Posts by A-lan Holt
Screenwriter teaches the art of creative community — Stanford Report
Visiting artist Chinaka Hodge’s winter quarter course explored screenwriting basics through a Bay Area lens. Ask anyone who’s worked with Chinaka Hodge, the poet, screenwriter, and executive producer behind Marvel’s Ironheart television series, and the words you’ll hear on repeat are charismatic, confident, and authentic. But ask Hodge about herself, and she’s more likely to…
Read MoreWhat’s next for Stanford’s artist incubator
As Stanford’s Institute for Diversity in the Arts celebrates its 25th year, directors A-lan Holt and Adam Banks look toward a future of nurturing student artists and deepening relationships with Bay Area communities. Part of what makes Institute for Diversity in the Arts (IDA) Director A-lan Holt such an effective champion of the organization is…
Read MoreHanif Abdurraqib on Art, Survival and the Heart’s Work
Poet, essayist, and cultural critic Hanif Abdurraqib joined Matthew D. Morrison, Associate Professor of African and African American Studies at Stanford, for an expansive conversation on art, feeling, and the everyday work of care. Abdurraqib reflects on the abundance of everyday intellect that exists outside academia, his cherished Ohio roots, the discipline behind his writing,…
Read MoreInspiring the Next Generation of Artists
The Institute for Diversity in the Arts (IDA) at Stanford University is celebrating 25 years of artistic excellence. IDA has been a transformative home for artists across multiple generations, providing mentorship, community, and creative freedom to shape future arts leaders. In this video, Students, faculty, and staff reflect on what makes IDA special, from interdisciplinary…
Read More“Freedom is Just Right Around the Corner” An Afternoon with Dr. Frank Omowale Satterwhite
On April 8, 1968, four days after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., 70 Black Student Union (BSU) members went on stage during a panel, took the mic, and read off a list of 10 demands which included better treatment of Black Stanford students, Black Stanford faculty, and residents of East Palo Alto. This…
Read MoreWhat is a Public Intellectual Today: with Hanif Abdurraqib
Reflections by Alexis Jones “Long day?” These are the words that greeted me when I walked into the Tressider Oak lounge and fell into my seat, exhaling with such audible force that it elicited a response of humorous inquiry from the fellow attendee beside me. “Yes,” I laughed, feeling slightly embarrassed that my exhaustion was…
Read MoreWatch “The Game God(S),” by Adrian L. Burrell
This morning the New Yorker Documentary premiered “The Game God(S)” by IDA visiting artist Adrian L. Burrell. The New Yorker reports that the film “pries open myths of modern Blackness and ties one of America’s greatest beliefs back to its greatest sin.” Watch the film and read the accompanying article below. Shaking The Foundations of the…
Read MoreMeet IDA’S Visiting Artist: Adrian L. Burrell
This year the Institute for Diversity in the Arts welcomes interdisciplinary artist adrian l. burrell as our 2022 IDA Visiting Artist.
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