East Coast Lit(erary) Thought is a digital academy organized and operated by Jordan Taliha McDonald. ECLT hosts a newsletter, lecture series, and meetups.

ECLT Newsletter

Inspired by the track, “Lit Thot” by Cardi B (Belcalis Almanzar) from her debut mixtape Gangsta B*tch Music, Vol. 1, the ECLT newsletter was founded in 2021 and features essays and criticism on literature, music, and politics.

Read the newsletter here: https://eastcoastliterarythot.substack.com/

New Body Thought Lab

New Body Thought Lab is a virtual space for intellectual experiment at the intersection of the digital humanities and pop culture criticism. The first of many ECLT lecture series, New Body Thought Lab will offer mini-lectures and curated content focused on race, pop culture, and the history of aesthetic surgery.

Watch the first episode, “Cutting Off Your Nose to Spite Your Race?: Rhinoplasty, Race, and the Black Celebrity Nose,” on Youtube: