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Summer Reading

Keeling — Wed, 20 May 2009 21:59:18 +0000

Kodwo Eshun, More Brilliant Than the Sun: Adventures in Sonic Fiction
David Couzens Hoy, The Time of Our Lives: A Critical History of Temporality
John Tagg, The Disciplinary Frame: Photographic Truths and the Capture of Meaning
An unconventional summer reading list, to be sure. But I can’t wait to get to them. I expect that I will be adding more.

My Upcoming Talk at UCLA

Keeling — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 14:08:39 +0000

I am giving a talk at UCLA entitled “Music from the World Tomorrow”: Poetry from the Future and the (Im)Possible Politics of Afrofuturism. It will be on Thursday, April 30th at 4pm in Rolfe Hall Room 2125.

Talk at Princeton’s Center for African American Studies

Keeling — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:50:16 +0000

I’ve returned from presenting my work at Princeton University’s Center for African American Studies. The experience was energizing and inspiring. I appreciate the time that the faculty, postdocs, and graduate students there put into engaging with my work. I look forward to learning more from them as they develop their own projects. Thanks to the faculty and graduate students who accompanied me to dinner, including Mendi Obadike, whose creative work with her partner, Keith Obadike, I have long admired, Judith Casselberry, and Hiram Perez. And thanks to Daphne Brooks who invited me to participate in the Faculty and Graduate Student Seminar.

Digital Diasporas Conference Announcement

Keeling — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 02:21:25 +0000

I will be participating in the Digital Diasporas conference at the University of Maryland on May 1-3. Here is the announcement, including a link to the conference web site:

The African American/African Diaspora Studies Area Group of the English Department and the Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH) announce â€œDigital Diasporas: Digital Humanities and African American/African Diaspora Studiesâ€ to take place at the University of Maryland, College Park on May 1-3, 2008.

The program will begin on May 1st and 2nd with hands-on workshops, including one sponsored by the TEI Consortium and funded by the NEH, which will provide a practical introduction to text encoding: a second that will focus on navigating online resources in African American and African Diaspora Studies; and a third on using Second Life in teaching and research. The workshops will be followed by a panel showcasing work by scholars in the field of African American/African Diaspora Studies that address and/or make use of digital technologies and new media. The keynote address by Abdul Alkalimat (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) will be followed by a reception and the presentation of a multi-media art installation by the artist, Pamela Z. The last day will be taken up by panels and seminars; a digital “poster” session, where presenters will use laptops to introduce projects by students, faculty and independent scholars; a book fair; and a closing multi-media performance and book/cd signing by DJ Spooky. Confirmed participants include Abdul Alkalimat, Bryan Carter, Merle Collins, Howard Dodson, Anna Everett, Jerome Handler, Kara Keeling, Paul D. Miller (AKA DJ Spooky), Angel David Nieves, Alexander Weheliye, and Pamela Z.

Please visit the conference web site for schedule and registration information:

http://www.mith2.umd.edu/diaspora2008