Liquid Blackness
For the past few years, Dr. Charles (Chip) Linscott, who will take over as the Undergrad Director of the J. Warren McClure School of Emerging Communications Technology July 1, has been a member of the editorial board of liquid blackness, an open-access journal that Chip explains is 鈥渨orking to provide a venue for some really groundbreaking work in Black Studies, specifically, work that deals in radical ways with blackness, aesthetics, form, and politics.鈥
Due to the journal鈥檚 success, an achievement for which Chip is rightfully proud: 鈥淭his is a collective achievement guided by a number of people, most especially Drs. Alessandra Raengo and Lauren Cramer. For me, I鈥檝e been helping for a few years, but I know that I am tremendously lucky to collaborate, via liquid blackness, with colleagues, scholars, and artists that I deeply admire. I鈥檓 often stunned by the names and the caliber of work that the journal is able to pull together. And we鈥檙e just getting warmed up now!鈥
With liquid blackness furthering its reach, the future of the journal has so much potential. The 2021 special issue entitled 鈥淟iquidity鈥 is a big step, but Chip emphasizes that the project will continue to move forward. 鈥淲e鈥檒l see what the future holds, but I think we鈥檒l continue doing what we've been doing--only bigger, better, and with greater resources and reach. The Duke UP acquisition is a big deal. And any interested folks can check out our stuff right now on the website, on social media, on YouTube and Vimeo, and in the Spring 2021 special issue.鈥
To learn more about liquid blackness, visit , or follow them on Instagram and Twitter at @liquidblackness and #liquidblackness.