528: Malene Barnett on Crafted Kinship

Malene Barnett returns for an interview about her new book
Crafted Kinship: Inside the Creative Practice of Contemporary
Black Caribbean Makers. In our interview we talk about Black
cultural memory, her process for interviewing and building an
archive of Caribbean artists, and the influence of Caribbean
material culture around the world. The book will be published by
Artisan Books on October 29th and will be widely available where
ever fine books are sold. www.malenebarnett.com


 


I would like to highlight a few friends of the podcast that need
help recovering from Hurricane Helene. Joy Tanner and Will Baker
from Wood Song Pottery were affected by flooding of their studio
and kilns in Bakersville, NC. You can help them get back on their
feet by donating to their GoFundMe campaign. Artist and
entrepreneur Josh Copus’s businesses were severely damaged by
catastrophic flooding in his small town of Marshall, NC. You can
help him rebuild the hotel at the Old Marshall Jail and Zadie’s
Market by donating to his GoFundMe Campaign. You can also
volunteer your time to help clean up and make direct donations to
other businesses in Marshall by visiting helpmarshall.org.


 


Today’s episode is brought to you by the following sponsors:


The Rosenfield Collection of Functional Ceramic
Art www.Rosenfieldcollection.com


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