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“The alien concept has been expanded to explain isolation as well, with studies of “the black geekâ€� in literature and an array of self-created modalities that infer a discomfort in one’s own skin. In summer 2012, Emory University’s African-American Studies Collective issued a call for papers for their 2013 conference, titled “Alien Bodies: Race, Space, and Sex in the African Diaspora.â€� Held February 8 and 9, 2013, the conference examined the alien-as-race idea and looked at transformative tools to empower those who are alienated. It explored how “we begin to understand the ways in which race, space and sex configure ‘the alienâ€� within spaces allegedly ‘beyondâ€� markers of differenceâ€� and asked, “What are some ways in which the ‘alien from within as well as withoutâ€� can be overcome, and how do we make them sustainable?â€� Afrofuturist academics are looking at alien motifs as a progressive framework to examine how those who are alienated adopt modes of resistance and transformation. Stranger”
― Ytasha L. Womack, Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture