Dr S Ayesha Hameed

Staff details

Position

Senior Lecturer in Visual Cultures

Department

Art

Email

a.hameed (@gold.ac.uk)

Goldsmiths Research Centres/Groups

Critical Ecologies

Ayesha Hameed explores the legacies of indentureship and slavery through the figures of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.

Dr. Hameed explores the legacies of indentureship and slavery through the figures of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Her speculative approach combines performance, sound essays, videos, and lectures. Recent solo exhibitions include Kunstinstituut Melly (2022) and Bonniers Konsthall (2022) and group exhibitions at Zeitz MOCAA (2022), Liverpool Biennale, UK (2021), Momenta Biennale (2021), Gothenburg Biennale (2019, 2021), Lubumbashi Biennale (2019) and Dakar Biennale (2018). She co-directed The Weapon of Theory as a Conference of Birds at the Banff Centre for the Arts (2022) and was an Art Explora Artist in Residence at Cité des Arts, Paris (2022). She is co-editor of Futures and Fictions (Repeater 2017) and co-author of Visual Cultures as Time Travel (Sternberg/MIT 2021). She is a Kone Foundation Research Fellow (2022-6). She has two forthcoming books: the monograph Black Atlantis (Strange Attractor/MIT, 2025) and is lead editor of Radio Brown Atlantis (CARA, 2025).

Teaching and supervision

Supervision Summary:

Politics of the landscape; oceanic studies; sound studies; the relationship between the human and more than human; speculative fiction; experimental, practice based work (film, performance, creative writing); migration; borders; histories and legacies of indenture and slavery on the Indian and Atlantic Oceans; radio and other diy forms of practice

Teaching:

Dr Hameed is on research leave during her Kone Foundation Fellowship.

Prior to this she was Co Programme Leader of the PhD in Visual Cultures and taught the courses below:

BA
Space and Time (co-taught)
Landscape and Power

MA
Ocean as Archive

PhD
Research Seminar (co-taught)

BA History of Art
BA Fine Art and History of Art
MA in Contemporary Art History
PhD in Visual Cultures

Featured publications

2024: Hameed, Ayesha; Eleison, Keyna; Moscoso, Manuela; Sengupta, Shuddhabrata and Valinkski, Rachel, eds. 2025. Radio Brown Atlantis. New York: CARA.
Selected Contributors: Ntone Edjabe, Natasha Ginwala, Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, Yvonne Owuor, Pablo José Ramirez, Shivanee Ramlochan, Sancintya Mohini Simpson, Dilip Menon and Francoise Vergès.

2024: Hameed, Ayesha. 2025. Black Atlantis. London: Strange Attractor Press. [Book] (Forthcoming)
Monograph of performance research project

2022: Hameed, Ayesha. 2022. Radio Brown Atlantis Solo Exhibition, Bonniers Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden, 31 August - 30 October

2022: Hameed, Ayesha. 2022. Brown Atlantis Solo Exhibition, Kunstinstituut Melly, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 6 May - 21 August 2022.

2021: Gunkel, Henriette and Hameed, Ayesha. 2021. Visual Cultures as Time Travel. Berlin: Sternberg Press. ISBN 9783956795381 [Book]
Co-Authored Book

Grants and awards

2023: Publication Grant, Centre for Art, Research and Alliances (CARA), NY
To produce the co-edited book Radio Brown Atlantis

2022: Kone Foundation Fellowship
To produce the monograph Black Atlantis

2021: Research Fellow in the Arts, Helsinki Collegium in Advanced Studies

2023: Videonale Scope, Videonale Festival 20
Production Grants for a new curatorial commission

2023: Videonale Video Digest
Production grant for new video commission

2022: Kunstinstituut Melly
Production grant for new commission

2022: Bonniers Konsthall
Production grant for new commission

2022: Zeitz Mocaa
Production grant for new commission

2021: Liverpool Biennale
Production grant for new commission

Publications and research outputs

Book

Black Atlantis Hameed, Ayesha . 2025. Black Atlantis. London: Strange Attractor Press.
Visual Cultures as Time Travel Gunkel, Henriette ; and Hameed, Ayesha . 2021. Visual Cultures as Time Travel. Berlin: Sternberg Press. ISBN 9783956795381

Edited Book

Radio Brown Atlantis Hameed, Ayesha ; Eleison, Keyna; Moscoso, Manuela; Sengupta, Shuddhabrata; and Valinkski, Rachel, eds. 2025. Radio Brown Atlantis. New York: Center for Art, Research and Alliances (CARA). ISBN 9781954939066
Futures and Fictions Gunkel, Henriette ; Hameed, Ayesha ; and O'Sullivan, Simon D. , eds. 2017. Futures and Fictions. London: Repeater. ISBN 9781910924631

Book Section

A Tidalectic Atlas of the Plantationocene Hameed, Ayesha . 2024. A Tidalectic Atlas of the Plantationocene. In: Justin Barton; Maya B. Kronic and Steve Goodman, eds. Sonic Faction: Audio Essay as Medium and Method. Falmouth: Urbanomic. ISBN 9781915103123
Two Ships/Time Travel/Bodies Under the Sea Hameed, Ayesha . 2023. Two Ships/Time Travel/Bodies Under the Sea. In: Pandora Syperek and Sarah Wade, eds. Oceans. London: Whitechapel Gallery. ISBN 9780854883042
(The Art of Living Well and Dying Well) Hameed, Ayesha . 2022. (The Art of Living Well and Dying Well). In: Anselm Franke; Elisa Giuliano; Denise Ryner; Claire Tancons and Zairong Xiang, eds. Ceremony (Burial of an Undead World). Leipzig: Spector Books / Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW). ISBN 9783959056946

