Dr Kodwo Eshun

Staff details

Position

Lecturer in Aural/Visual Cultures

Department

Visual Cultures

Email

k.eshun (@gold.ac.uk)

Dr Kodwo Eshun specialises in Black Studies, Anglophone Pan-Africanisms, the essay film and diasporic futurisms.

Dr Kodwo Eshun specialises in critical theories and contemporary artistic practices with particular reference to modern and contemporary Black Studies, Anglophone Pan-African internationalisms, histories, theories and practices of the essay film, militant cinema, experimental documentary, diasporic science fictions and alternative futurisms.

Research interests

Critical theories and research practices with particular reference to modern and contemporary Black Studies, Anglophone Pan-African internationalisms, histories, theories and practices of the essay film, militant cinema, experimental documentary, diasporic science fictions and alternative futurisms.

Publications and research outputs

Book

More Brilliant than the Sun: Adventures in Sonic Fiction (2nd edition) Eshun, Kodwo . 2025. More Brilliant than the Sun: Adventures in Sonic Fiction (2nd edition). London: Verso. ISBN 9781784786724
Plus Brilliant que le soleil: Aventures en fiction sonore Eshun, Kodwo . 2023. Plus Brilliant que le soleil: Aventures en fiction sonore. Paris: Philharmonie de Paris Editions. ISBN 9791094642627
Mais brillante que el sol: Incursiones en la Ficción Sónica Eshun, Kodwo . 2018. Mais brillante que el sol: Incursiones en la Ficción Sónica. Buenos Aires: Caja Negra Editora. ISBN 9789871622634

Edited Book

Knight's Moves: Peter Wollen Selected Writings 1966-2003 Eshun, Kodwo ; Fuke, Oliver ; and Helm- Grovas, Nicolas, eds. 2026. Knight's Moves: Peter Wollen Selected Writings 1966-2003. London: Verso.
Fire and Ice: Peter Wollen Selected Writings 1960-2004 Eshun, Kodwo ; Fuke, Oliver ; and Helm-Grovas, Nicolas, eds. 2026. Fire and Ice: Peter Wollen Selected Writings 1960-2004. London: Verso.
Arrows of Desire: Peter Wollen Selected Writings 1963-2002 Eshun, Kodwo ; Fuke, Oliver ; and Nicolas, Helm- Grovas, eds. 2026. Arrows of Desire: Peter Wollen Selected Writings 1963-2002. London: Verso.

Edited Journal

The Militant Image: A Ciné-Geography Eshun, Kodwo ; and Gray, Ros , eds. 2011. The Militant Image: A Ciné-Geography, Third Text, 25(1). 0952-8822

Book Section

'The Struggle Against This Colonial Barrage': Listening for Black Industrialism in the Theoretical Positions of Black Audio Film Collective circa 1986 Eshun, Kodwo . 2024. 'The Struggle Against This Colonial Barrage': Listening for Black Industrialism in the Theoretical Positions of Black Audio Film Collective circa 1986. In: Marwa Arsanios; Leon Filter and Leire Vergara, eds. A Cut Through The Screen: Struggles Reverberation in Cinema. Berlin: Archive Books and Dutch Art Institute.
To Release the Unnameable Eshun, Kodwo ; Goodman, Steve; and Pethick, Emily. 2024. To Release the Unnameable. In: Justin Barton; Myra B. Kronic and Steve Goodman, eds. Sonic Faction: Audio Essay as Medium and Method. Falmouth: Urbanomic. ISBN 9781915103123
On the Implications of Black Studies for Counter-Forensics and Counter-Forensics for Black Studies Eshun, Kodwo . 2024. On the Implications of Black Studies for Counter-Forensics and Counter-Forensics for Black Studies. In: Ricardo Badano; Tomas Percival and Susan Schuppli, eds. Militant Media. Leipzig: Spector Books, pp. 23-38. ISBN 9783959056878

