Babette Thomas
Babette Thomas is a radio producer, artist, writer and PhD student at Yale University in the departments of African-American and American Studies. They’ve worked at institutions such as The Whitney Museum of American Art, The National Museum of African American History, SF MOMA and NPR. In their work, they explore how new media (specifically sound media) can be used to tell Black history and Black stories in ways that are tangible, educational and accessible. They produce podcasts, radio stories, and sound works about Black history and culture. They also use their research skills and knowledge of histories of cultural production to digitize in-house exhibitions at museums and cultural centers