Meaning of hopepunk | Babel Free

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A genre of speculative fiction with an emphasis on optimism, compassion, or non-violence.

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“Hopepunk holds particular resonance to the youth of today because it touches upon how their lives "are precariously close⟳ to dystopic visions but who need⟳ to tell⟳ and hear⟳ stories of triumph in adversity, not defeat⟳ by cruelty", he added.”

“Doctor Who has always been hopepunk in spirit – it’s essentially a series about a non-violent crimefighter, after all – but its most recent series was its most hopepunk yet.”

“From Afrofuturism to hopepunk, many continue⟳ to draw⟳ on Butler's vision of a future where Blackness and Black people not only persist, but help⟳ bring⟳ worlds into being.”

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