Recursion, Interrupted Eshun, Kodwo . 2023. Recursion, Interrupted. In: Tom Holert and Doreen Mende, eds. Navigation Beyond Vision. Berlin: Sternberg Press, pp. 148-152. ISBN 9783956795657
'Aliens wherever they have to go': Friendship's Death Eshun, Kodwo . 2023. 'Aliens wherever they have to go': Friendship's Death. In: Oliver Fuke, ed. The Films of Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen: Scripts, Working Documents, Interpretation. London: Bloomsbury on behalf of the British Film Institute, pp. 263-280. ISBN 9781839025242
Pixelating Assembly: Not Sinking, Swarming Eshun, Kodwo ; and Mende, Doreen. 2023. Pixelating Assembly: Not Sinking, Swarming. In: Corina Apostol; Marius Babias; Reinhard Braun; Pablo DeSoto; Gabriela Salgado and Leila Topic, eds. Oliver Ressler. Barricading the Ice Sheets. Berlin: n.b.k. Ausstellungen, pp. 54-65. ISBN 9783753304854
Forms of Afterlife Eshun, Kodwo ; Sepaka, Angiama; Eshun, Esi; da Silva Ferreira, Denise; Hassan, Salah; and Sagar, Anjalika. 2022. Forms of Afterlife. In: Adrian Lahoud and Andrea Bagnato, eds. Rights of Future Generations: Propositions. Berlin: Hate Cantz Verlag, pp. 134-147. ISBN 9783775748728
Signifying Deceit: Richard Wright's Anti- Colonial-Anti- Capitalist-Anti Communism Eshun, Kodwo . 2021. Signifying Deceit: Richard Wright's Anti- Colonial-Anti- Capitalist-Anti Communism. In: Anselm Franke; Nida Ghouse; Paz Guevera and Antonia Majaca, eds. Parapolitics: Cultural Freedom and the Cold War. Berlin: Sternberg Press/Haus der Kulturen der Welt, pp. 569-584. ISBN 9783956795084
The Transitional Coalition: Reciprocal Readings of Transition and the Congress for Cultural Freedom between 1962 and 1967 Eshun, Kodwo . 2021. The Transitional Coalition: Reciprocal Readings of Transition and the Congress for Cultural Freedom between 1962 and 1967. In: Anselm Franke; Nida Ghouse; Paz Guevera and Antonia Majaca, eds. Parapolitics: Cultural Freedom and the Cold War. Berlin: Sternberg Press/Haus der Kulturen der Welt, pp. 481-497. ISBN 9783956795084
Im Gespräch mit Kodwo Eshun und Nicole Wolf, Einschreibungen der Zeit und die Möglichkeitsform - HAVARIE / Havarie Kröger, Merle; Scheffner, Philip; and Eshun, Kodwo . 2021. Im Gespräch mit Kodwo Eshun und Nicole Wolf, Einschreibungen der Zeit und die Möglichkeitsform - HAVARIE / Havarie. In: Nicole Wolf, ed. Grenzfälle. Dokumentarische Praxis zwischen Film und Literatur bei Merle Kröger und Philip Scheffner. Berlin, Germany: Vorwerk 8, pp. 213-231. ISBN 9783947238354
From 953 AD to 1 Gigayear: Cheikh Anta Diop's Future Vector of Energy Eshun, Kodwo . 2020. From 953 AD to 1 Gigayear: Cheikh Anta Diop's Future Vector of Energy. In: Eric C. H. de Bruyn and Sven Lütticken, eds. Futurity Report. 1 Berlin: Sternberg Press, pp. 217-237. ISBN 9783956794230
That Person or Thing that Which Attains to the Ground of Anything Eshun, Kodwo . 2020. That Person or Thing that Which Attains to the Ground of Anything. In: Federica Buetti; Antonia Alampi and Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, eds. We Have Delivered Ourselves From the Tonal - Of, Towards, On, For Julius Eastman. Berlin: Archive Books in collaboration with Savvy Books, pp. 46-63. ISBN 9783948212117
The Secessionist Manifestos of Certain Received Wisdoms Akomfrah, John; and Eshun, Kodwo . 2019. The Secessionist Manifestos of Certain Received Wisdoms. In: Henriette Gunkel and Kara Lynch, eds. We Travel the Space Ways: Black Imagination, Fragments and Diffractions. Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, pp. 363-370. ISBN 9783837646016
To Win the War, You Fought It Sideways: Kojo Laing's Major Gentl and the Achimota Wars Eshun, Kodwo . 2019. To Win the War, You Fought It Sideways: Kojo Laing's Major Gentl and the Achimota Wars. In: Henriette Gunkel and Kara Lynch, eds. We Travel the Space Ways: Black Imagination, Fragments and Diffractions. Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, pp. 83-106. ISBN 9783837646016
'We are the Gods Trapped in Cocoons': Neural Entertainment in Get Out Eshun, Kodwo . 2019. 'We are the Gods Trapped in Cocoons': Neural Entertainment in Get Out. In: Steve Goodman; Toby Heys and Eleni Ikoniadou, eds. AUDINT—Unsound:Undead. Falmouth: Urbanomic, pp. 275-278. ISBN 9781916405219
Geomythologies Eshun, Kodwo . 2018. Geomythologies. In: Rosi Braidotti and Maria Hlavajova, eds. Posthuman Glossary. London: Bloomsbury. ISBN 9781350030244
'36 to '77: A Tremulous Private Entity Eshun, Kodwo . 2018. '36 to '77: A Tremulous Private Entity. In: Dan Kidner and Alex Sainsbury, eds. Nightcleaners and '36 to '77. London: Koenig Books, LUX and Raven Row, pp. 59-71. ISBN 9783960983811
Sonic Utopias: The Last Angel of History. A Conversation between Ayesha Hameed, Kodwo Eshun and Louis Moreno Hameed, Ayesha ; Eshun, Kodwo ; and Moreno, Louis . 2017. Sonic Utopias: The Last Angel of History. A Conversation between Ayesha Hameed, Kodwo Eshun and Louis Moreno. In: Henriette Gunkel; Ayesha Hameed and Simon D. O'Sullivan, eds. Futures and Fictions. London: Repeater, pp. 249-267. ISBN 9781910924631
