AISHA DURHAM
Analyst. Artist. Advocate.
PRESENTATIONS
As a recognized researcher and educator, Aisha Durham routinely presents her perspectives on popular culture to audiences in the academy and broader community. Check out recent media appearances, research talks, and cultural criticism.
BLACK PANTHER
Film Commentary - Durham describes how casting, character construction, and plot development help audiences reimagine blackness in radical ways.
Inauguration
Cultural Commentary - Durham describes representational politics and the significance of Kamala Harris for Black women.
#METOO
Cultural Commentary - Durham describes the local #muterkelley campaign and the significance of the grassroots movement in relation to #MeToo.
RESEARCH PRESENTATION
University of Tampa (FL)
Mining memory, Durham recalls her southern roots to narrate her hip hop becoming. Durham’s performance-informed autoethnography and embodied cultural criticism in Home with Hip Hop Feminism demonstrate how critically-engaged, community-centered, and culturally relevant research can serve as a catalyst for new areas of inquiry and social movements.
CONVERSATION: GENDER, HIP HOP, AND THE SOUTH
Virtual Conference
AMERYKAH AND ME: MAPPING AFROFUTURISM WITHIN THE HIP HOP FEMINIST IMAGINARY
University of Florida
HIP HOP FEMINISM
Saint Louis University
HIP HOP FEMINISM: ARTISTRY, ADVOCACY, AND THE ACADEMY
University of South Florida