We 🖤 #BlackDH

Digital and experimental arts and humanities work can help us witness the unseen, or to process anew what we already think we know. Which is to say: we love amplifying #BlackDH work.

We are grateful for Amardeep Singh's updated African American Poetry: A Digital Anthology. “As of May 2022,” Singh writes, the site “contains the full text of 38 books of poetry (including anthologies as well as single-author books), and a small but growing collection of periodical poetry." As much as ever, we need Black poetry.

We've also been spending time with the Traveling While Black VR documentary, directed by Roger Ross Williams. This VR experience “transports you to historic Ben's Chili Bowl in Washington DC. The viewer shares an intimate series of moments with several of the patrons of Ben's as they reflect on their experiences of restricted movement and race relations in the U.S.”  Local folks interested in experiencing this project are welcome to visit AADHum to borrow a VR headset. Just drop us a line at aadhum@umd.edu to set up a visit!