Glissantbot Eshun, Kodwo . 2017. Glissantbot. In: Vera Tollman and Boaz Levin, eds. Proxy Politics: Power and Subversion in a Networked Age. Berlin: Archive Books, pp. 93-103. ISBN 9783943620719
On Her Devolves The Labour: Cinematic Time Travel of the Song of the Shirt Eshun, Kodwo . 2017. On Her Devolves The Labour: Cinematic Time Travel of the Song of the Shirt. In: Sue Clayton and Laura Mulvey, eds. Other Cinemas : Politics, Culture and Experimental Film in the 1970s. London: I.B. Tauris, pp. 257-270. ISBN 9781784537180
Drexciya as Spectre [Catalogue Essay] Eshun, Kodwo . 2017. Drexciya as Spectre [Catalogue Essay]. In: Margarida Mendes, ed. Matter Fictions. Sternberg Press. ISBN 978-3-95679-303-5
When Matter Thinks Eshun, Kodwo ; and Biemann, Ursula. 2017. When Matter Thinks. In: Doreen Mende, ed. Thinking Under Turbulence. HEAD Geneve: Geneva Colloquium. ISBN 9782940524556
Prolonging 1961: A Communique Sent to the Future [Catalogue Essay] Eshun, Kodwo . 2016. Prolonging 1961: A Communique Sent to the Future [Catalogue Essay]. In: Armin Linke; Vaness Vasic-Janekovic and Sarah Poppel, eds. Travelling Communiqué. Leipzig: Spector Press. ISBN 9783944669922
The Weakest Link in Every Chain I Always Want To Find It: Green Gartside in Conversation with Kodwo Eshun Eshun, Kodwo . 2016. The Weakest Link in Every Chain I Always Want To Find It: Green Gartside in Conversation with Kodwo Eshun. In: Kodwo Eshun; Gavin Butt and Mark Fisher, eds. Post-Punk Then and Now. Repeater. ISBN 9781910924266
Fear of a Wet Planet Eshun, Kodwo . 2016. Fear of a Wet Planet. In: Nav Haq, ed. RAVE: Rave and its Influence on Art and Culture. M KHA Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst Antwerpen & Black Dog Publishing. ISBN 978-1910433874
The object spoke to me but what it said I cannot say [Catalogue Essay] Eshun, Kodwo . 2016. The object spoke to me but what it said I cannot say [Catalogue Essay]. In: Boris Ondreicka and Nadium Samman, eds. Rare Earth. Sternberg Press.
'The Weakest Link in Every Chain I Always Want to Find It': Green Gartside in conversation with Kodwo Eshun Eshun, Kodwo . 2016. 'The Weakest Link in Every Chain I Always Want to Find It': Green Gartside in conversation with Kodwo Eshun. In: Gavin Butt; Kodwo Eshun and Mark Fisher, eds. Post-Punk Then and Now. London: Repeater Books, pp. 166-196. ISBN 9781910924266
A Hunter Shooting Waterbirds Eshun, Kodwo . 2016. A Hunter Shooting Waterbirds. In: UNSPECIFIED, ed. Studio for Propositional Cinema #2.
We Wanted This Sense of Fluxing In and Out of History: Kodwo Eshun in Conversation with Sue Clayton Eshun, Kodwo . 2016. We Wanted This Sense of Fluxing In and Out of History: Kodwo Eshun in Conversation with Sue Clayton. In: Kodwo Eshun; Gavin Butt and Gavin Fisher, eds. Post-Punk Then and Now. Repeater. ISBN 9781910924266
Statecraft: An Incomplete Timeline of Independence Determined by Digital Auction [Catalogue Essay] Eshun, Kodwo . 2015. Statecraft: An Incomplete Timeline of Independence Determined by Digital Auction [Catalogue Essay]. In: Annett Busch and Anselm Franke, eds. After Year Zero: Geographies of Collaboration. Warsaw: Haus der Kulturen der Welt and Muzeum of Modern Art.
The Energetic Impulse [Catalogue Essay] Eshun, Kodwo . 2015. The Energetic Impulse [Catalogue Essay]. In: UNSPECIFIED, ed. L.A. Rebellion: Creating a New Black Cinema. Tate Modern.
Kodwo Eshun in conversation with Lucas van der Velden [Exhibition Catalogue] Eshun, Kodwo . 2015. Kodwo Eshun in conversation with Lucas van der Velden [Exhibition Catalogue]. In: Lucas van der Velden; Mirna Belina and Arie Altena, eds. The Geological Imagination. Sonic Acts.
Stealing one’s own corpse: Afrofuturism as Speculative Heresy Eshun, Kodwo . 2014. Stealing one’s own corpse: Afrofuturism as Speculative Heresy. In: Naima J Keith and Zoe Whitley, eds. The Shadows Took Shape. The Studio Museum in Harlem.
Narcissus in Uniform [Catalogue Essay] Eshun, Kodwo . 2014. Narcissus in Uniform [Catalogue Essay]. In: Elvira Dyangani Ose, ed. Uses of Memory: Caderno Sesc Videobrazil, 10 ed.
Reconstructing the Methods for reformatting Oxygen Isotopes in nature and in the Laboratory as Oxygen Tops Nature Oratory for Optical Character Recognition Scanners Eshun, Kodwo . 2014. Reconstructing the Methods for reformatting Oxygen Isotopes in nature and in the Laboratory as Oxygen Tops Nature Oratory for Optical Character Recognition Scanners. In: K. Klingan; A. Sepahvad; C. Rosol and B. Scherer, eds. Grain Vapor Ray: Textures of the Anthropocene. MIT, pp. 121-127. ISBN 9780262527415
Corona: Reorientation Point for New Planetary Values Eshun, Kodwo . 2012. Corona: Reorientation Point for New Planetary Values. In: Okwui Enwezor and Markus Müller, eds. ECM: A Cultural Archaeology. Munich: Prestel, pp. 188-203. ISBN 9783791352855