“Radio Brown Atlantis” (audio and text commission) Hameed, Ayesha . 2022. “Radio Brown Atlantis” (audio and text commission). In: Xenia Benivolski, ed. You Can’t Trust Music. New York: e-flux.
“Approximate Oceans” with Stefan Helmreich Hameed, Ayesha . 2022. “Approximate Oceans” with Stefan Helmreich. In: Invernomuto, ed. Black Med. Milan: Humboldt Books. ISBN 9788899385965
A Conversation on Time Travel Hameed, Ayesha ; and Gunkel, Henriette . 2021. A Conversation on Time Travel. In: Henriette Gunkel and Ayesha Hameed, eds. Visual Cultures as Time Travel. Berlin: Sternberg Press. ISBN 9783956795381
Sea Changes and Other Futurisms Hameed, Ayesha . 2021. Sea Changes and Other Futurisms. In: Henriette Gunkel and Ayesha Hameed, eds. Visual Cultures as Time Travel. Berlin: Sternberg Press. ISBN 9783956795381
Black Atlantis: The Plantationocene Hameed, Ayesha . 2020. Black Atlantis: The Plantationocene. In: Peter Osborne, ed. Thinking Art: Materialisms, Labours, Forms. Kingston upon Thames: CRMEP Books, pp. 183-193. ISBN 9781999333744
The Time and Sound of the Nautical Border Hameed, Ayesha . 2019. The Time and Sound of the Nautical Border. In: Rita Kaur Dhamoon; Davina Bhandar; Renisa Mawani and Satwinder Kaur Bains, eds. Unmooring the Komagata Maru: Charting Colonial Trajectories. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, pp. 197-212. ISBN 9780774860659
Black Atlantis Hameed, Ayesha . 2019. Black Atlantis. In: Henriette Gunkel and Kara Lynch, eds. We Travel the Space Ways: Black Imagination, Fragments and Diffractions. Bielefeld: Transcript, pp. 107-126. ISBN 9783837646016
“The Bloop”; “Jupiter" Hameed, Ayesha . 2019. “The Bloop”; “Jupiter". In: Steve Goodman; Toby Heys and Eleni Ikoniadou, eds. AUDINT—Unsound:Undead. Falmouth: Urbanomic Media, pp. 83-85. ISBN 9781916405219
Black Atlantis – Dancefloors and Seafloors Hameed, Ayesha . 2018. Black Atlantis – Dancefloors and Seafloors. In: Dan Meththananda and Martin Kohout, eds. Night Shifter. TLTRPreß, pp. 44-53. ISBN 9783981964011
Retrograde Futurism Hameed, Ayesha . 2018. Retrograde Futurism. In: Marina Otero Verzier and Nick Axel, eds. Work Body Leisure. Rotterdam: Het Nieuwe Instituut/Hatje Cantz Verlag GmbH, pp. 289-297. ISBN 9783775744256
“A Rough History (of the destruction of fingerprints)” Hameed, Ayesha . 2018. “A Rough History (of the destruction of fingerprints)”. In: Gurur Ertem and Sandra Noeth, eds. Bodies of Evidence: Ethics, Aesthetics, and Politics of Movement , 2018. Vienna: Passagen Verlag, pp. 35-52. ISBN 9783709203033
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
'Futures and Fictions: A Conversation between Henriette Gunkel, Ayesha Hameed and Simon O'Sullivan.' Hameed, Ayesha ; Gunkel, Henriette ; and O'Sullivan, Simon D. . 2017. 'Futures and Fictions: A Conversation between Henriette Gunkel, Ayesha Hameed and Simon O'Sullivan.'. In: Ayesha Hameed; Henriette Gunkel and Simon D. O'Sullivan, eds. Futures and Fictions. London: Repeater, pp. 1-20. ISBN 9781910924631
Black Atlantis: The Plantationocene Hameed, Ayesha . 2017. Black Atlantis: The Plantationocene. In: MAP Office, ed. Our Ocean Guide. Lightbox Publishing, pp. 205-213. ISBN 978-88-6384-041-4
Black Atlantis Hameed, Ayesha . 2014. Black Atlantis. In: Eyal Weizman, ed. Forensis: The Architecture of Public Truth. Berlin: Sternberg Press, pp. 712-719. ISBN 9783956790119
What Does the Moving Image Desire? Hameed, Ayesha . 2013. What Does the Moving Image Desire? In: UNSPECIFIED, ed. Sarai Reader 09: Projections. Delhi: Sarai Media Lab, pp. 323-330.
The Petrification of the Image Hameed, Ayesha . 2012. The Petrification of the Image. In: Godofredo Nobre Enes Pereira, ed. Savage Objects: Inhuman Political Alliances. Porto: Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda.
Borders in the City Hameed, Ayesha . 2011. Borders in the City. In: J. Keri Cronin and Kirsty Robertson, eds. Imagining Resistance: Visual Culture and Activism in Canada. Wilfrid Laurier Press. ISBN 978-1-55458-257-0
Virtual and Material Topographies Hameed, Ayesha . 2008. Virtual and Material Topographies. In: Danny Butt; Jon Bywater and Paul Nova, eds. Place: Local Knowledge and New Media Practice. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 978-1-8471-8484-9
Sailing Ships and Distant Shores: Capitalism, Slavery and the Sea Hameed, Ayesha . 2004. Sailing Ships and Distant Shores: Capitalism, Slavery and the Sea. In: James Gifford and Gabrielle Zezoulka-Mailloux, eds. in Culture and the State: Landscape and Ecology (Volume 1). CRC Humanities Studio.

Article

Between Opposite Shores Hameed, Ayesha ; and Thoms, Jol . 2025. Between Opposite Shores. Ocean and Society, ISSN 2976-0925
Black Atlantis: The Plantationocene Hameed, Ayesha . 2020. Black Atlantis: The Plantationocene. British Art Studies(18), ISSN 2058-5462
Trace Hameed, Ayesha . 2012. Trace. Reviews in Cultural Theory, 2(3), ISSN 1918-9710

Conference or Workshop Item

Keynote Lecture Hameed, Ayesha . 2024. 'Keynote Lecture'. In: Intersectional Materialisms: Diversity in Creative Industries, Methods and Practices. National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland 26 - 28 August 2024.
Keynote Lecture Henry ‘Box’ Brown Lecture Hameed, Ayesha . 2024. 'Keynote Lecture Henry ‘Box’ Brown Lecture'. In: Henry ‘Box’ Brown Lecture. University of Manchester, United Kingdom 2 May 2024.
Keynote Lecture “The Plantationocene” Bordering Plants Hameed, Ayesha . 2023. 'Keynote Lecture “The Plantationocene” Bordering Plants'. In: “The Plantationocene” Bordering Plants. Exhibit Galerie, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Austria 8 November 2023.

