Last week I had the honour of giving a short talk on the history of racist stereotypes and their material consequences for contemporary policymaking at the Media van Kleur public dialogue event, hosted by Pakhuis de Zwijger. Apart from myself, there were moving spoken word performances by Kevin Groen and an incredible panel of "media … Continue reading Wij vs. Zij #5: Media van Kleur – watch now!!!
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Registration now open for Wij vs Zij #5: Media van Kleur
On April 17, I'll be giving a short talk at the Pakhuis de Zwijger as part of their Wij vs Zij series. The title of the event is: Media van Kleur (roughly: media of colour, click here for more info) and will focus on contemporary, stereotypical media representations of people of colour. Furthermore, the event … Continue reading Registration now open for Wij vs Zij #5: Media van Kleur
A brief history of racism and filmmaking…
NB: This talk was originally given on 5/12/2016 at the EYE Film Museum as an introduction to the film "She's Gotta Have It" (1986) by Spike Lee, as part of the Looking for America: Black Lives on Screen series. You can watch a segment of this talk via this clip. Note that you may find … Continue reading A brief history of racism and filmmaking…
Amsterdam EYE Film Museum Black Lives on Screen Series
I had the pleasure of joining the EYE Film Museum's Black Lives on Screen series this week but giving an introduction talk for their screening of Spike Lee's She's Gotta Have It (1986). The Black Lives on Screen initiative is part of a broader three month festival at the museum, honouring US cinema with Looking … Continue reading Amsterdam EYE Film Museum Black Lives on Screen Series
Pleasure and Pain: using spaces for amusement
A younger and much loved cousin contacted me recently, worried about the rising prices of Afropunk festival tickets for this year’s Brooklyn edition, which will be hosted this weekend. She reached out to me as I had told her of my plans to attend the festival with a friend. Besides her more general concerns that … Continue reading Pleasure and Pain: using spaces for amusement
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