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.

Television Critism

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TV Commentary - Durham describes representational politics and the significance of the Black South on television.

Smithsonian Anthology

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Cultural Commentary - Durham describes her participation in the production of the anthology.

BLACK PANTHER

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Film Commentary - Durham describes how casting, character construction, and plot development help audiences reimagine blackness in radical ways.

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.

Belonging, Bell, and Black Feminism

University of S. Carolina

Storying the Self

Syracuse University

Finding Your Academic Voice

Florida Atlantic University

Hip Hop Feminism: Artistry, Advocacy, Academy

Meiji University