Madeline Alexander - Incite at Columbia University

Madeline Alexander is a public historian and Project Manager for the Baldwin-Emerson Elders Project.

Prior to joining Incite in 2022, she spent time at the Colorado State Museum: History Colorado as an Engagement Coordinator for Black communities. As a freelance public historian, Madeline has worked on a variety of projects, including the Rural Arts Centre (UK) history education program in 2021 and as a co-creator/Historical Consultant for Isle of Mine, a documentary short that won second place in the Oolite Arts Center Documentary Short Proposal 2019. Madeline holds a Master's in Public History from the University of York, UK (2021) and her Post-baccalaureate in Media Studies from Northwestern University (2019).

Her thesis focused on how Afrofuturistic themes in U.S. television created by African Americans disrupts the White gaze. Her research interests currently focus on the interpretation and adaptation of historical narrative, theory and ethics in the media industry.