Article

It may be useful to assume the policeman’s perspective now and then Eshun, Kodwo ; and Sagar, Anjali. 2014. It may be useful to assume the policeman’s perspective now and then. Black Collectivities NKA: Journal of Contemporary African Art, ISSN 1075-7163x
Further Considerations on Afrofuturism Eshun, Kodwo . 2003. Further Considerations on Afrofuturism. CR The New Centennial Review, 3(2), pp. 287-302. ISSN 15396630

Conference or Workshop Item

Thinking with Dub Cinema: Echoes of Dissent Vol. 3 Eshun, Kodwo ; Henderson, Louis; and Denise, Lynee. 2024. 'Thinking with Dub Cinema: Echoes of Dissent Vol. 3'. In: Thinking with Dub Cinema: Echoes of Dissent Vol. 3. Courtisane Festival, Ghent, Belgium 27- 30 March 2024.
Kodwo Eshun in conversation with Marianne Keating. Eshun, Kodwo ; and Keating, Marianne. 2024. 'Kodwo Eshun in conversation with Marianne Keating.'. In: Kodwo Eshun in conversation with Marianne Keating. The Showroom, London, United Kingdom 10 January 2024.
The Otolith Group with Denise Ferreira da Silva Eshun, Kodwo ; Sagar, Anjalika; and Ferreira da Silva, Denise. 2023. 'The Otolith Group with Denise Ferreira da Silva'. In: The Franklin Humanities Institute Climate Change, Decolonisation and Global Blackness Lab. Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, United States 14 September 2023.

