Where is Feminism now? – An Audience with Heidi Safia Mirza, Hudda Khaireh and Colleagues of the arts Collective Thick/er Black Lines – a Africa interest event taking place on 2019-03-07 18:30:00 in United Kingdom
Feminism. Feminism? Feminism! Feminism…. The 2019 International Women's Day (IWD) hashtag is #BalanceForBetter – Better The Balance, Better The World. It is in this context that the City Lit Counselling & Psychology department embark on a very important conversation centering on the trajectory of Feminism leading to the development of Black Feminism. We are asking; What is it? Who is it for? Why is it important? Join us for Where is Feminism now? – An Audience with Heidi Safia Mirza, Hudda Khaireh and Colleagues of the arts Collective Thick/er Black Lines. Heidi Safia Mirza is Professor of Race, Faith and Culture at Goldsmith’s College, University of London and Emeritus Professor in Equalities Studies, UCL Institute of Education. She is known for her pioneering intersectional research on race, gender and identity in education. She hails from Trinidad and Tobago and is one of the first and few female professors of colour in UK. She is author of several best-selling books including, Black British Feminism and Young Female and Black, which was voted in the BERA top 40 most influential educational studies in Britain. Her latest book is Dismantling Race in Higher Education: Racism, whiteness and decolonising the academy. Thick/er Black Lines is an interdisciplinary research-led initiative applying contemporary art theory, cultural studies and social practices to rewrite histories and to negotiate a way forward. Using print, typography and design our intention is to artistically and intellectually testify to a transnational and a Black European diaspora. We are intent on building upon an outdated framing of Black British art as new needs, professions and technologies emerge. Our unique interactions and narratives show a difference and relatedness across nations and routes. Polarised by curiosity and concern we acknowledge the presence of us all and begin place making with consideration to the pluralities of Blackness in and out of this world. Hudda Khaireh is an independent researcher with a background in Public International Law. Her practice focuses on the political position of Black people globally and has shared work at a number of forums including the Centre Editing Lives and Letter at UCL, Senate House, Printroom Rotterdam, Chisenhale Gallery and DIY Cultures. Hudda is also an associate of Numbi Arts and OOMK Zine. Rianna Jade Parker is an independent art curator, researcher and writer of art criticism and creative non-fiction. An avid reader and proponent of transatlantic Black literary and cultural history with a concentration on transatlantic Caribbean literary and artistic legacies. Her interdisciplinary practice is informed by Black internationalist theories, visual cultures, design and printmaking. Aurella Yussuf is a writer, curator and art historian with a focus on Africa and the African Diaspora. Her interests are in visual arts, design and film which explore hidden histories, and in reinterpreting historic collections. She was a consultant on the exhibition Fashion Cities Africa at Brighton Museum and Art Gallery, and on the project Somali Object Journeys at the British Museum. She is the founder of Women of Colour Film Club which has been featured at the BFI Southbank, Bernie Grant Arts Centre, Canada Water Culture Space and Genesis Cinema. Evening Schedule Registration/Doors Open: 18.00 Panel Discussion (incl Q&A):18.30 – 20.00 Refreshments & Networking: 20.00 – 20.30
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