Conversation with Sonya Dyer Hameed, Ayesha . 2023. 'Conversation with Sonya Dyer'. In: Sonya Dyer: In Conversation. Somerset House, London, United Kingdom 6 November 2023.
Of the Act of Mending (In conversation) Hameed, Ayesha . 2023. 'Of the Act of Mending (In conversation)'. In: Tate Lates. Tate Modern, United Kingdom 27 October 2023.
Keynote Lecture Hameed, Ayesha . 2023. 'Keynote Lecture'. In: “Of Sea Changes and Other Futurisms” Confluence. CCA Glasgow, United Kingdom 19 August 2023.
Keynote Lecture “Time Travelling Devices” Hameed, Ayesha ; Gunkel, Henriette ; and O'Sullivan, Simon D. . 2023. 'Keynote Lecture “Time Travelling Devices”'. In: Time Machines: Escaping Linear Chronology across Media Arts. Goldsmiths, University of London, United Kingdom 13 June - 14 July 2023.
Black Atlantis: The Plantationocene Hameed, Ayesha . 2023. 'Black Atlantis: The Plantationocene'. In: Down alive to wondrous depths. Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, Spain 2 - 3 June 2023.
Keynote Lecture “The Soil and the Sea of the Plantationocene” Hameed, Ayesha ; and Gunkel, Henriette . 2023. 'Keynote Lecture “The Soil and the Sea of the Plantationocene”'. In: British Association for American Studies Annual Conference 2023 (BAAS 2023). Keele University, United Kingdom 12 - 14 April 2023.
Documenta 15, Alice Yard Hameed, Ayesha . 2022. 'Documenta 15, Alice Yard'. In: Documenta 15. Kassel, Germany 8 September 2022.
À l'ombre de nos fantômes/ In the Shadows of our Ghosts Hameed, Ayesha . 2022. 'À l'ombre de nos fantômes/ In the Shadows of our Ghosts'. In: Ages of Receivership: On Generous Listening. Institute Art Gender Nature, Basel Academy of Art and Design FHNW, Switzerland 16 - 17 March 2022.
The Ocean as Archive Hameed, Ayesha . 2022. 'The Ocean as Archive'. In: Artistic Activism and the Power of Collective Resistance. Vanderbilt University, United States 16 March 2022.
Migrations to the North, Forced Repatriation and the New Middle Passage (Panel) Hameed, Ayesha . 2022. 'Migrations to the North, Forced Repatriation and the New Middle Passage (Panel)'. In: March Meeting 2022: The Afterlives of the Postcolonial. Sharjah Art Foundation, United Arab Emirates 5 - 7 March 2022.
How to Do Things with Sound Hameed, Ayesha . 2022. 'How to Do Things with Sound'. In: How to Do Things with Sound: An Evening on Sonic Fiction in the Arts and Activism. Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), Berlin, Germany 3 March 2022.
Black Atlantis: The End of Eating Everything Hameed, Ayesha . 2022. 'Black Atlantis: The End of Eating Everything'. In: Oceanic Imaginaries. Studium Generale Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, Netherlands 23 - 26 March 2022.
The Decentering Machine Hameed, Ayesha . 2022. 'The Decentering Machine'. In: Unmoored, Adrift, Ashore Symposium, Panel #3: The Decentering Machine. Or Gallery, Vancouver, Canada 19 - 21 May 2022.
Black Atlantis: Retrograde Futurism Hameed, Ayesha . 2021. 'Black Atlantis: Retrograde Futurism'. In: Fall Semester 2021: Oceanic Archives. Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, United States 17 November 2021.
Ayesha Hameed in dialogue with Nina Mangalanayagam Hameed, Ayesha ; and Mangalanayagam, Nina. 2021. 'Ayesha Hameed in dialogue with Nina Mangalanayagam'. In: Artist talk: Ayesha Hameed in dialogue with Nina Mangalanayagam. IASPIS, Stockholm, Sweden 20 October 2021.
The Uncanny Ocean: A Proposition by Ayesha Hameed Hameed, Ayesha . 2021. 'The Uncanny Ocean: A Proposition by Ayesha Hameed'. In: The Uncanny Ocean. HEAD Genève, Switzerland 2 March 2021.
Topic: “The End of Eating Everything” Hameed, Ayesha . 2020. 'Topic: “The End of Eating Everything”'. In: Visual & Critical Studies Forum. CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, California College of the Arts, United States 19 December 2020.
You Cannot Close Your Eyes to New Horizons: A Storytelling Session Hameed, Ayesha . 2020. 'You Cannot Close Your Eyes to New Horizons: A Storytelling Session'. In: Open City Documentary Festival 2020. London, United Kingdom 11 September 2020.
Songs for Petals Hameed, Ayesha . 2020. 'Songs for Petals'. In: Liquid Worlds. Leicester Gallery, De Montfort University, United Kingdom 4 August 2020.
Black Med with Invernomuto Hameed, Ayesha . 2020. 'Black Med with Invernomuto'. In: DEMO Moving Image Festival. Deptford, United Kingdom 15 June – 4 July 2020.
Keynote Lecture “Black Atlantis” Hameed, Ayesha . 2020. 'Keynote Lecture “Black Atlantis”'. In: Black Atlantis. Nordland School of Arts and Film, Lofoten, Norway.
Oceans in Crisis Territorial Agency; Hameed, Ayesha ; Jackson, Jeremy; Otolith Group; and Reymann, Markus. 2019. 'Oceans in Crisis'. In: Oceans in Crisis. Royal Academy, London, United Kingdom 6 December 2019.
GIBCA Conversations: dialogue with curator Lisa Rosendahl Hameed, Ayesha ; and Rosendahl, Lisa. 2019. 'GIBCA Conversations: dialogue with curator Lisa Rosendahl'. In: 10th Gotëburg International Biennial for Contemporary Art. Gothenburg, Sweden 7 September 2019.
"The Bloop" and "Jupiter" Hameed, Ayesha . 2019. '"The Bloop" and "Jupiter"'. In: AUDINT - Unsound:Undead Launch. Tate Modern, London, United Kingdom 26 July 2019.
Soot Breath: Trans-boarding Hameed, Ayesha . 2019. 'Soot Breath: Trans-boarding'. In: International Symposium: Soot Breath: On Land, Law and Bodies. Showroom, London, United Kingdom 18 May 2019.
Ayesha Hameed and Moira Hille “In conversation” Hille, Moira; and Hameed, Ayesha . 2019. 'Ayesha Hameed and Moira Hille “In conversation”'. In: Fantastic Thursday. Academy of the Fine Arts, Vienna, Austria January 2019.
“Retrograde Futurism” in Book Launch Panel for Work, Body, Leisure (Architectural Association) Hameed, Ayesha . 2019. '“Retrograde Futurism” in Book Launch Panel for Work, Body, Leisure (Architectural Association)'. In: Work, Body, Leisure Book Launch, Architectural Association. Architectural Association, London, United Kingdom 2019.
“Black Atlantis” at Symposium ‘Black Mediterranean’ Hameed, Ayesha . 2019. '“Black Atlantis” at Symposium ‘Black Mediterranean’'. In: Black Mediterranean Symposium 2019, Contemporary Istanbul. Istanbul, Turkey 2019.
Tank Book Talks (with Will Davies and Ayesha Hameed) O'Sullivan, Simon D. ; Davies, Will ; and Hameed, Ayesha . 2018. 'Tank Book Talks (with Will Davies and Ayesha Hameed)'. In: Tank Book Talks. Tank, Great Portland Street, London, United Kingdom 18 October 2018.
“Retrograde Futurism” in Book Launch Panel for Work, Body, Leisure Hameed, Ayesha . 2018. '“Retrograde Futurism” in Book Launch Panel for Work, Body, Leisure'. In: Work, Body, Leisure Book Launch. Het Nieuwe Instituut, Rotterdam, Netherlands 26 August 2018.
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.
“Respondent” to Denise Ferreira da Silva Hameed, Ayesha . 2018. '“Respondent” to Denise Ferreira da Silva'. In: Denise Ferreira da Silva: Blacklight; part of In formation III. Institute for Contemporary Art, London, United Kingdom 25 August 2018.
The Shaping of a Message Hameed, Ayesha . 2018. 'The Shaping of a Message'. In: The Shaping of a Message Symposium. Goldsmiths, University of London, United Kingdom 8 June 2018.
Ghostships & Other Narratives Hille, Moira; Hameed, Ayesha ; Arabindan-Kesson, Anna; Guerin, Ayasha; De Lucia, Lori A.; and McKelvin, Patricia. 2018. 'Ghostships & Other Narratives'. In: Resignifications 2018: The Black Mediterranean. Palermo, Italy 7 June 2018.
Visual Cultures as Time Travel Hameed, Ayesha ; and Gunkel, Henriette . 2018. 'Visual Cultures as Time Travel'. In: Alien Time. Goldsmiths, University of London, United Kingdom 25 May 2018.
“In Conversation” with Imran Perretta Hameed, Ayesha ; and Perretta, Imran. 2018. '“In Conversation” with Imran Perretta'. In: 15 days. Jerwood Arts, London, United Kingdom 10 May 2018.
Echoes of the South Atlantic talk Hameed, Ayesha . 2018. 'Echoes of the South Atlantic talk'. In: Echoes of the South Atlantic Conference Salvador 2018. Goethe Institute Salvador, Salvador-Bahia, Brazil 23 - 25 April 2018.