On the Aesthetic of Black Industrialism in the work of Trevor Mathison Eshun, Kodwo . 2023. 'On the Aesthetic of Black Industrialism in the work of Trevor Mathison'. In: Echoes of Dissent Vol. 1. Beursschouburg, Brussels, Belgium 2 June 2023.
Photo and Film: A Screening and Conversation with The Otolith Group Eshun, Kodwo ; Sagar, Anjalika; Wilson, Leslie M.; Getachew, Adom; and Nsabimana, Natacha. 2023. 'Photo and Film: A Screening and Conversation with The Otolith Group'. In: Photo and Film: A Screening and Conversation with The Otolith Group. Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago, United States 3 May 2023.
On the Black Industrialism of Trevor Mathison of Black Audio Film Collective: A Lecture by Kodwo Eshun Eshun, Kodwo . 2023. 'On the Black Industrialism of Trevor Mathison of Black Audio Film Collective: A Lecture by Kodwo Eshun'. In: Birkbeck Institute of the Moving Image. Birkbeck, University of London, United Kingdom 28 April 2023.
DXG: Octonionic Constellation: Thinking Octavia Butler with Rasheedah Phillips of Black Quantum Futurism. Eshun, Kodwo ; Sagar, Anjalika; and Philips, Rasheedah. 2022. 'DXG: Octonionic Constellation: Thinking Octavia Butler with Rasheedah Phillips of Black Quantum Futurism.'. In: DXG: Octonionic Constellation: Thinking Octavia Butler with Rasheedah Phillips of Black Quantum Futurism.. Cafe OTO, London, United Kingdom 20 February 2022.
‘The Colony is a Prison’: The ‘Redemption of Africa’ in the Gold Coast of Richard Wright Eshun, Kodwo . 2021. '‘The Colony is a Prison’: The ‘Redemption of Africa’ in the Gold Coast of Richard Wright'. In: Beinecke Library at Yale. Yale University, United States 8 March 2021.
Thinking with the Generative Capacities of a Black Aesthetics of Abstraction Eshun, Kodwo ; Mehretu, Julie; Dennis, Oswald Nolan; English, Darby; Ntombela, Nontobeko; and Nasr, Edwin. 2021. 'Thinking with the Generative Capacities of a Black Aesthetics of Abstraction'. In: Blackness and Aesthetics of Abstraction: The Africa 2020 September Summit. Musee de Quai Branly, France 27 February 2021.
The Third Part of the Third Measure. A Film About Julius Eastman. Film Screening and Discussion Eshun, Kodwo ; Sagar, Anjalika; Hisama, Elie; Jean- Francois, Isaac; and Hartman, Saidiya. 2020. 'The Third Part of the Third Measure. A Film About Julius Eastman. Film Screening and Discussion'. In: The Third Part of the Third Measure. A Film About Julius Eastman. Film Screening and Discussion. 612 Schermerhorn Hall, Columbia University, United States 6 March 2020.
The Otolith Group: The Third Part of The Third Measure Film Screening and Conversation Eshun, Kodwo ; Sagar, Anjalika; Bradley, Rizvana; and Campt, Tina. 2020. 'The Otolith Group: The Third Part of The Third Measure Film Screening and Conversation'. In: Black Visualities Initiative: “The Visual Frequency of Black Life”. Cogut Institute for the Humanities, Brown University, United States 5 March 2020.
Artist Talk: Tony Cokes and Kodwo Eshun Eshun, Kodwo ; and Cokes, Tony. 2019. 'Artist Talk: Tony Cokes and Kodwo Eshun'. In: Artist Talk: Tony Cokes and Kodwo Eshun. Centre for Contemporary Art, Goldsmiths, University of London, United Kingdom 28 September 2019.
Study Group on Black Aesthetics Ferreira da Silva, Denise; Hameed, Ayesha ; Sharma, Ashwani; Sagar, Anjalika; and Eshun, Kodwo . 2018. 'Study Group on Black Aesthetics'. In: In formation III. Institute for Contemporary Art, London, United Kingdom 26 August 2018.
Thinking with Mark Fisher Eshun, Kodwo . 2018. 'Thinking with Mark Fisher'. In: Mark Fisher Memorial Lecture 2018. Goldsmiths, University of London, United Kingdom 19 January 2018.
The Circuit of Enslavement Eshun, Kodwo . 2017. 'The Circuit of Enslavement'. In: The Global Condition: Dispossession, Displacement and Death. Performing Arts Forum, St. Erme, United Kingdom 20 July 2017.
Fukushima and Visual Inquiry Eshun, Kodwo . 2017. 'Fukushima and Visual Inquiry'. In: Philippe Rouy Film Screening and Conversation with Jason Waite. Arts Catalyst Centre, London, United Kingdom 13 July 2017.
The Algorithmic Poetics of @GlissantBot Eshun, Kodwo . 2017. 'The Algorithmic Poetics of @GlissantBot'. In: The Proxy and Its Politics: On evasive objects in a Networked Age. Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany 24 June 2017.
Fukushima Artists Films Eshun, Kodwo . 2017. 'Fukushima Artists Films'. In: In Conversation with Jason Waite. Arts Catalyst Centre, London, United Kingdom 21 June 2017.
The Eastman Complex Eshun, Kodwo . 2017. 'The Eastman Complex'. In: I/mages of Tomorrow: Envisioning black, POC futures, disabled futures, queer & trans futures, feminist futures. Goldsmiths, University of London, United Kingdom 3 June 2017.
Algorithmic Poetics Eshun, Kodwo . 2017. 'Algorithmic Poetics'. In: Techno Resistance and Black Futures Festival. Goldsmiths, University of London, United Kingdom 27 May 2017.
The Third Part of The Third Measure, Screening and Conversation with Boris Ondreicka Eshun, Kodwo . 2017. 'The Third Part of The Third Measure, Screening and Conversation with Boris Ondreicka'. In: The Question of Will. A4, Bratislava, Slovakia 24 May 2017.
The Jet Propelled Take Off of the Black Star Eshun, Kodwo . 2017. 'The Jet Propelled Take Off of the Black Star'. In: Future Caucus. Vanabbemuseum Eindhoven, Netherlands 20 May 2017.
Modernization Theories and Modernist Poetics in Transition Magazine Eshun, Kodwo . 2017. 'Modernization Theories and Modernist Poetics in Transition Magazine'. In: Podium. KurzfilmTage Oberhausen, Netherlands 17 May 2017.
Ceddo in the Future of 1976 Eshun, Kodwo . 2017. 'Ceddo in the Future of 1976'. In: Angazi but I’m Sure. Raw Academy, Dakar, Senegal 21 April 2017.
The Third Part of The Third Measure, Screening and Conversation with Anthony Elms Eshun, Kodwo . 2017. 'The Third Part of The Third Measure, Screening and Conversation with Anthony Elms'. In: International House, Endless Shout. Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Philadelphia, United States 16 March 2017.
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, Screening and Conversation with John Akomfrah Eshun, Kodwo . 2017. 'Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, Screening and Conversation with John Akomfrah'. In: Climates of Fiction: Cinemas from the Capitalocene. Institute of Light, Institute of Light, United Kingdom 6 March 2017.
