Research Perspectives on the Black European Archive: Materialities, Medialities, Aesthetics

The workshop “Research Perspectives on the Black European Archive: Materialities, Medialities, Aesthetics” explored the intersections of archival practices and the expanding field of Afroeuropean/African European Studies. It addressed pressing questions surrounding the documentation, dissemination, and preservation of Black European histories, as well as ways of “speaking” about Black European archives from different social positions, in different media, and through various aesthetic forms. Bringing together an interdisciplinary and international community of researchers, archivists, and cultural practitioners, it fostered dialogue and collaboration across academia, heritage institutions, and the arts. Through the lenses of materialities, medialities, and aesthetics, participants critically examined the Black European archive, its current challenges, and its future directions.

Participants: Laurel Braddock, Lieke Bremer, Madeleine Brook, Daphné Budasz, Jeannette Ehlers, Agnes Essonti Luque, Susanne Gehrmann, Albert Gouaffo, Espérance Hakuzwimana, Nicholas R. Jones, Natasha A. Kelly, Jul Kolberg, Jeannette Lebrón Ramos, Laurent Leger-Adame, Mirrianne Mahn, Merveilles Mouloungui, Lars Müller, Laura Nsafou, Margaret A. Ohia-Nowak, Sabrina Onana, Esther Mayoko Ortega, Jenaba Samura, Igiaba Scego, Justin Randolph Thompson

**Organizers: **Julia Borst (U Bremen), Francesca Aiuti (U Macerata), Sandra Folie (ZfL Berlin), Gianna Zocco (ZfL Berlin)

This Scoping Workshop was a collaboration between the ERC Starting Grants AFROEUROPECYBERSPACE at U Bremen and AFROPEA at ZfL Berlin.