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Mendi Obadike is Professor in Literatures in English at Cornell University, with affiliations in Performing and Media Arts and American Studies. She holds a BA from Spelman College and PhD from Duke University. An interdisciplinary artist collaborating with Keith Obadike, her work spans sound art, digital media, and performance.
Exhibitions include The New Museum, Studio Museum in Harlem, Whitney Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and MoMA. Major projects include sound installations Blues Speaker (for James Baldwin), Free/Phase, Compass Song, and SlowDrag. Current commissions include RingShout (musical satellite) and DreamTrain (video/music work for American Composers Orchestra).
Honors recognize innovation across media, literature, and composition, including Rockefeller and NYFA fellowships. Previously, she coordinated Media Studies at Pratt Institute and held visiting positions at Northwestern and Princeton.
