Resistance: Speculative Design Confronts Systemic Trauma of the Black Diaspora

Karla Roberts // Adviser: Sarah Lippmann

RESISTANCE: Speculative Design Confronts Systemic Trauma of the Black Diaspora

Grounded in Afrofuturism, this thesis explores architectural and interior spaces in a parallel universe using the narrative form of the graphic novel. The intent is to highlight the erasure of Black history prior to enslavement, giving space for a positive future unbound by anti-Black hatred. The past, present, and future of the Black Diaspora are synthesized utilizing history, technology, and imaginative outcomes.