Speculative Archive: “Richard Shaft” Short Film
At the University of Chicago, a majority of my work was academic research. However, in my Speculative Archive course, I created a short film as my final project. The film focuses on Richard Roundtree’s embodiment of his character Shaft. The film uses archival television interviews, magazine and newspaper archives and clips from the film.
Poetry Foundation “MAPH” Internship
I received one of the Master of the Arts in the Humanities (MAPH) Internships from the University of Chicago. The internship opportunity was with the Poetry Foundation as an Awards and Grants Intern. During my time there I researched capacity building and also interviewed the fellows for an article.
Read the Get to Know the Fellows article here.