Black Material Geographies

About the Podcast

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 sustainable future. We will explore what Black futures could be made of and who gets to make them.

About the Host

Teju Adisa-Farrar

Teju is a Jamaican-American writer, geographer, facilitator, speaker, researcher and poet from Oakland. For over a decade Teju has worked to connect the dots between environmental, cultural, ecological, and urban issues. Her focus is on environmental and cultural equity, circular fiber and fashion systems, climate justice, Black geographies, urban issues and decolonial futures. Having lived in several different countries, Teju uses a transnational lens that is informed by history, art and activism. She spends her time consulting with progressive organizations, facilitating intersectional conversations, supporting community initiatives, working on creative projects, and giving talks on urgent topics. Teju is based between Lenape Land (Brooklyn, New York) and Ohlone Land (Oakland, California).

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