February 19th–21st, 2026
Tulane University, Lavin-Bernick Center
Registration, special reservation, and other detailed information can be found at the Critical Approaches to Black Media Culture website.
“Representation & Resonance”
This year’s keynote speakers are Tiffany Barber (UCLA), Racquel Gates (Columbia University) and Kristen Warner (Cornell University).
Conference registration for tenured and tenure-track professors will be $200 and for precariously employed and independent scholars as well as graduate students, it will be $100. Due to catering costs, these rates apply to presenters and non-presenters.
This conference is generously supported by the Maurice L. Silverstein Cinema Studies Lectureship Fund.
Questions may be directed to the conference organizers – Ava L’Herisse, Jerome Dent, and Pete Kunze – at blackmedia@tulane.edu.