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General Admission

On Thursday, September 10 at 7 pm, join liquid blackness&rsquo;s research fellow, Dr. Daren Fowler, as they lead a virtual presentation and Q&amp;A on liquid blackness&rsquo;s research portfolio Opticality: Seeing in the Ways of Things (Spring 2026 event). This teach-in invites you into how liquid blackness&nbsp;studies and prepares for our artists and events. It will put the filmmaking practices of cinematographers Jomo Fray, Shabier Kirchner, and Autumn Durald Arkapaw, and production designer Akin McKenzie in conversation with cultural and political theorists such as R.A. Judy, Ruth Wilson Gilmore, Julian Henriques, Katherine McKittrick, and Clyde Woods. It will focus on RaMell Ross&rsquo;s Nickel Boys (2024), Steve McQueen&rsquo;s Lovers Rock&nbsp;(2020), Ryan Coogler&rsquo;s Sinners&nbsp;(2025), and Mati Diop&rsquo;s Dahomey&nbsp;(2024). Following the presentation, liquid blackness is excited to have a dialogue about the films and artists we study, our research practices, and ongoing work and projects. If you are interested in joining us for this conversation, please RSVP for the teach-in. <a fr-original-style="" href="https://liquidblackness.com/opticality-portfolio" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">The full research portfolio can be found here</a>. &nbsp;&nbsp; About the Portfolioliquid blackness portfolios are pedagogical tools for each year-long research project and artist event. Portfolios are built out of reading and screening groups where the liquid blackness team and our surrounding community of scholars and artists engage the aesthetic, conceptual, and disciplinary questions and concerns provoked by the artists, films, and theories of each research project. Each portfolio is a rigorous expression of how we are thinking, preparing, and conceptualizing each event. Our hope is for them to be a guide and tool for those who wish to follow our work and practice more deeply.

Hi <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="color: rgb(42, 42, 196); overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; margin: 0px; padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; box-sizing: inherit;">First name, Thank you for registering for our event:&ldquo;Studying for Opticality: a liquid blackness teach-in&rdquo;September 10, 2026 &ndash; 7pm-8:15pm EST Below is the Zoom link.&nbsp; Join Zoom Meeting:&nbsp;<a fr-original-style="" href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84043648122" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84043648122</a> Meeting ID: 840 4364 8122 We look forward to gathering with you! liquid blacknessliquidblacknesslimited@gmail.com

On Thursday, September 10 at 7 pm, join liquid blackness’s research fellow, Dr. Daren Fowler, as they lead a virtual presentation and Q&amp;A on liquid blackness’s research portfolio Opticality: Seeing in the Ways of Things (Spring 2026 event). This teach-in invites you into how liquid blackness studies and prepares for our artists and events. It will put the filmmaking practices of cinematographers Jomo Fray, Shabier Kirchner, and Autumn Durald Arkapaw, and production designer Akin McKenzie in conversation with cultural and political theorists such as R.A. Judy, Ruth Wilson Gilmore, Julian Henriques, Katherine McKittrick, and Clyde Woods. It will focus on RaMell Ross’s Nickel Boys (2024), Steve McQueen’s Lovers Rock (2020), Ryan Coogler’s Sinners (2025), and Mati Diop’s Dahomey (2024). Following the presentation, liquid blackness is excited to have a dialogue about the films and artists we study, our research practices, and ongoing work and projects. If you are interested in joining us for this conversation, please RSVP for the teach-in. <a href="https://liquidblackness.com/opticality-portfolio" target="_blank">The full research portfolio can be found here</a>.    About the Portfolioliquid blackness portfolios are pedagogical tools for each year-long research project and artist event. Portfolios are built out of reading and screening groups where the liquid blackness team and our surrounding community of scholars and artists engage the aesthetic, conceptual, and disciplinary questions and concerns provoked by the artists, films, and theories of each research project. Each portfolio is a rigorous expression of how we are thinking, preparing, and conceptualizing each event. Our hope is for them to be a guide and tool for those who wish to follow our work and practice more deeply.

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Studying for Opticality: a liquid blackness teach-in – Virtual Event

General Admission

Free