ABSTRACT Nnedi Okorafor’s Binti series (2015–2017) weaves advanced mathematics, multi-species entanglements, and futuristic modes of communication into Africanfuturist narratives; the series’ devotion to mathematics in particular has even led to its inclusion into the Scientific American’s Math Reading Challenge 2020. This article sets out to analyze Binti’s depiction of mathematics as an almost magical skill that allows users actively to influence, shape and change their environment. Moreover, the article explores how Okorafor presents connections and communication systems between human and non-human agents, and the conglomeration of various identities—also spanning multiple species—within an individual, initially human, body. Both of these aspects in Binti’s futuristic world are connected through their rootedness in African cultures, histories, and spiritualities, which marks Okorafor’s work as a central work of African-inspired science fiction.

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数学与魔法：Nnedi Okorafor 的 Binti 三部曲及其对西方科学在科幻小说中的主导地位的挑战

摘要 Nnedi Okorafor 的 Binti 系列（2015-2017）将高等数学、多物种纠缠和未来主义的交流方式编织成非洲未来主义叙事；该系列对数学的热爱甚至使其被纳入了《科学美国人》的 2020 年数学阅读挑战赛。 本文旨在分析 Binti 将数学描述为一种近乎神奇的技能，可以让用户积极影响、塑造和改变他们的环境. 此外，文章还探讨了 Okorafor 如何呈现人类和非人类代理之间的联系和通信系统，以及各种身份（也跨越多个物种）在个体（最初是人类）身体内的聚合。Binti 未来世界的这两个方面都通过它们在非洲文化、历史、