Black History Month 2021
We are proud to be part of University of Glasgow's Black History Month for 2021.
We have again teamed up with partners from the global south to bring you a range of activities, that will work your mental muscles. Some events will be in person, and others will be online through Zoom.
All events are entirely free to attend, but registration through Eventbrite is mandatory.
Quick summary:
8 October (time TBC): Book launch - Aya 'The Resilient', Ancestral Code, and Speaking Beyond
Dr Gameli Tordzro and Naa Densua Tordzro present their new books and their process of literary making and publishing. These volumes are an interaction between many poets exploring a range of themes related to their life experiences wherever they are, including the theme of interconnectedness in Funtunfunefu ‘Synched’, resilience in Aya, and memory in Ancestral Code.
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20 October 18.00 - 20.00: Sensation of Blackness
Discussion about blackness with Tawona Sitholé, Ropafadzo Zinyuke, Bella Matambanadzo, Jamal Lee and Shanon Bobinger for Black History Month.
Black history month seeks to acknowledge or celebrate blackness. What does it say about society that, almost a century after its inception, black history month is still important, or necessary. Sometimes a nuanced sense, sometimes sensationalised, how is blackness experienced by those described as black? Poet Tawona Sitholé hosts a discussion of these questions with 4 guests from different parts of the world.
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