Conferences and Panels

Charlton Oral History Grant Recipient, 2025–2026, Baylor University.

October 2025: Blerd Oral History Project: African Americans in Nerd Culture. Oral History Association, Atlanta, GA.

An exploration of the diverse voices and lived experiences of Blerds, highlighting the intersection of Black identity, culture, and fandom through oral history.

March 8, 2025: Studio Ghibli 101. BlerdCon, Arlington, VA. 

An analysis of Hayao Miyazaki's films with a particular focus on music and visuals. 

March 7, 2025: Revolutionary Black Women in US History. BlerdCon, Arlington, VA.

The joys and struggles of Black women in the United States who changed the course of history by defying gender and racial norms. 

January 2025 SMI and ICTM-IE Postgraduate Conference 2025, Dublin, Ireland. (Accepted)

An exploration of working-class Black women's music both secular and spiritual through the lens of ethnomusicology, race, class, and gender in history.

July 14, 2024: Softcore: Curvy, Romantic, and Black. BlerdCon, Arlington, VA. 

An exploration of softcore aesthetics and lifestyles (cottagecore, barbiecore, coquette, farmcore, kawaii, princesscore, light academia etc.) A brief history of these alternative lifestyles as it applies to African American femmes in larger bodies.

Coming Soon!