Beandrea July

Annotations with 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...

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Beandrea July

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How Dare You! feat. Tre'vell Anderson 15.11.2025 1:13:51

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. *** 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 wi...

The Psychology of 'Representation Matters' feat. Harvard Prof. Josephine Kim 14.10.2025 55:05

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 Educat...

Reading Against the Grain: the Paradox of Black Cinephilia feat. Anna Everett, Ph.D 24.08.2025 54:59

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: For full show notes and written annotations, subscribe to the companion newsletter . #annotationswithbjuly (Tag your posts) @annotationswithbjuly (IG) @beandreado...

Lean In to the Mess feat. dessane lopez cassell 03.08.2025 1:10:46

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: For full show notes and written annotations, subscribe to the companion newsletter . Film series in Los Angeles (remaining dates: Aug 3, Aug 8, Aug 10, Aug 15, 20...

Permission to Imagine feat. Lovia Gyarkye 21.07.2025 1:00:17

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. For full show notes and written annotations, subscribe to the companion newsletter . Film series in Los Angeles (July 25 - Aug 15, 2025): The Devil Finds Work: James Baldwin's Cinema of...

Embodied Criticism feat. Angelica Jade Bastien 06.07.2025 52:15

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. ___________ Host Beandrea July sits down with Vulture Magazine critic Angelica Jade Bastien. For full show notes and written annotations, subscribe to the companion newsletter . Film...