An Insistence on Not Being Discouraged
African American Studies at Princeton University
Release Date: 04/06/2017
A Black Gaze
African American Studies at Princeton University
How do we look at, and respond to, work by Black contemporary artists? In this episode, we sat down with Tina Campt, Visiting Professor in Art & Archaeology and the Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton. We trace the arc of Prof. Campt’s career, from her earlier research on family photography in the African diaspora and how one can “listen to images,” all the way to her current writing and recent trip to this year’s Venice Biennale. Along the way, we discuss concepts that elucidate the aesthetic, political, and experiential dynamics of work by artists like Jennifer Packer, Cameron...
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A Painter’s Eye
African American Studies at Princeton University
Princeton AAS Podcast S2 E07 A Painter’s Eye In this episode, we sit down with the legendary historian and artist Nell Painter to discuss her career and its connections to Black Studies. From reckoning with historical figures as individuals, to her life and work at Princeton, to her own works-in-progress, this podcast has something for everyone. Our hosts dive deep into Painter’s legacy and the lessons she has for our present moment. The Culture of __ “,” PBS NewsHour, July 23, 2018 “,” GBH Forum Network, July 31, 2018 The Breakdown - Guest Info Nell Irvin Painter () Nell...
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Science Fictions: Race, Biology, and Superhumanity
African American Studies at Princeton University
On this podcast, we have addressed different dimensions of scientific racism from COVID-19 disparity data to the uses of human remains in anthropology. The Culture of... Jacque Smith and Cassie Spodak, “,” CNN, June 7, 2021 Ezra Turner, “” Teen Vogue, July 16, 2021 The Breakdown - Guest Info (Photo credit: Becca Skinner / ) Shane Campbell-Staton () Shane Campbell-Staton is an Assistant Professor in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Princeton University. He comes to us from UCLA where he was jointly appointed in the Institute for Society and Genetics. His research group...
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Reactivating Memory
African American Studies at Princeton University
Two events in 1921—more than a thousand miles apart—had a profound impact on African American history: the production of the all-Black musical Shuffle Along and the Tulsa race massacre.
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University Reckonings
African American Studies at Princeton University
Over the past decade, historians have probed the relationship between higher education and slavery through innovative public-facing projects that raise important questions. How are scholars and students today working to hold universities accountable for past and present injustices? As campuses buzz back to life, our hosts discuss the legacy of universities and slavery with up-and-coming scholars in Black Studies: R. Isabela Morales, Charlesa Redmond, and Ezelle Sanford, III.
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Juneteenth: Past, Present, and Future
African American Studies at Princeton University
When we talk about Juneteenth, sometimes called America's second Independence Day, what exactly are we talking about? How has the end of slavery been celebrated across time in Black communities? What political obligations does its commemoration bring to the fore? Join our hosts, Ebun Ajayi and Mélena Laudig, as they talk with Professor Joshua B. Guild about the past, present, and future of Juneteenth.
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Black Foodways and Food Justice
African American Studies at Princeton University
Our second episode looks at the culture and politics of Black foodways, from the ways in which Black women have used food to create traditions and claim power to the contemporary politics of nutrition, stereotypes, and food shaming. Beyond the platitude that food unites us all, Ebun Ajayi and Mélena Laudig explore the diversity of ways in which food is a site where identities are constructed and contested.
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COVID-19 in Black America
African American Studies at Princeton University
In our inaugural new episode, Ebun and Mae take a deep dive into questions about the impact of COVID-19 on communities of color. From cultural responses to lockdown and the need for a government response to creating a more just and inclusive public health system, our host break down multiple dimensions of the pandemic and point toward some resources to learn more.
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How Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah Is Revolutionizing The Genre Of Jazz
African American Studies at Princeton University
Recent Certificate recipient, , Ph.D. sits down with American Jazz Trumpeter, , to discuss his inspirations, his creative process, and the importance of musically challenging himself. Christian, also known as Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, is an architect of concepts. His signature Stretch Music, a genre-blind form, allows him to create sonic landscapes across multiple forms of sound, language, thought, and culture. At once, Trap, Alt Rock, World Music. Stretch Music is, as its creator, a collision of ideas and identities. Growing up as an heir to a Legendary Afro-New Orleanian Chieftain...
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The Journey From Solitary To Activism
African American Studies at Princeton University
Professor Eddie Glaude Jr. sits down with Assistant Professor Autumn Womack to explore the process of developing a book; Professor Joshua Guild speaks with activist and author Albert Woodfox
info_outlineModern, and contemporary criticism of African and African diasporic art is an area of inquiry that Professor Chika Okeke-Agulu insisted must exist. Professor Okeke-Agulu, along with others like Salah Hassan and Okwui Enwezor wrote into life a genre, and a lineage of artists who diagnose and critique African nation states and related projects. Okeke-Agulu is author of the recent Postcolonial Modernism: Art and Decolonization in Twentieth-Century Nigeria, which takes a broad view. His new work, Obiora Udechukwu: Line, Image, Text, takes a more narrow view, focusing on a former teacher who he names as the most influential Nigerian artist of the 20th century. Okeke-Agulu is currently at work on a book called Contemporary African Art in the Age of the Big Man, which tells the story of contemporary art after dictatorships, civil wars, IMS, and the devastation of African economies in the 1980s.