The (Im)Possibility of Blackness in the Classroom – In Conversation with Karla Cornwall

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Brazant, Kevin (2025) The (Im)Possibility of Blackness in the Classroom – In Conversation with Karla Cornwall. In: The (Im)Possibility of Blackness in the Classroom, 16 October 2025, London College of Communication.

The (Im)Possibility of Blackness in the Classroom – In Conversation with Karla Cornwall

Type of Research:

Conference, Symposium or Workshop Item

Creators:

Brazant, Kevin

Description:

The (Im)possibility of Blackness in the Classroom is a multimedia installation by Kevin J. Brazant that marks the curatorial launch of his signature pedagogy, Lounge Akademics™ a platform that archives, amplifies, and disrupts learning from the margins. The work explores Black presence, identity, and resistance as radical acts of cultural authorship. Drawing on his Disrupt the Discourse (DtD) research in co-creation, the installation blends moving visuals, ambient sound, and sonic excerpts to embody “sonic pedagogy.” A live Lounge Akademics™ session with artist Karla Cornwall extends this work as storytelling, archive, and act of radical listening.

Other Contributors:

Role	Name
Artist	Cornwall, Karla

Keywords/subjects not otherwise listed:

Decolonising education, antiracism pedagogy, student experience fashion education

Your affiliations with UAL:

Colleges > London College of Communication

Date:

16 October 2025

Related Websites:

https://ualshowcase.arts.ac.uk/project/679640/cover

Related Websites:

https://ualshowcase.arts.ac.uk/project/6...

Related Exhibitions:

Speaking from the margins

Event Location:

London College of Communication

Locations / Venues:

Location

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To Date

London College of Communication, UAL

2 October 2025

30 October 2025

Date Deposited:

05 Mar 2026 12:03

Last Modified:

05 Mar 2026 12:03

Item ID:

25758

URI:

https://ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/id/eprint/25758

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