Critical Approaches to Black Media Culture
Event Date:
February 19, 2026
Event Location:
Tulane University LavinBernick Center, 29 McAlister Dr, New Orleans, LA, 70118, United States
Event Description
“Representation & Resonance”
New Orleans – Tulane University – February 19-21, 2026
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.
The following link has been setup for your group: Reservation booking link for the Black Media Cultures Room Block at Pontchartrain Hotel. The group room block will be available until the group cutoff date of Tuesday, January 20, 2026. Please ensure the “check-in” and “check-out” date fields are adjusted to your stay date preference, and you are selecting accommodations where the booking code is attached. If you’re interested in a room type that does not have a booking code attached, simply contact the hotel sales department at sales@thepontchartrainhotel.com regarding this request, as well as any requests for pre/post stay date availability.
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.