Natasha A. Kelly

Prof. Dr. Natasha A. Kelly is a communication scholar and sociologist, as well as an author, editor, curator, and multimedia artist. She has taught and conducted research at universities around the world, including serving as Visiting Professor at the Universität der Künste Berlin (Berlin University of the Arts) from 2023 to 2025. Her artistic work has been presented internationally, notably at the 10th Berlin Biennale, at Carnegie Hall New York, and at the Goethe-Theater Salvador de Bahia in Brazil. Her extensive publications bridge creative and scholarly approaches to Black ontologies, epistemology, and methodologies, engaging perspectives that range from Black feminist theory to Afrofuturism. Since October 2025, she has held the position of Professor of Global African Arts and serves as Academic Director of the Iwalewahaus at the Universität Bayreuth.