"The Bloop“ and "Jupiter" Hameed, Ayesha . 2018. '"The Bloop“ and "Jupiter"'. In: AUDINT-Unsound: Undead. Spike Island, Bristol, United Kingdom.
Keynote Lecture “Retrograde Futurism” Hameed, Ayesha . 2018. 'Keynote Lecture “Retrograde Futurism”'. In: Artistic Research Will Eat Itself, 9th Society for Artistic Research - International Conference on Artistic Research. University of Plymouth, United Kingdom 11 - 13 April 2018.
Black Atlantis: Retrograde Futurism Hameed, Ayesha . 2018. 'Black Atlantis: Retrograde Futurism'. In: Society for Artistic Research 9th International Conference, “Artistic Research Will Eat Itself”. University of Plymouth, United Kingdom 11 -13 April 2018.
“Black Atlantis” at "You Send Me" panel discussion Hameed, Ayesha . 2018. '“Black Atlantis” at "You Send Me" panel discussion'. In: Sharjah Art Foundation March Meeting 2018. Sharjah Art Foundation, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 17 - 19 March 2018.
Black Atlantis Hameed, Ayesha . 2018. 'Black Atlantis'. In: BAK basis voor actuele kunst. Utrecht, Netherlands.
A Rough History (of the destruction of fingerprints) Hameed, Ayesha . 2017. 'A Rough History (of the destruction of fingerprints)'. In: Genealogies of Visual Cultures. Goldsmiths, University of London, United Kingdom.
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.
A Lexicon of Afterlives: Visions of Future/s: Towards radical collective imaginations Hameed, Ayesha ; and Gunkel, Henriette . 2015. 'A Lexicon of Afterlives: Visions of Future/s: Towards radical collective imaginations'. In: 6th European Conference on African Studies (ECAS-6). Paris, France 8-10 July 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.
Discussant and Respondent “The Free Sea” GV Art, London Hameed, Ayesha . 2014. 'Discussant and Respondent “The Free Sea” GV Art, London'. In: The Free Sea - screening and discussion. GV Art, London, United Kingdom 28 November 2014.
The Time and Sound of the Nautical Border Hameed, Ayesha . 2014. 'The Time and Sound of the Nautical Border'. In: Charting Imperial Itineraries, 1914-2014: Unmooring the Komagata Maru Conference. Victoria, Canada May 2014.
Anarchists against the Law Schuppli, Susan; Sfard, Michael; and Hameed, Ayesha . 2014. 'Anarchists against the Law'. In: Forensis: the Architecture of Public Truth. Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany 15-16 March 2014.
Majub's Journey screening and discussion Hameed, Ayesha . 2014. 'Majub's Journey screening and discussion'. In: Majub's Journey. Goethe Institute London, United Kingdom.
The Image of Gaddafi Hameed, Ayesha . 2013. 'The Image of Gaddafi'. In: Radical Media Forum: Aesthetics and the Politics of Moving Images. Goldsmiths, University of London, United Kingdom 10 December 2013.
'Streams, Torrents and Waves' Hameed, Ayesha . 2013. ''Streams, Torrents and Waves''. In: South Asian Visual Arts Centre Monitor 9. no.w.here London, United Kingdom 24 April 2013.
Perils of the Sea Hameed, Ayesha . 2013. 'Perils of the Sea'. In: Devils Advocates. Goldsmiths, University of London, United Kingdom 1-2 March 2013.
Rituals and Masks at the Border Hameed, Ayesha . 2013. 'Rituals and Masks at the Border'. In: Sarai Reader 09: The Exhibition New Delhi. New Delhi, India 2013.
The Image of Gaddafi Hameed, Ayesha . 2012. 'The Image of Gaddafi'. In: Living Death Camp and Forensic Aesthetics: Where subjugated knowledge is, sociality occurs. Centre for Cultural Decontamination, Belgrade, Serbia 5-12 April 2012.
On Laughter and Violence Hameed, Ayesha . 2012. 'On Laughter and Violence'. In: On Laughter and Violence. University of Chicago, Chicago, United States.
The Law of the Jungle Can't Last Hameed, Ayesha . 2012. 'The Law of the Jungle Can't Last'. In: Objects, Practices and Territories: Guimarães 2012, European Capital of Culture. Guimarães, Portugal 2012.
The Body in the Jungle Hameed, Ayesha . 2011. 'The Body in the Jungle'. In: Forensic Aesthetics. Staatliche Hochschule für Bildende Künste – Städelschule, Frankfurt am Main, Germany 12-15 January 2011.
Border Crossings Hameed, Ayesha . 2011. 'Border Crossings'. In: Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. Banff, Canada 2011.
On Coastlines, Border Crossings and Natural History, Hameed, Ayesha . 2010. 'On Coastlines, Border Crossings and Natural History,'. In: History and Theory Reading Group. Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge. Cambridge, United Kingdom 28 May 2010.
The Jungle as Second Nature Hameed, Ayesha . 2010. 'The Jungle as Second Nature'. In: Regimes of Extraterritoriality. Cairo, Egypt 2010.
Aesthetics of Evidence Hameed, Ayesha . 2010. 'Aesthetics of Evidence'. In: Presentation to the United Nations Human Rights Commission, Geneva (with Centre for Research Architecture). Geneva, Switzerland 2010.
Wait… a minute! Hameed, Ayesha . 2009. 'Wait… a minute!'. In: Wait… a minute! e-round table discussion. OBORO, Montréal, Canada 9 May 2009.
On Archives Hameed, Ayesha ; and Weizman, Eyal . 2009. 'On Archives'. In: Museum of non Participation. no.w.here, London, United Kingdom 2009.
Vectors of the Global Border Hameed, Ayesha . 2009. 'Vectors of the Global Border'. In: Historical Materialism. London, United Kingdom 2009.
Artist’s Talk, Rearranging Desires: Curating the "Other” Within Hameed, Ayesha . 2008. 'Artist’s Talk, Rearranging Desires: Curating the "Other” Within'. In: Rearranging Desires: Curating the "Other” Within. Concordia University, Montreal, Canada 6 – 31 October 2008.
What is Missing and What is There: Passages from War to Art Hameed, Ayesha ; and Robertson, Kirsty. 2008. 'What is Missing and What is There: Passages from War to Art'. In: Universities Art Association of Canada. Toronto, Canada 2008.
Salon Femmes br@nchées #61 Hameed, Ayesha . 2006. 'Salon Femmes br@nchées #61'. In: Salon Femmes br@nchées #61 : ART.chives : art, archives, & databases. Studio XX, Montréal, Canada 16 February 2006.
The Unspoken Archive: New Media Representations of the Middle Passage Hameed, Ayesha . 2005. 'The Unspoken Archive: New Media Representations of the Middle Passage'. In: Refresh! First International Conference on the Histories of Media Art, Science and Technology. Banff New Media Institute, Canada 28 September - 3 October 2005.
Invisible Evidence: History/ Diaspora/ Documentary Hameed, Ayesha . 2005. 'Invisible Evidence: History/ Diaspora/ Documentary'. In: Visible Evidence XII. Concordia University, Montreal, Canada 21-25 August 2005.
Mapping the Self, Mapping the Other: Colonialism and Metropolitan Identity Hameed, Ayesha . 2004. 'Mapping the Self, Mapping the Other: Colonialism and Metropolitan Identity'. In: Print Culture and the City. McGill University, Montreal, Canada 2004.
Sailing Ships and Distant Shores: Capitalism, Slavery and the Sea Hameed, Ayesha . 2003. 'Sailing Ships and Distant Shores: Capitalism, Slavery and the Sea'. In: Culture and the State: Past Present and Future. University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada 2003.
Colonial Circuits: The Commodification of the Ocean and the Creation of Modern Space Hameed, Ayesha . 2003. 'Colonial Circuits: The Commodification of the Ocean and the Creation of Modern Space'. In: Canadian Association for Cultural Studies. Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada 2003.
Dialectics at a Standstill: a Benjaminian reading of Turner, Grandville and Industrial Seascapes Hameed, Ayesha . 2003. 'Dialectics at a Standstill: a Benjaminian reading of Turner, Grandville and Industrial Seascapes'. In: Universities Art Association of Canada Conference (UAAC-AAUC) 2003. Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada 2003.
Virtual Toronto: Interdisciplinary Knowledge and New Research Tools Hameed, Ayesha . 2002. 'Virtual Toronto: Interdisciplinary Knowledge and New Research Tools'. In: Bridges II: A Conference about Cross-Disciplinary Research and Collaboration. Banff New Media Institute, Canada October 2002.
Strategies of Critique XV: Human Nature Hameed, Ayesha . 2001. 'Strategies of Critique XV: Human Nature'. In: Strategies of Critique XV: Human Nature. York University, Toronto, Canada 2001.

