Loading
Nikki Lane, Ph.D
  • Home
  • About
  • Summer School
  • Blog
  • My Work and Play Portfolio
  • Private Lessons
  • Contact & Booking
  • Search
  • Menu Menu

Lectures

I give lectures to audiences that engage contemporary American popular culture and critical theory in a fresh, down-to earth, and engaging way.

Talks

I also give talks on pedagogy, techniques for bringing pop culture into classrooms and campuses, diversity, and the power of ethnography.

Upcoming Dates

Currently accepting invitations for Spring 2020

Past Events

2019 “Let’s All Come Together”: Black LGBT Pride and Celebrations of Black LGBT Life in Washington, DC. Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Spring Evening Program. Georgetown Day School, Washington, DC

2019 An Evening with BOOMscat. Conversation with the artists. American University, Washington, DC

2019 Pride and Prejudice: Navigating In/Visibility in Black and Queer Social Spaces in DC. Allied in Pride and Black Heritage Celebration Committee, George Washington University, Washington, DC

2018 The Ethnography of Ratchet: A Public Lecture. Women and Gender Studies Program at the George Washington University, Washington, DC

2018 Cultivating Your Professional Presence. International Development MA Program, Gallaudet University, Washington, DC

2018 Beyond #Woke: A Practical Guide for Conscious Culture Consumption. Delta Phi Epsilon American University, Washington, DC

2018 “Making Your Research Public” Faculty Development Week. Office of Faculty Development, Gallaudet University, Washington, DC

2017 Putting Stories to Work in Sexual Health and Social Justice: Pro Tips from an Ethnographer. Annual Meeting, National Coalition of STD Directors, Arlington, VA.

2017Beyoncé and Contemporary Black Feminist Thought: Practical Lessons in Drinking Lemonade. American Studies Program, American University, Washington, DC.

2017Art and Ideas: Dr. Nikki Lane — Black Women Queering the Mic: Missy Elliott Disturbing the Boundaries of Racialized Gender and Sexuality. MOCA Jacksonville. Jacksonville, FL.

2017 Beyoncé and Black Feminist Thought: A Practical Lesson in Conscious Culture Consumption. Gender Studies Program. Whitman College. Walla Walla, WA.

2016 “Hey Girl, You Back From Vacation?”: Belonging, Being, and Living in Tangerine. Invited speaker for the Scholars Program in Culture and Communication Symposium on Discourses in Action. Annenberg School of Communication, University of Pennsylvania.

2015 Will You Be My N**** @ Prom: Post “Post-Racial” Racism and American Popular Culture. Special invited lecture for American Studies Department, University of Kassel, Kassel, Germany.

2015 On the Scene: Doing Public Anthropology with Black Queer People in DC. Invited lecture for Social Justice Colloquium, American University.

2012 The Blacker the Berry: Racism and Colorism in America and on the College Campus. Georgetown University’s Women of Color student organization.

2009 Oprah, Sexuality, and Lies: Black Women and New Controlling Images. Allied in Pride student organization, George Washington University.

