# Aiesha Turman, PhD

> Black futures, rooted pasts. Afrofuturism, pedagogy, cultural memory, and creative inquiry as liberatory practice—served with reflection, rigor, and the occasional bassline.

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- **Subscribers:** 2K
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-23
- **Author:** Aiesha Turman
- **URL:** https://aieshaturman.com
- **Profile:** https://newsletterinsights.io/newsletter/aieshaturman

## Recent Posts

- [Unseen Routes + Loved Here: A Mother–Daughter Mapping at Opalka Gallery](https://www.aieshaturman.com/unseen-routes-loved-here-a-mother-daughter-mapping-at-opalka-gallery/)
- [Why Imagination is a Revolutionary Act](https://www.aieshaturman.com/why-imagination-is-a-revolutionary-act/)
- [Speculative Fiction for New Beginnings](https://www.aieshaturman.com/speculative-fiction-for-new-beginnings/)
- [A New Year, A New Vision: Let’s Begin Together](https://www.aieshaturman.com/a-new-year-a-new-vision-lets-begin-together/)
- [Saltwater Futures: On Black Speculative Fiction, Hoodoo, and Gullah Geechee Memory](https://www.aieshaturman.com/saltwater-futures-on-black-speculative-fiction-hoodoo-and-gullah-geechee-memory/)
- [Beyond the Binary: Afrofuturism as a Critical Framework](https://www.aieshaturman.com/beyond-the-binary-afrofuturism-as-a-critical-framework/)
- [Small Portals in a Big Year](https://www.aieshaturman.com/small-portals-in-a-big-year/)
- [Five Speculative Fiction Works That Inspire Me](https://www.aieshaturman.com/five-speculative-fiction-works-that-inspire-me/)
- [Black Speculative Futures: On Building the 2026 African American Read-In](https://www.aieshaturman.com/black-speculative-futures-on-building-the-2026-african-american-read-in/)
- [Field Note: Tracing Unseen Routes](https://www.aieshaturman.com/field-note-tracing-unseen-routes/)