Art Object

A Transatlantic Periodic Table Hameed, Ayesha . 2019. A Transatlantic Periodic Table.

Audio

"þ thorns þ", with Sara Garzón, Rose Choreographic School, Sadler Wells Hameed, Ayesha . 2024. "þ thorns þ", with Sara Garzón, Rose Choreographic School, Sadler Wells.
Another World is Podable, Episode 31: The Revolution Continues with Dr. Ayesha Hameed talking about Creating New Futures and her Incredible Project "Black Atlantis Hameed, Ayesha . 2021. Another World is Podable, Episode 31: The Revolution Continues with Dr. Ayesha Hameed talking about Creating New Futures and her Incredible Project "Black Atlantis.

Broadcast

Dark Matter: A History of the Afrofuture (BBC Four) Hameed, Ayesha . 2022. Dark Matter: A History of the Afrofuture (BBC Four).
Free Thinking BBC Radio 3 Hameed, Ayesha . 2021. Free Thinking BBC Radio 3.
Radio Brown Atlantis Hameed, Ayesha . 2020. Radio Brown Atlantis.

Digital

Border Controls/Border Movements Hameed, Ayesha ; and Pourtavaf, Leila. 2007. Border Controls/Border Movements.

Exhibition Catalogue

The Object that Remains Hameed, Ayesha . 2011. The Object that Remains.
Unless Hameed, Ayesha . 2005. Unless.

Film/Video

In the Shadow of Our Ghosts Hameed, Ayesha ; and Kane, Hamedine. 2018. In the Shadow of Our Ghosts.
A Rough History (of the destruction of fingerprints) - film and performance Hameed, Ayesha . 2017. A Rough History (of the destruction of fingerprints) - film and performance.

Performance

Black Atlantis: Bodies and Storms Hameed, Ayesha . 2019. Black Atlantis: Bodies and Storms. In: "Black Atlantis: Bodies and Storms", ICA London, United Kingdom, 2015-2019.
Black Atlantis: Retrograde Futurism Hameed, Ayesha . 2019. Black Atlantis: Retrograde Futurism. In: "Black Atlantis: Retrograde Futurism", Akademie der Künste der Welt, Cologne, Germany, 2018-2019.
Black Atlantis: 'The end of eating everything' Hameed, Ayesha . 2018. Black Atlantis: 'The end of eating everything'. In: "Black Atlantis: 'The end of eating everything'", Empire Remains, London, United Kingdom, 2016 - 2018.

Project

A Rough History (of the destruction of fingerprints) Hameed, Ayesha . 2016 - 2018 A Rough History (of the destruction of fingerprints).
Black Atlantis Hameed, Ayesha . 2014 - 2019 Black Atlantis.

Show/Exhibition

Heavy Water | of Coordinates, Containers and Containment Hameed, Ayesha . 2024. Heavy Water | of Coordinates, Containers and Containment. In: "Heavy Water | of Coordinates, Containers and Containment", Alexander Levy, Berlin, Germany, 27 January - 30 March 2024.
“Listen!” Hameed, Ayesha . 2024. “Listen!”. In: "Listen!", Valkhof Museum, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Curator “Language without language, Language inspite of language” Video Programme Videonale.Scope Hameed, Ayesha . 2023. Curator “Language without language, Language inspite of language” Video Programme Videonale.Scope. In: "VIDEONALE.scope #10 − Open Your Scope - Counter Narratives", Turistarama Köln, Germany, 30 November 2023.

