Jasmine H. Wade

Archive of Futures: Histories and Horizons in California teaches histofuturism and foresight to center Black, Indigenous, and other communities of color at Cal State University campuses. The project launches themed calls tied to hidden California histories, and students learn foresight methods in 75-minute workshops/classes and videos. Then, students submit speculative artifacts to a public, mapped counter-archive. Our inquiry pairs historical recovery with evidence-based speculation and liberation pedagogy, asking how past struggles, cultural production, and ancestral technologies inform preferred futures. Two exhibit cycles culminate in Omeka digital exhibits that visualize futures across the state. A companion site provides mini-lectures, lesson plans, and clear submission pathways.