with illustrious details evoking different worlds, and lots of hues of blue
Aired on 23.11.25, 10:00am

To be able to truly envision better world—not just in vague outlines, but vividly in all its colour and brilliance, so much so that you begin to taste on it on your tongue—is the first step to making revolution.

A special collaboration with R.T. Samuel takes us on a journey through their deep and abiding love of speculative fiction, and the possibilities in holds for liberatory world-making, particular Dalit futurisms. RT is a Dalit cultural producer working between London and New Delhi, and a co-editor of the speculative fiction collection, 'The Blaft Book of Anti-Caste SF.' In conversation with different writers from the anthology, RT roams across a range of South Asian histories of oppression and resistance, and explores how science fiction can up open new ways of seeing the world.

Learn more

The Blaft Book of Anti-Caste SF: https://www.blaft.com/products/the-blaft-book-of-anti-caste-sf

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Anti-caste SF is available locally in-person or online through the Magenta House


This piece was produced by R. T. Samuel with additional sound design and supervision by Shareeka Helaluddin.

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