Lectures on Tap - How Black Representation in Media Shapes Power, Belonging
Schedule
Wed Jun 03 2026 at 07:30 pm to 09:30 pm
UTC-07:00Location
Lincoln Heights | Los Angeles, CA
About this Event
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🧠Lecture: How Black Representation in Media Shapes Power & Belonging
🎙️ Speaker: Dr. Tiffany E. Barber
From blockbuster films and museum walls to viral TikToks and campaign ads, Black representation is everywhere—but visibility alone does not guarantee equity, dignity, or power. In this lecture, Dr. Tiffany E. Barber explores how images of Blackness circulate and shape the ways we understand race, gender, beauty, citizenship, and belonging in contemporary culture.
Why are certain images of Black life celebrated while others are ignored or erased? Who benefits when Black visibility increases? How do images influence public memory, political movements, and everyday assumptions about identity? Through accessible examples and sharp cultural analysis, this talk challenges the idea that “more representation” is automatically progressive. Instead, Dr. Barber invites audiences to think critically about how images can reinforce stereotypes, commodify difference, inspire solidarity, and open space for new forms of Black expression and freedom.
Dr. Tiffany E. Barber is an award-winning scholar, curator, and critic, and Assistant Professor of African American Art at UCLA. Her work across museums, media, and academia reshapes how we understand race, gender, and representation in contemporary visual culture.
Get a drink, connect, and learn at Lectures on Tap! 🙌
Agenda
7:30 PM – Doors open: find a seat (open seating!), order food & drinks, and expect a bar line—arriving early is key. **Attendees are encouraged to arrive as early as 7pm to enjoy the exhibition in the gallery space and order food ahead of the lecture**
7:55 PM – Host introduction
8:00 PM – Lecture begins
8:45 PM – Audience Q&A
9:00 PM – Have 1:1 time with the speaker, mingle with fellow guests, and order another round
9:30 PM – Wrap up.
Where is it happening?
Lincoln Heights, Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 39.19
