Representation & Television: Critical Approaches to Black Media Culture Conference 2026

Monday, May 11, 2026 to Friday, May 15, 2026

Theme week organized by

Jeffrey W. PetersonGeorgia State University

Co-editor

Sara Ghazi Asadollahi

Who Are We Laughing at Tonight: Black Absence in 2000s American Sitcoms

By Jeffrey W. Peterson

Monday, May 11, 2026

Race-Swapping, Race-Baiting, and the Travails of Black Representation in HBO’s House of the Dragon

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Netflix Globalization in Nollywood: the Case of Far From Home 2022

By Julius Aderogba Odewabi

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Art Signals: The Rise of Black Art in Late 20th Century Broadcast Television

By Bradley Petty

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

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5/11/2026 to 5/15/2026
Representation & Television: Critical Approaches to Black Media Culture Conference 2026

Theme week organized by
Jeffrey W. PetersonGeorgia State University
4/3/2026 to 4/11/2026
Movies the Video: Allusions and Pastiche in Music Videos

Theme week organized by
Thomas GoodchildGeorgia State University
3/30/2026 to 4/3/2026
Representations of Families in the Media

Theme week organized by
Dr. Narissra Punyanunt-CarterTexas Tech Universiy
3/23/2026 to 3/27/2026
Opticality: Seeing in the Way of Things

Theme week organized by
liquid blacknessGeorgia State University
3/6/2026
Winter Olympics

Theme week organized by
Ethan TusseyGeorgia State University
2/13/2026 to 2/20/2026
The Stories We Find in Spaces, the Memories We Share in Place: An Interdisciplinary & Intersectional Exploration of Culture, History, and Placemaking

Theme week organized by
Mikayla RenwickTexas A&M University
Asha S. WinfieldLouisiana State University