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Annotations with Beandrea July

Annotations with Beandrea July

Written by: Beandrea July
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 Welcome to Annotations, the podcast that thinks critically about criticism. Hosted by Beandrea July, a writer, film critic, film programmer, audio producer and real one. In each episode, we go behind the scenes - and between the lines - of Beandrea's story as a cultural critic and that of another critic whose work she admires. We dissect the art and practice of critique, discuss the state of arts journalism today and envision the future we want to see. Each episode wraps up with what Beandrea always craves from the culture podcasts she listens to but has yet to hear: an annotated bibliography audio-style. Make the thing you want to see right? Oh and did I mention, we're doing all this through the glorious prism of the Black femme gaze? This is Annotations with Beandrea July.2025 Art Social Sciences
Episodes
  • How Dare You! feat. Tre'vell Anderson

    How Dare You! feat. Tre'vell Anderson
    Nov 15 2025

    SEASON FINALE!

    Funding for this project comes from Critical Minded, a grantmaking and learning initiative founded by the Nathan Cummings Foundation and Ford Foundation to support cultural critics of color in the United States.

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    Episode description: Beandrea waves a magic wand over her career and concludes her reflections on the lessons of her Harvard Nieman Fellowship year. Then she chats with Journalist, Critic, Podcaster, Authoress and and Overall Bad Bitch Tre'vell Anderson.

    Buy a signed copy of Tre'vell's excellent book: We See Each Other: A Black, Trans Journey Through TV and Film; The audiobook is also very special.

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    Shoutout to the Annotations Fan Club co-presidents: JZ and Kristi

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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • The Psychology of 'Representation Matters' feat. Harvard Prof. Josephine Kim

    The Psychology of 'Representation Matters' feat. Harvard Prof. Josephine Kim
    Oct 14 2025

    Funding for this project comes from Critical Minded, a grantmaking and learning initiative founded by the Nathan Cummings Foundation and Ford Foundation to support cultural critics of color in the United States.

    Episode description: Beandrea reflects on the role of identity in film criticism with Professor Josephine Kim, Ph.D., with whom she took classes at Harvard's Graduate School of Education during her Nieman Fellowship.

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    55 mins
  • Reading Against the Grain: the Paradox of Black Cinephilia feat. Anna Everett, Ph.D

    Reading Against the Grain: the Paradox of Black Cinephilia feat. Anna Everett, Ph.D
    Aug 24 2025

    Funding for this project comes from Critical Minded, a grantmaking and learning initiative founded by the Nathan Cummings Foundation and Ford Foundation to support cultural critics of color in the United States.

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    55 mins
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