Justin L. Mann
Assistant professor of English at Northwestern University and author of Breaking the World: Black Insecurity and the Horizons of Speculation (Duke UP, 2026), specializing in Black speculative fiction, Black feminist theory, and critical security studies.
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Jan 29, 2026 • 1h 46min
Justin L. Mann, "Breaking the World: Black Insecurity and the Horizons of Speculation" (Duke UP, 2026)
Justin L. Mann, assistant professor of English who studies Black speculative fiction and security, discusses how Black imaginaries reveal the politics of securitization. He traces ties between SF, Reagan-era policy, and mass incarceration. Short, sharp takes cover Octavia Butler, climate and pandemic fictions, racial tectonics, and abolitionist alternatives to technocratic safety.
