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Black Health and the Humanities Network: Future Directions
After an enriching, transformative year forging connections and collaborations, under the brilliant leadership of...
Returning to Beryl Gilroy’s ‘On Black Old Age… The Diaspora of the Senses?’
Dr Emily Kate Timms reflects on how discussions throughout the Black Health and the Humanities workshops led her to...
Uncovering the Visibility of African Agency in International Health History
Ayotunde Ojo advocates for African agency in health research.
Art and Activism: the Mudi River clean-up project
Chimwemwe Phiri shares her thoughts on the connections between art and environmental activism in Malawi
People of Black Ancestry in the Rural British Countryside: An Untold Truth
Maxwell Ayamba considers the historical presence of people of African descent in the British rural countryside
Interview with Jacqueline Roy: on Belonging, Identity, and the Politics of Care
Kariima Ali interviews author Jacqueline Roy, reflecting on the writing process and representing Black experiences of poor mental health
To Notice and To Name
Kelechi Anucha discusses workshop four’s theme of care in Amanda Thomson’s art practice
Reflecting on Touch as Care and Connection in Jacqueline Roy’s The Fat Lady Sings
Arya Thampuran considers questions of care and embodied connection in Jacqueline Roy’s novel
Conceptualising the Need for Resilience and Self-Care as Academics of Colour
Tanisha Spratt summarises workshop four and considers how racialised academics navigate notions of resilience and self-care practices
Time to Heal
Niquita Alexander-Pilgrim explores anti-Black violence in the media, Black mental health, and healing
Benzi Ndiani: On Method and Madness
Shelda-Jane Smith and Lennon Mhishi produce an experimental collaboration featuring colleges that respond to themes the workshops have explored
Radical Self-Care Manifesto
Yewande Okuleye’s poem highlights the need for racialised researchers to find ways to practice self-care and to manage stress and trauma
