The Vibe of the Exiles: Aliens, Afropsychedelia and Psyculture

Dancecult

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 56-87

  St John, Graham ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Afrofuturism; alien ation; aliens; exiles; posthumanism; psyculture; psytrance; vibe

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884572500     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19475403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12801/1947-5403.2013.05.02.04     Document Type: Article

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