“Ilemuria” Hameed, Ayesha . 2023. “Ilemuria”. In: "Videonale Digest, VideonaleScope 10", Moltkerei Werkstatt, Koln, Germany, 25 November - 10 December 2023.
Of the Act of Mending Hameed, Ayesha . 2023. Of the Act of Mending. In: "Tate Lates", Tate Modern, United Kingdom, 27 October 2023.
Radio Brown Atlantis Solo Exhibition Hameed, Ayesha . 2022. Radio Brown Atlantis Solo Exhibition. In: "Radio Brown Atlantis", Bonniers Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden, 31 August - 30 October 2022.
Indigo Waves and Other Stories: Re-Navigating the Afrasian Sea and Notions of Diaspora Hameed, Ayesha . 2022. Indigo Waves and Other Stories: Re-Navigating the Afrasian Sea and Notions of Diaspora. In: "Indigo Waves and Other Stories: Re-Navigating the Afrasian Sea and Notions of Diaspora", Zeitz MOCAA, Cape Town, South Africa, 30 June 2022 - 29 January 2023.
Brown Atlantis Solo Exhibition Hameed, Ayesha . 2022. Brown Atlantis Solo Exhibition. In: "Brown Atlantis", Kunstinstituut Melly, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 6 May - 21 August 2022.
Sex Ecologies, Kunsthall Trondheim and RAW Material Company, Dakar Hameed, Ayesha . 2021. Sex Ecologies, Kunsthall Trondheim and RAW Material Company, Dakar. In: "Sex Ecologies", Kunsthall Trondheim, Norway, 9 December 2021 - 6 March 2022.
AGGREGATES Hameed, Ayesha . 2021. AGGREGATES. In: "AGGREGATES", Ausstellungsraum Klingental, Basel, Switzerland, 19 September - 24 October 2021.
Momenta Biennale, Wet Futures Hameed, Ayesha . 2021. Momenta Biennale, Wet Futures. In: "Momenta Biennale: Sensing Nature", VOX, centre de l'image contemporaine, Montreal, Canada, 8 September - 24 October 2021.
11th Gothenburg Biennale Hameed, Ayesha . 2021. 11th Gothenburg Biennale. In: "11th Gotëburg International Biennial for Contemporary Art", Gothenburg, Sweden, 4 September - 21 November 2021.
The Ocean Hameed, Ayesha . 2021. The Ocean. In: "The Ocean", Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen, Norway, 28 August - 31 October 2021.
A Rough History (of the Destruction of Fingerprints) Hameed, Ayesha . 2021. A Rough History (of the Destruction of Fingerprints). In: "VIDEONALE.scope #8", Koln, Germany, 24 June - 1 July 2021.
I sing of the sea, I am mermaid of the trees Hameed, Ayesha . 2021. I sing of the sea, I am mermaid of the trees. In: "Liverpool Biennial 2021", Liverpool, United Kingdom, 6 March –20 June 2021.
Black Atlantis: the Plantationocene Hameed, Ayesha . 2020. Black Atlantis: the Plantationocene. In: "(Extra)Terrestrial Currents", Obsidian Coast, Bradford-on-Avon, United Kingdom, 20 July - 2 August 2020.
"TRAVEL APPARATUS" Hameed, Ayesha . 2020. "TRAVEL APPARATUS". In: ""TRAVEL APPARATUS"", Das Weisse Haus, Vienna, Austria, 17 June - 19 August 2020.
"Austerity and Utopia" L’Internationale Online Commission Hameed, Ayesha . 2020. "Austerity and Utopia" L’Internationale Online Commission. In: ""Austerity and Utopia" L’Internationale Online", Online, 11 May - 3 September 2020.
And Evil Earth maybe it’s time for a rumble Hameed, Ayesha . 2019. And Evil Earth maybe it’s time for a rumble. In: "Life Choreographies", Public Art Agency, Stockholm, Sweden, 21 August 2019.
And Evil Earth, Maybe It’s Time For A Rumble Hameed, Ayesha ; and Muyanga, Neo. 2019. And Evil Earth, Maybe It’s Time For A Rumble. In: "SAVVY Contemporary, Ultrasanity Chapter 2, Invocations at the Gnaoua Festival", Essaouira, Morocco, 20 - 22 June 2019.
Wadi Rum Film Festival Hameed, Ayesha . 2019. Wadi Rum Film Festival. In: "Al-Qamar, Al-Qamar (Valley of the Moon) Film Festival", Wadi Rum, Jordan, 19 - 22 April 2019.
Academy of the Fine Arts Vienna screening Hameed, Ayesha . 2019. Academy of the Fine Arts Vienna screening. In: "Academy of the Fine Arts Vienna", Vienna, Austria.
Glasgow Film Festival Hameed, Ayesha . 2019. Glasgow Film Festival. In: "Glasgow Film Festival 2019", Glasgow, United Kingdom, 20 February 2019 - 3 March 2019.
Lubumbashi Biennale Hameed, Ayesha . 2019. Lubumbashi Biennale. In: "6th Biennale de Lubumbashi", Lubumbashi, Congo, the Democratic Republic of the, 24 October 2019 - 24 November 2019.
Gothenburg Biennale Hameed, Ayesha . 2019. Gothenburg Biennale. In: "10th Gotëburg International Biennial for Contemporary Art", Gothenburg, Sweden, 7 September 2019 - 19 November 2019.
Landfall and Departure: Epilogue (Listening to the Sea) Hameed, Ayesha . 2018. Landfall and Departure: Epilogue (Listening to the Sea). In: "Landfall and Departure", Nanaimo Art Gallery, Nanaimo, Canada, 12 January - 10 March 2018.
Black Atlantis, Ø Hyperdub Hameed, Ayesha . 2018. Black Atlantis, Ø Hyperdub. In: "Ø Hyperdub", Corsica Studios London, United Kingdom, 14 November 2018.
“Precarious terrain and entangled situations” Hameed, Ayesha . 2018. “Precarious terrain and entangled situations”. In: "“Precarious terrain and entangled situations”", Konsthall C Stockholm, Sweden, 11 April - 17 June 2018.
“Working Practices: a collaboration with Clark House” Hameed, Ayesha ; and Kane, Hamedine. 2018. “Working Practices: a collaboration with Clark House”. In: "“Working Practices: a collaboration with Clark House”", Showroom London, United Kingdom, 25 May - 7 July 2018.
“Family Function” Hameed, Ayesha ; and Kane, Hamedine. 2018. “Family Function”. In: "13th Dak’Art Dakar Biennial", Dakar, Senegal.
