Abstract
In a time of hyper-connectivity and algorithmic saturation, what does it mean to create art that resists flattening? This study explores Beyond Beauty, a research-based podcast centering Global Majority women artists, as a model of algorithmic intimacy—a media form that disrupts the extractive, depersonalized logics of AI-driven content. While mainstream platforms prioritize speed, scale, and prediction, podcasting offers a slower, more embodied mode of engagement. Through voice, silence, rhythm, and nonlinearity, Beyond Beauty models a relational system of knowledge rooted in Black feminist aesthetics and pedagogies. Drawing on communication theory, sound studies, and art education, I propose podcasting as a form of public pedagogy that reclaims presence, fosters collective listening, and activates new imaginaries. This paper reflects on the medium’s capacity to humanize learning, circulate marginalized epistemologies, and create affective archives in an age of social fragmentation. By positioning podcasting as both art and pedagogy, this research offers a case study in designing creative systems that center memory, resistance, and community—against the grain of algorithmic erasure.
Presenters
Jacqueline CofieldJoan Tisch Teaching Fellow, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, United States
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
2026 Special Focus—Modeling Life Systems: Art, Algorithms, Ecologies
KEYWORDS
Podcasting Public Pedagogy Black Feminist Aesthetics Algorithmic Culture Relational Media