The Literal Technology of the Hartman Circuitry Eshun, Kodwo . 2017. 'The Literal Technology of the Hartman Circuitry'. In: Intimate Trespass: Hapticality, Waywardness and the Practice of Entanglement. Cecil Sharp House, London, United Kingdom 8 July 2017.
In Conversation with Apitchatpong Weerasethakul Eshun, Kodwo . 2016. 'In Conversation with Apitchatpong Weerasethakul'. In: Pan-African Space Station. Amsterdam Central Library, Netherlands 13 December 2016.
On the Black Universe Eshun, Kodwo . 2016. 'On the Black Universe'. In: Art Center. South Florida, Miami Beach, United States 3 December 2016.
Narrating the Race to Zero Eshun, Kodwo . 2016. 'Narrating the Race to Zero'. In: Haut ecole d’ art et design. Geneve, Swaziland 30 November 2016.
Co-Op Dialogues 1996-2016 Eshun, Kodwo . 2016. 'Co-Op Dialogues 1996-2016'. In: In Conversation with Jean Matthee. Tate Britain, United Kingdom 14 November 2016.
Uski Roti, Mani Kaul Eshun, Kodwo . 2016. 'Uski Roti, Mani Kaul'. In: Screening and Discussion with Sumesh Sharma. The Empire Remains Shop, United States 23 October 2016.
Genres of the Human Eshun, Kodwo . 2016. 'Genres of the Human'. In: In conversation with Louis Chude Sokei and Appau Junior Boakye-Yiadom. The Showroom, London, United Kingdom 12 October 2016.
We Are Methane Eshun, Kodwo . 2016. 'We Are Methane'. In: Miracle Marathon. Serpentine Galleries, Second Home, Hanbury Street, United Kingdom 9 October 2016.
A Prototype for a Future Archaeology of the Image Eshun, Kodwo . 2016. 'A Prototype for a Future Archaeology of the Image'. In: Harun Farocki Forever: Work, Wars and the Museum. Fundacio Antoni Tapies, Barcelona, Spain 6 October 2016.
The Forgotten Space Eshun, Kodwo . 2016. 'The Forgotten Space'. In: Lopud Seminar. Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary, Lopud, Croatia 8 - 11 September 2016.
Artist Talk Eshun, Kodwo . 2016. 'Artist Talk'. In: Reconstruction of Story 2. National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea, Republic of 26 August 2016.
Decolonizing Nature Eshun, Kodwo . 2016. 'Decolonizing Nature'. In: In Conversation with T. J. Demos and Ros Gray. The Showroom, United Kingdom 14 July 2016.
The Final Scene of Hyenas: An Parenthetical Incorporation Eshun, Kodwo . 2016. 'The Final Scene of Hyenas: An Parenthetical Incorporation'. In: 23rd Image Symposium: Black or White Screen: The Power of Seeing Images Together. , CA2M Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo, Mosteles 27- 30 June 2016.
The Final Scene of Hyenas: A Parenthetical Incorporation Eshun, Kodwo . 2016. 'The Final Scene of Hyenas: A Parenthetical Incorporation'. In: Khiasma, Kinesis Exposition Arts Visuel. Paris, France 21 June 2016.
An Endless Suddenness Eshun, Kodwo . 2016. 'An Endless Suddenness'. In: Thinking with Fred Moten. Open School East, London, United Kingdom 12 June 2016.
Continental Afrofutures Lecture Two Eshun, Kodwo . 2016. 'Continental Afrofutures Lecture Two'. In: The Final Scene of Hyenas: A Fable of Fatal Incorporation. The Showroom, London, United Kingdom 11 June 2016.
The Many Lives of Peter Wollen Part 2 Eshun, Kodwo . 2016. 'The Many Lives of Peter Wollen Part 2'. In: Beyond the Scorched Earth of Counter Cinema. Whitechapel Gallery, London, United Kingdom 22 May 2016.
Screening of Anathema in conversation with Mark Fisher Eshun, Kodwo . 2016. 'Screening of Anathema in conversation with Mark Fisher'. In: Speeding and Braking: Navigating Acceleration. Goldsmiths, London, United Kingdom 12 May 2016.
On Opacity in Senghor and Glissant, States of Opacity: Art, Politics and New Social Imaginaries Eshun, Kodwo . 2016. 'On Opacity in Senghor and Glissant, States of Opacity: Art, Politics and New Social Imaginaries'. In: International Symposium. Dak’ Art, Dakar Biennial, Senegal 7 - 8 May 2016.
In conversation with Louis Moreno and Ayesha Hameed Eshun, Kodwo ; Moreno, Louis ; and Hameed, Ayesha . 2016. 'In conversation with Louis Moreno and Ayesha Hameed'. In: Stadtklang, Sonic Utopias, Utopia Treasury. Somerset House, United Kingdom 20 March 2016.
Methods of Animating the Second Wars of Existence in Kojo Laing’s Achimota City Eshun, Kodwo . 2016. 'Methods of Animating the Second Wars of Existence in Kojo Laing’s Achimota City'. In: We Hold This Myth to be Potential. Trondheim Academy of Fine Art, Norway 17 March 2016.
Between Times: Marc Karlin Weekend, Meanwhile Eshun, Kodwo . 2016. 'Between Times: Marc Karlin Weekend, Meanwhile'. In: What about Socialism AV Festival. Newcastle, United Kingdom.
Continental Afrofutures Lecture One Eshun, Kodwo . 2016. 'Continental Afrofutures Lecture One'. In: Laingian Science Fiction. The Showroom, United Kingdom 27 February 2016.
Screening and Discussion, Song of Ceylon, Basil Wight, 1934 Eshun, Kodwo . 2016. 'Screening and Discussion, Song of Ceylon, Basil Wight, 1934'. In: About Basil Wright’s ‘Song of Ceylon’,. Harun Farocki, 1975, United Kingdom 26 February 2016.
For How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder Eshun, Kodwo . 2016. 'For How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder'. In: Listening and Discussion with Mark Fisher, Mark Stewart and Gareth Sagar of The Pop Group. Rough Trade East, United Kingdom 22 February 2016.
Respondent to Tavia Nyong’o Eshun, Kodwo . 2015. 'Respondent to Tavia Nyong’o'. In: Tavia Nyong’o. Goldsmiths, University of London, United Kingdom 12 November 2015.
The Radiant Eshun, Kodwo . 2015. 'The Radiant'. In: The Radiant, Screening and Lecture. Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse University, New York, United States 12 November 2015.
Artists Moving Image Practice in Britain: From 1990 to today Eshun, Kodwo . 2015. 'Artists Moving Image Practice in Britain: From 1990 to today'. In: Artists Moving Image Practice in Britain. Whitechapel Gallery, London, United Kingdom 7 November 2015.
Bad New Days: Discussion with Hal Foster and Alex Potts, The Old is dying and the new cannot be born: States, Strategies, Socialisms. Eshun, Kodwo . 2015. 'Bad New Days: Discussion with Hal Foster and Alex Potts, The Old is dying and the new cannot be born: States, Strategies, Socialisms.'. In: . 12th Annual Historical Materialism Conference. School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, United Kingdom 6 November 2015.