The Destruction of Fingerprints Hameed, Ayesha . 2017. The Destruction of Fingerprints. In: "Forensic Architecture: Towards an Investigative Aesthetics", Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo (MUAC), Mexico City, Mexico, 9 September - 30 December 2017.
The Destruction of Fingerprints Hameed, Ayesha . 2017. The Destruction of Fingerprints. In: "Forensic Architecture: Towards an Investigative Aesthetics", MACBA Barcelona, Spain, 28 April - 15 October 2017.
A Rough History (of the destruction of fingerprints) Hameed, Ayesha . 2015. A Rough History (of the destruction of fingerprints). In: "Social Glitch: Radical aesthetics and the consequences of extreme events", Kunstraum Niederoesterreich, Vienna, Austria, 25 September - 5 December 2015.
The Destruction of Fingerprints Hameed, Ayesha . 2014. The Destruction of Fingerprints. In: "Forensis", Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), Berlin, Germany, 15 March - 5 May 2014.
Monitor Reruns Hameed, Ayesha . 2014. Monitor Reruns. In: "Images Festival", A Space Gallery, Toronto, Canada, 28 March - 3 May 2014.
Sarai Reader 09: The Exhibition, New Delhi Hameed, Ayesha . 2012. Sarai Reader 09: The Exhibition, New Delhi. In: "Sarai Reader 09: The Exhibition", New Delhi, India, 18 August 2012 - 15 April 2013.
New Schools Programme Toronto Hameed, Ayesha . 2011. New Schools Programme Toronto. In: "New Schools Programme Toronto. SAVAC (South Asian Visual Arts Centre)", Toronto, Canada, 2011.
“TERRITOIRES/TERRITORIOS: Une sélection d’oeuvres d’artistes espagnoles et canadiennes” Hameed, Ayesha . 2011. “TERRITOIRES/TERRITORIOS: Une sélection d’oeuvres d’artistes espagnoles et canadiennes”. In: "“TERRITOIRES/TERRITORIOS: Une sélection d’oeuvres d’artistes espagnoles et canadiennes”", Montréal, Canada, 2011.
“Giv Présente: Lancement des Nouveautés” Hameed, Ayesha . 2011. “Giv Présente: Lancement des Nouveautés”. In: "Giv Présente: Lancement des Nouveautés", Maison de la culture du Plateau-Mont-Royal, Montréal, Canada, 2011.
"La Commune" Hameed, Ayesha . 2011. "La Commune". In: "La Commune", Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Canada, 2011.
“The New City Reader: A Newspaper of Public Space” Hameed, Ayesha . 2010. “The New City Reader: A Newspaper of Public Space”. In: "The New City Reader: A Newspaper of Public Space, Network Architecture Lab", New Museum, New York, United States, 6 October 2010 - 9 January 2011.
Borders in the City 1 Hameed, Ayesha . 2010. Borders in the City 1. In: "International Society for Electronic Art", Singapore, Singapore, 2010.
Eclectik 09 (Montréal, arts interculturels) Hameed, Ayesha . 2009. Eclectik 09 (Montréal, arts interculturels). In: "Eclectik 09 (Montréal, arts interculturels)", Montréal, Canada, 29 - 30 May 2009.
Folly Hameed, Ayesha . 2009. Folly. In: "'Folly' at MAI", Montréal, arts interculturels, Montreal, Canada.
Rearranging Desires: Curating the "Other” Within (Group Exhibition) Hameed, Ayesha . 2008. Rearranging Desires: Curating the "Other” Within (Group Exhibition). In: "Rearranging Desires: Curating the "Other” Within. FOFA Gallery, Concordia University", Montreal, Canada, 6-31 October 2008.
Rencontre Interuniversitaire, Québec Hameed, Ayesha . 2008. Rencontre Interuniversitaire, Québec. In: "Rencontre Interuniversitaire, Québec", Montreal, Canada, 2008.
Borders in the City 1 Hameed, Ayesha . 2008. Borders in the City 1. In: "University of the Streets Café", Montréal, Canada, 2008 - 2010.
Re-presenting Diasporas in Cinema and New (Digital) Media, University of Exeter Hameed, Ayesha . 2007. Re-presenting Diasporas in Cinema and New (Digital) Media, University of Exeter. In: "Re-presenting Diasporas in Cinema and New (Digital) Media, University of Exeter", Exeter, United Kingdom, 2007.
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity Residency Exhibition Hameed, Ayesha . 2007. Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity Residency Exhibition. In: "Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity Residency Exhibition", Banff, Canada, 2007.
“Monitor 3” SAVAC’s International Short Film and Video Festival, Toronto Hameed, Ayesha . 2007. “Monitor 3” SAVAC’s International Short Film and Video Festival, Toronto. In: "Monitor 3", Toronto, Canada.
Border Controls/Border Movements Hameed, Ayesha ; and Pourtavaf, Leila. 2007. Border Controls/Border Movements. In: "HTMlles 08: Crowd Control", Montréal, Canada, 17-21 October 2007.
Volatile Works short programme Hameed, Ayesha . 2007. Volatile Works short programme. In: "Volatile Works Does the Cinémathèque!", Cinémathèque Québécoise, Montréal, 23 November 2007.
The Third Annual Volatile Works Series Hameed, Ayesha . 2006. The Third Annual Volatile Works Series. In: "The Third Annual Volatile Works Series", Montréal, Canada, 2007.
Digital Poetics and Politics Hameed, Ayesha . 2004. Digital Poetics and Politics. In: "Digital Poetics and Politics, Queen’s University", Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 2004.
Mayworks Festival Hameed, Ayesha . 2001. Mayworks Festival. In: "Mayworks Festival, Oakville Art Gallery", Oakville, Canada, 2001.
“Borderlines” at 52 Inc. Toronto Hameed, Ayesha ; and Chu, Yen. 1999. “Borderlines” at 52 Inc. Toronto. In: "“Borderlines” 52 Inc. Toronto", Toronto, Canada, 1999.

