We're so excited to finally announce our first IN*VISION speaker, yeaaahh!!

Natasha A. Kelly has a PhD in Communication Studies and Sociology with a research focus on colonialism and feminism. Born in the UK and bred in Germany the author, curator and lecturer has taught at numerous universities in Germany and Austria. As Research Assistant at the Centre for transdisciplinary Gender Studies at Humboldt-University Berlin (2010 – 2013) she dealt with the decoloniality of knowledge, power and beings. In her publications e.g. »Afroism« (2008), »Sisters & Souls« (2015), »Afrokultur« (2016) and in her creative works e.g. »EDEWA« (2010 – 2018) (http://www.edewa.info), »Giftschrank« (German Historical Museum, 2016/2017, Museum Schöneberg 2017) und »African_Diaspora Palast« (»World Exhibition_Reformation«, Wittenberg 2017) she combines theory and praxis at the intersection of academia, art and society. Furthermore, she has been active for the Black German Community for several years. In addition to her consulting work for various art institutions, she was the artistic director of the theater series »M(a)y Sister«, which was performed at the HAU Hebbel am Ufer Theater in Berlin from 2015 to 2018. Her award-winning debut film »Milli’s Awakening« (2018) was commissioned by the 10th Berlin Biennale and screened in national and international settings including Museum of Modern Art MMK Frankfurt, Bundeskunsthalle Bonn, Kirchner Museum Davos as well at venues throughout Europe, Australia and in the USA. The eponymous publication is available at Orlanda Frauenverlag Berlin. Her youngest book is a collection of German translations of the foundational Black Feminists (from Sojourner Truth to Kimberlé Crenshaw) and marks the first in a new series of Feminist of Color Readers published by Unrast Verlag Münster.

photographed by Philipp Ruhr

We're so happy that Natasha is going to be a part of IN*VISION 2019!