Black Radical Filmmaking: Pedagogy and Praxis

The Centre for Media, Culture & Education is launching a new series focused on media and cultural studies. This series offers graduate students (PhD and Master's) at ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½ an opportunity to present their in progress research, engage in discussions, and receive feedback. The series will be an in-person event, supplemented with Zoom to permit virtual audience attendance as well.

Space is limited, so RSVP soon to secure your spot. LUNCH PROVIDED

Discussion topics include:

  • Black filmmaking as a site of activism and critical discourse
  • Black feminist filmmaking as a site of knowledge production
  • Radical approaches to film education and artistic practice
  • Cinema as a space for community, resistance, and collaboration
  • The role of Black film in shaping cultural and political narratives

Event Photos

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Event Poster

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²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½ the speakers

Maxine Malcolm

Maxine is a PhD candidate in Social Justice Education. Her research employs arts-based methodologies to critically analyze contemporary Canadian cinema, with a focus on Black feminism and Black feminist filmmaking.
 

Sara Maclean

Dr. MacLean is a filmmaker, installation artist, and film educator. Her PhD research explores Black radical filmmaking as world-making pedagogy. Her work appears in Callaloo, Canadian Theatre Review, and The Routledge Companion.