Voyages: When Cinema tracks Photojournalism, The Old is dying and the new cannot be born: States, Strategies, Socialisms. Eshun, Kodwo . 2015. 'Voyages: When Cinema tracks Photojournalism, The Old is dying and the new cannot be born: States, Strategies, Socialisms.'. In: 12th Annual Historical Materialism Conference. School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, United Kingdom 6 November 2015.
In Conversation with Bonaventure Ndikung Eshun, Kodwo . 2015. 'In Conversation with Bonaventure Ndikung'. In: African Futures Festival. African Futures Festival, United Kingdom 28 - 31 October 2015.
Forms of Discontent in Handsworth Songs The Eros Effect Eshun, Kodwo . 2015. 'Forms of Discontent in Handsworth Songs The Eros Effect'. In: Art, Solidarity Movements and the Struggle for Social Justice. Tensta Konsthall, Sweden 17 October 2015.
Listening to Dambudzo Marachera Eshun, Kodwo . 2015. 'Listening to Dambudzo Marachera'. In: Pan-African Space Station. The Showroom 11 October 2015.
Rereading the African Writers Series: In Conversation with James Currey Eshun, Kodwo . 2015. 'Rereading the African Writers Series: In Conversation with James Currey'. In: Pan-African Space Station. The, United Kingdom 8 October 2015.
Rereading the African Writers Series: In Conversation with James Currey Eshun, Kodwo . 2015. 'Rereading the African Writers Series: In Conversation with James Currey'. In: Pan-African Space Station. The Showroom, United Kingdom 8 October 2015.
Listening to FESTAC ’77: In Conversation with Ntone Edjagbe Eshun, Kodwo . 2015. 'Listening to FESTAC ’77: In Conversation with Ntone Edjagbe'. In: Pan-African Space Station. The Showroom 8 October 2015.
In conversation with Ursula Biemann Eshun, Kodwo . 2015. 'In conversation with Ursula Biemann'. In: CCC, HEAD,. Geneve, Switzerland 28 - 30 September 2015.
Leben BRD, Harun Farocki: Cinema and Speculation Eshun, Kodwo . 2015. 'Leben BRD, Harun Farocki: Cinema and Speculation'. In: Padiglione Centrale Arena. Giardini, La Biennale di Venezia, United Kingdom 5 September 2015.
Circle/ Rhythm/ Ritual Hameed, Ayesha ; Eshun, Kodwo ; and Diederichsen, Diedrich. 2015. 'Circle/ Rhythm/ Ritual'. In: Labour in a Single Shot. Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany 26 - 28 February 2015.
with Billy Woodberry, Barbara McCullough and June Eshun, Kodwo . 2015. 'with Billy Woodberry, Barbara McCullough and June'. In: LA Rebellion Seminar. Tate Modern, London, United Kingdom 12 April 2015.
Eadward Muybridge Zoopraxographer: Screening and Discussion with Thom Andersen Eshun, Kodwo . 2015. 'Eadward Muybridge Zoopraxographer: Screening and Discussion with Thom Andersen'. In: Essay Film Festival. ICA, United Kingdom 28 March 2015.
Introduction to screening of The Three Disappearances of Souad Hosni, Rania Stephan Eshun, Kodwo . 2015. 'Introduction to screening of The Three Disappearances of Souad Hosni, Rania Stephan'. In: Essay Film Festival. ICA, London, United Kingdom 27 March 2015.
Anathema, People to Be Resembling and In the Year of the Quiet Sun, Screening and Discussion Eshun, Kodwo . 2015. 'Anathema, People to Be Resembling and In the Year of the Quiet Sun, Screening and Discussion'. In: Essay Film Festival. ICA, London, United Kingdom 27 March 2015.
On the Use and Abuse of Youtube for Life Eshun, Kodwo . 2015. 'On the Use and Abuse of Youtube for Life'. In: Global Art Forum. Dubai, United Arab Emirates 19 March 2015.
Sci-fi futures and the production of subjectivities Eshun, Kodwo . 2015. 'Sci-fi futures and the production of subjectivities'. In: UNSPECIFIED. The Showroom, London, United Kingdom 7 March 2015.
Conversation with Diedrich Diederichsen and Nina Montman Eshun, Kodwo . 2015. 'Conversation with Diedrich Diederichsen and Nina Montman'. In: Brave New Work: A Reader on Harun Farocki’s A New Product. The Showroom, United Kingdom 25 February 2015.
Keynote Lecture Eshun, Kodwo . 2015. 'Keynote Lecture'. In: Public Assets: Small Scale Arts Organisations and the Production of Value. Platform Theatre, Central Saint Martins, United Kingdom 15 February 2015.
In Conversation with Sue Clayton Eshun, Kodwo . 2014. 'In Conversation with Sue Clayton'. In: Postpunk Now and Then. Goldsmiths, University of London, United Kingdom 4 December 2014.
In Conversation with Green Gartside (Scritti Politti) Eshun, Kodwo . 2014. 'In Conversation with Green Gartside (Scritti Politti)'. In: Postpunk Now and Then. Goldsmiths, University of London, United Kingdom 4 December 2014.
Screening and Discussion Eshun, Kodwo . 2014. 'Screening and Discussion'. In: Medium Earth. Serralves Museum, Porto, United Kingdom 1 November 2014.
Screening and Discussion Eshun, Kodwo . 2014. 'Screening and Discussion'. In: Hydra Decapita and Medium Earth. Electricity Museum, Lisbon, Portugal 23 October 2014.
The Airstrip – Decampment of Modernism Part III and Two Museums Eshun, Kodwo . 2014. 'The Airstrip – Decampment of Modernism Part III and Two Museums'. In: Screening and Discussion with Heinz Emigholz. UNDEFINED 8 October 2014.
A Special Arrow was Shot in the Neck Eshun, Kodwo . 2014. 'A Special Arrow was Shot in the Neck'. In: David Roberts Foundation, Medium Earth, Screening and Discussion. Rio Cinema, London, United Kingdom 22 July 2014.
Forum: The Attraction of Representation Eshun, Kodwo . 2014. 'Forum: The Attraction of Representation'. In: The Attraction of Representation. NTU Centre for Contemporary Art, United Kingdom 21 June 2014.
The Sixth Side of the Pentagon and Far from Vietnam Eshun, Kodwo . 2014. 'The Sixth Side of the Pentagon and Far from Vietnam'. In: Chris Marker Screening and Introduction. The Barbican, London, United Kingdom 13 May 2014.
The Song of the Shirt Eshun, Kodwo . 2014. 'The Song of the Shirt'. In: The Song of the Shirt, Sue Clayton and Laura Mulvey. Tate Liverpool, United Kingdom 29 April 2014.
In the Year of the Quiet Sun, Screening and Discussion Eshun, Kodwo . 2014. 'In the Year of the Quiet Sun, Screening and Discussion'. In: Interdisciplinary Practices: FESTAC’ 77. Terra Kulture, Lagos, Nigeria 18 April 2014.
Panel discussion with John Akomfrah, Mark Fisher and Bea Campbell Eshun, Kodwo . 2014. 'Panel discussion with John Akomfrah, Mark Fisher and Bea Campbell'. In: The Unfinished Conversation. Tate Britain, United Kingdom 14 March 2014.
Assembly: A Survey of Recent Artists Film and Video in Britain 2008 - 2013 Eshun, Kodwo . 2014. 'Assembly: A Survey of Recent Artists Film and Video in Britain 2008 - 2013'. In: Questions of Progress I and II. Tate Britain, Clore Auditorium, United Kingdom 9 March 2014.

