steamfunk

English

Etymology

Blend of steampunk +‎ funk. Popularized by the 2013 short story anthology Steamfunk! co-edited by Milton Davis and Balogun Ojetade.

Noun

steamfunk (uncountable)

1. (science fiction) A subgenre of science fiction that combines elements of steampunk with a focus on Black culture and Afrofuturism.
   • 2016 November 19, Ida Yoshinaga, Lynette James, “Labors of Hope and Liberation: Nisi Shawl’s Steamfunk Novel “Everfair””, in Los Angeles Review of Books‎^[1]:

     By reimagining the past, Nisi Shawl’s steamfunk novel “Everfair” soars towards a feminist, afrofuturist vision of liberational technology.

Further reading

• “steamfunk”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.