Legacy Russell & Rene Matić: Black Meme
<p>In&nbsp;<a href="https://www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/stock/black-meme-a-history-of-the-images-that-make-us-legacy-russell" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Black Meme</em></a>&nbsp;(Verso) Legacy Russell, award-winning author of the groundbreaking&nbsp;<a href="https://www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/stock/glitch-feminism-a-manifesto-legacy-russell" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Glitch Feminism</em></a>, explores the “meme” as mapped to Black visual culture from 1900 to the present, mining both archival and contemporary media. Through imagery, memory, and technology,&nbsp;<em>Black Meme</em>&nbsp;shows us how images of Blackness have always been central to our understanding of the modern world.</p><br><p>Russell was joined in conversation with artist and writer Rene Matić.</p><br><p>Find more events at the Bookshop: <a href="https://lrb.me/eventspod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lrb.me/eventspod</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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Show Notes
In Black Meme (Verso) Legacy Russell, award-winning author of the groundbreaking Glitch Feminism, explores the “meme” as mapped to Black visual culture from 1900 to the present, mining both archival and contemporary media. Through imagery, memory, and technology, Black Meme shows us how images of Blackness have always been central to our understanding of the modern world.
Russell was joined in conversation with artist and writer Rene Matić.
Find more events at the Bookshop: https://lrb.me/eventspod
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.