Art Object

We will alight onto ourselves and return if we should awaken Eshun, Kodwo . 2024. We will alight onto ourselves and return if we should awaken.
look upon our land through the speech of stars Eshun, Kodwo . 2024. look upon our land through the speech of stars.
We become an ode opening its windows to be recited Eshun, Kodwo . 2024. We become an ode opening its windows to be recited.

Exhibition Catalogue

The Otolith Group. Xenogenesis Eshun, Kodwo ; Sagar, Anjalika; and Morley, Megs. 2021. The Otolith Group. Xenogenesis.
The Otolith Group: Xenogenesis Short Guide Eshun, Kodwo . 2019. The Otolith Group: Xenogenesis Short Guide.
World 3 Eshun, Kodwo . 2015. World 3.

Film/Video

What the Owl Knows Eshun, Kodwo . 2022. What the Owl Knows.
Peter Wollen - Writing, Politics, Film Eshun, Kodwo ; Mulvey, Laura; and Russell, Wendy. 2020. Peter Wollen - Writing, Politics, Film.
ZONE 2 Eshun, Kodwo . 2020. ZONE 2.

Show/Exhibition

What the Owl Knows Eshun, Kodwo ; and Sagar, Anjalika. 2024. What the Owl Knows. In: "What the Owl Knows", Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin, Italy, 19 March - 2 June 2024.
We will move to the land of birds as a flock of previous humans Eshun, Kodwo ; and Sagar, Anjalika. 2024. We will move to the land of birds as a flock of previous humans. In: "We will move to the land of birds as a flock of previous humans", greengrassi, London, United Kingdom, 20 January - 2 March 2024.
...But There are New Suns Eshun, Kodwo ; and Sagar, Anjalika. 2023. ...But There are New Suns. In: "...But There Are New Suns.", Cooper Gallery, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, United Kingdom, 13 October - 16 December 2023.

I See Infinite Distance Between Any Point and Another Eshun, Kodwo ; and Sagar, Anjalika. 2023. I See Infinite Distance Between Any Point and Another. In: "I See Infinite Distance Between Any Point and Another", greengrassi, London, United Kingdom, 5 September - 4 October 2023.
A Sphere of Water Orbiting a Star Eshun, Kodwo ; and Sagar, Anjalika. 2023. A Sphere of Water Orbiting a Star. In: "A Sphere of Water Orbiting a Star", HANGAR Centro de Investigacao Artistica, Lisbon, Portugal, 15 July 2023 - 23 September 2023.
What the Owl Knows Eshun, Kodwo ; and Sagar, Anjalika. 2022. What the Owl Knows. In: "What the Owl Knows", The Association of Visual Artists Secession Vienna, Austria, 18 November - 5 February 2023.
O Horizon Eshun, Kodwo ; and Sagar, Anjalika. 2022. O Horizon. In: "O Horizon", Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Spain, 23 June - 2 October 2022.
The Otolith Group: Xenogenesis Eshun, Kodwo ; and Sagar, Anjalika. 2019. The Otolith Group: Xenogenesis. In: "The Otolith Group: Xenogenesis", Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, Netherlands, 25 May 2019- 12 February 2023.
Xenogenesis Eshun, Kodwo . 2018. Xenogenesis. In: "Xenogenesis", VanabbeMuseum, Eindhoven, Netherlands.
The Radiant Eshun, Kodwo . 2017. The Radiant. In: "The Radiant", Art Gallery Miyauch, Japan, 11 March – 21 May 2017.
Novaya Zemlya Eshun, Kodwo . 2015. Novaya Zemlya. In: "Novaya Zemlya", Museu de Serralves , Porto, Portugal, 1 November-11 January 2015.
In the Year of the Quiet Sun Eshun, Kodwo . 2015. In the Year of the Quiet Sun. In: "In the Year of the Quiet Sun", Kunsthall, Bergen, Norway, 17 January - 9 March 2014.
In the Year of the Quiet Sun Eshun, Kodwo . 2014. In the Year of the Quiet Sun. In: "The Otolith Group: In the Year of the Quiet Sun", Casco – Office for Art, Design and Theory, Utrecht, Netherlands, 14 November 2014 - 25 January 2015.
In the Year of the Quiet Sun Eshun, Kodwo . 2014. In the Year of the Quiet Sun. In: "In the Year of the Quiet Sun", Delfina Foundation, London, United Kingdom, 13 October - 8 November 2014.
Medium Earth Eshun, Kodwo . 2014. Medium Earth. In: "Medium Earth", RedCat, Los Angeles, United States, 21 April-16 June.