The Visual Life of Black Power
The Visual Life of Black Power
DEATH'S FUTURITY: THE VISUAL LIFE OF BLACK POWER
Join us for a lecture by scholar and writer Dr. Sampada Aranke as she discusses her recent book, "Death's Futurity: The Visual Life of Black Power" which examines the importance of representations of death to Black liberation. Analyzing posters, photographs, journalism and films that focus on the murders of Black Panther Party members Lil’ Bobby Hutton, Fred Hampton, and George Jackson, Aranke constructs a visual history of the 1960s and 1970s Black Power era. By foregrounding the photographed, collaged, filmed and drawn Black body, Aranke demonstrates that corporeality and corpses are crucial to the efforts to shape visions of a Black future free from white supremacy.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sampada Aranke is an Associate Professor of Art History and Comparative Studies at Ohio State University. Her work has been published in e-flux, Artforum, Art Journal, ASAP/J, and October. She has written catalogue essays for Sadie Barnette, Betye Saar, Rashid Johnson, Faith Ringgold, Kambui Olujimi, Sable Elyse Smith, and Zachary Fabri. She is the recipient of the 2021 Art Journal award for her article "Blackouts and Other Visual Escapes."
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