I am accepting invitations

Invite me

Instagram

First of all, my head shots are over a year old no First of all, my head shots are over a year old now and this cannot stand! I require @carlettathegreat's immediate presence and the location for said photos must be somewhere other than my front porch or living room! This cannot stand!! 
.
Second of all, I just wrapped up a talk with people really putting in the work to get better and do better by the folks they're in community with. It's hard, and it requires we let go of some lessons we've been taught (we all have to put in work to unlearn misogyny, anti-blackness, and homophobia- shout out to @thegreatunlearn) but it's so rewarding when we truly are "standing at the edge of each other's battles" (Lorde 1984). Love on your friends today and tomorrow. Get involved in some community work that you care about. If you've not already, get to know your neighbors, even that one with them bad a$# kids. Make some new friends. Get out of your comfort zone. We need each other... Like I need @carlettathegreat because yall know I don't trust nobody to take my picture!!!
**70 degrees sunny and a light breeze** . Me: I sh **70 degrees sunny and a light breeze**
.
Me: I should go ahead and pull out my short shorts... Maybe cut up some jeans and make some new shorts...
.
Myself: So, we just skipping spring and going straight to summer clothes?
.
I: Yes, that is correct.
Other than the white supremacist coup attempt and Other than the white supremacist coup attempt and Garth Brooks missing all the notes in Amazing Grace, 2021 been alright for me so far. I've been making my own body oil, steaming my face, and overall just staying moisturized (and for those who struggled with ash throughout the-year-that-has-no-name, you get it). I've been reading a lot. Writing. Getting my work done. Playing my PS5. Upgrading my leisure wear. Staying out of them aggressively hetero rooms on Clubhouse. Been meditating with #headspace. Exercising with #pelotonapp. Having breakthroughs in therapy. Avoiding COVID by social distancing, wearing a mask over my nose and mouth, and washing my hands. And no, the Christmas tree is not down yet, but my closet is organized and all my clothes are washed and folded so mind your business.
.
Basically, I'm alive and well. I want to know how you're doing so far in 2021.
2020, but try to make your self portrait high art. 2020, but try to make your self portrait high art.
.
What yall been up to? Me? 
1) @thewhitneywest has been gracious enough to teach me how to use Clubhouse which has been a fun, 🍵 filled distraction during my "break."
.
2) I started a writing project in earnest last week. Anxious to get my feet set to restart my daily writing habit. 📝 
.
3) The Peloton app is good even without a bike. I've done strength workouts for the past 5 weeks and I'm hooked. I was shady bout it, but it's good. 💪🏾 
.
4) I've got brilliant and amazing friends. One of whom just graduated. Send love to @nalodarling! 🎓 
.
5) Me and @juliepatoolee are finally getting the help we need to settle into our home. My home girl @fromchariwithlove is so naturally talented and I can't wait for yall to see her before and after photos of our whole damn house which she's helping us organize and decorate. 🏡
I can't believe it's over. My first semester at Sp I can't believe it's over. My first semester at Spelman is a wrap! I made it yall! I capped it with a 5 hour Zoom event that the Spelman Women's Research and Resource Center @spelman_wrrc hosted and that I co-facilitated teaching faculty across the Atlanta University Center about issues of gender and sexuality studies. This is what I look like now.
.
Thanks for all the good vibes, prayers, and thoughts you were sending these past couple weeks.
.
Now that I'm free, what TV shows and movies did I miss? Oh, and if you have HBO, you're rich and I am not. I only have Prime, Hulu, Netflix, and CBS.
I'm tired yall, but I'm so close to the finish lin I'm tired yall, but I'm so close to the finish line, and as my mom told me once, "that's when the Devil always shows up."
.
I don't think of the Devil as an actual being, but as a set of negative thoughts and beliefs about myself or my work that creep up. Those thoughts that are unhelpful to me and the fulfillment of my goals. But let me tell you something honey... THE DEVIL IS A LIE (and in case you're not as country as I am, this is another way of saying the Devil is a "liar").
.
I'm about to put the bow on my first semester on the tenure track, and I can't wait to hibernate this winter, read books, play PS5, drink mulled wine, hot toddies, and hot cocoa and snuggle the up with my 🦁 and my 💍. So close...
Load More... Follow on Instagram

Follow me

Crosswords

  • The Purple One: A Crossword TributeJune 25, 2016 - 10:00 am
  • Great Moments in Ratchet History: The CrosswordJune 7, 2016 - 8:20 am
  • Crossword Puzzle: Black Stuff from the 90sMay 4, 2016 - 1:23 am
© Copyright 2020 - Nikki Lane - Enfold WordPress Theme by Kriesi
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Rss
  • Instagram
Scroll to top

This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.

OKLearn more

Cookie and Privacy Settings



How we use cookies

We may request cookies to be set on your device. We use cookies to let us know when you visit our websites, how you interact with us, to enrich your user experience, and to customize your relationship with our website.

Click on the different category headings to find out more. You can also change some of your preferences. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer.

Essential Website Cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features.

Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refuseing them will have impact how our site functions. You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site.

We fully respect if you want to refuse cookies but to avoid asking you again and again kindly allow us to store a cookie for that. You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain.

We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. You can check these in your browser security settings.

Other external services

We also use different external services like Google Webfonts, Google Maps, and external Video providers. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. Changes will take effect once you reload the page.

Google Webfont Settings:

Google Map Settings:

Google reCaptcha Settings:

Vimeo and Youtube video embeds:

Accept settingsHide notification only