Alfred Martin
@alfredmartin.bsky.social
Detroit native. Associate Professor and Chair of Cinematic Arts at U of Miami. Author of The Generic Closet, Fandom for Us, by Us, and editor of Rolling.
Things I miss: Black celebrities (like Ali, Baldwin, Angelou, Morrison, Kitt, etc.) used their enormous platforms to really demonstrate that they were both not necessarily “the people” because they were celebrities in some way, but also with “the people.”
November 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Things I miss: Black celebrities (like Ali, Baldwin, Angelou, Morrison, Kitt, etc.) used their enormous platforms to really demonstrate that they were both not necessarily “the people” because they were celebrities in some way, but also with “the people.”
This was the second best thing to come home and find after a work/research trip! My @nyupress.bsky.social book FANDOM FOR US, BY US: THE PLEASURES AND PRACTICES OF BLACK AUDIENCES is here! Thanks to @rawreader.bsky.social and @kristenwarner.bsky.social for the endorsements.
March 15, 2025 at 5:52 PM
This was the second best thing to come home and find after a work/research trip! My @nyupress.bsky.social book FANDOM FOR US, BY US: THE PLEASURES AND PRACTICES OF BLACK AUDIENCES is here! Thanks to @rawreader.bsky.social and @kristenwarner.bsky.social for the endorsements.
There are times when you come across something that makes you grateful to be alive in this very moment. This is one such thing. The acting! The cinematography! The script! The stunts! All A++++++! What a time to be alive!
December 6, 2024 at 5:01 PM
There are times when you come across something that makes you grateful to be alive in this very moment. This is one such thing. The acting! The cinematography! The script! The stunts! All A++++++! What a time to be alive!