spˈɛkjʊlətˌɪv fˈɪkʃən ðæt tɹˈiːts ˈæfɹɪkənɐmˈɛɹɪkən θˈiːmz ænd ɐdɹˈɛsᵻz ˈæfɹɪkənɐmˈɛɹɪkən kənsˈɜːnz ɪnðə kˈɑːntɛkst ʌv twˈɛntiəθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi tˈɛknəkˌʌltʃɚ — ænd, mˈoːɹ dʒˈɛnɚɹəli, ˈæfɹɪkənɐmˈɛɹɪkən sˌɪɡnɪfɪkˈeɪʃən ðæt ɐpɹˈoʊpɹɪˌeɪts ˈɪmɪdʒᵻz ʌv tɛknˈɑːlədʒi ænd ɐ pɹəsθˈɛɾɪkli ɛnhˈænst fjˈuːtʃɚ — mˈaɪt, fɔːɹ wˈɔnt əvə bˈɛɾɚ tˈɜːm, biː kˈɔːld ˈæfɹoʊ fjˈuːtʃɚɹˌɪzəm.
Speculative fiction that treats African-American themes and addresses African-American concerns in the context of twentieth- century technoculture — and, more generally, African-American signification that appropriates images of technology and a prosthetically enhanced future — might, for want of a better term, be called Afro futurism.