Other

Poetry: “Some sad rushes onstage” and “/SET RESET/ACT/SCENE” in The Voice that Remains. Eds Paul O’Neill and Annabelle Antas Hameed, Ayesha . 2023. Poetry: “Some sad rushes onstage” and “/SET RESET/ACT/SCENE” in The Voice that Remains. Eds Paul O’Neill and Annabelle Antas. PUBLICS & Lugemik, Talinn.
Poetry. “Songs for Petals” in CLIMATE: Our Right to Breathe Hameed, Ayesha . 2022. Poetry. “Songs for Petals” in CLIMATE: Our Right to Breathe. K. Verlag and L’Internationale Online, Berlin.
Poetry. “Two Ships” in Biennials as Sites of Historical Narration —Thinking through Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art, ed Lisa Rosendahl Hameed, Ayesha . 2022. Poetry. “Two Ships” in Biennials as Sites of Historical Narration —Thinking through Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art, ed Lisa Rosendahl. Mousse Publishing, Milan.

Research projects

2021-2024: Brown Atlantis Radio
Radio show commissioned by the Onassis Foundation and broadcast on Stegi Radio (Athens) and Radio Alhara (Bethlehem); Exhibition Commissioned by Bonniers Konsthall; Book commissioned by CARA

2014-2023: Black Atlantis
Practice research project comprising a monograph, several published book chapters, performances, videos and soundworks exhibited internationally at several biennales and elsewhere

Media engagements

2024: "þ thorns þ", with Sara Garzón, Rose Choreographic School, Sadler Wells
Podcast

2021: Sugar. Free Thinking BBC Radio 3
Invited Guest.

2021: The Uncanny Ocean: A Proposition by Ayesha Hameed HEAD-Geneva
Symposium Convenor

2021: “Episode 31: The Revolution Continues with Dr. Ayesha Hameed talking about her Incredible Project "Black Atlantis” Another World is Poddable
Podcast hosted by Professor Peter Bloom University of Essex

2020: Dark Matter: A History of the Afrofuture (BBC TV )
Appearance in documentary on Afrofuturism for BBC Arena

Conferences and talks

2024: Henry ‘Box’ Brown Lecture, University of Manchester
Keynote Lecture

2024: Intersectional Materialisms: Diversity in Creative Industries, Methods and Practices, Maynooth, National University of Ireland
Keynote Lecture

2023: “The Plantationocene” Bordering Plants, ‘Exhibit Galerie,’ Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
Keynote Lecture

2023: “Of Sea Changes and Other Futurisms” Confluence, CCA Glasgow
Keynote Lecture

2023: “Time Travelling Devices” (with Henriette Gunkel and Simon O’Sullivan) Time Machines, Goldsmiths University of London
Keynote Lecture

2023: “The Soil and the Sea of the Plantationocene” (with Henriette Gunkel) British Association for American Studies, Kent, UK
Keynote Lecture

2020: “Black Atlantis” Nordland National Academy of Art and Film, Norway
Keynote Lecture

2018: “Retrograde Futurism” Artistic Research Will Eat Itself, Society for Artistic Research, Plymouth
Keynote Lecture