Black Material Geographies

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With the growing awareness around how our food and clothing are made and where it comes from, our curiosity and desire to deepen our understanding of the fiber systems that undergird our lives and the communities impacted by them grow with it. Black Material Geographies is a collection of conversations and stories using Blackness and textile material culture to explore how we can create more sustainable systems and processes amid global climate crises and lifestyles deeply entrenched in global capitalism. This show projects “Blackness” into the past to understand the material cultures of our present and the possibilities for a more...

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Recent episodes

  • Imagining Regional Fiber InitiativesMay 30, 2022 · 37 min
  • Redesigning Supply ChainsMay 23, 2022 · 43 min
  • Black CottonMay 16, 2022 · 38 min
  • Natural Dyeing & Oakland YouthMay 9, 2022 · 43 min
  • Colonialism's Afterlife & Upcyling Fashion, Pt. 2 | Textile WasteMay 2, 2022 · 27 min
  • Colonialism's Afterlife & Upcyling Fashion, Pt. 1Apr 25, 2022 · 41 min
  • The Lacebark Tree, Pt. 2Apr 18, 2022 · 30 min
  • The Lacebark Tree, Pt. 1Apr 11, 2022 · 25 min
  • Precolonial Textile Cultures, Pt.2Apr 4, 2022 · 26 min
  • Precolonial Textile Cultures, Pt.1Mar 28, 2022 · 25 min

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