Representing Rastafari and Ethiopian culture in life, creative practice, and research
(2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Outputs (25)
In conversation with Dr Julius Garvey MD (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
On Friday 21st October, Fairfield House was honoured to have Dr Julius Garvey MD, son of Jamaican national hero and Pan African visionary Marcus Garvey, visited Bath city. Dr Garvey, is a Human rights activist, vascular surgeon and Medical Profes... Read More about In conversation with Dr Julius Garvey MD.
Beyond the Blockade: Education in Cuba (2020)
Book
Beyond the Blockade is a collection of testimonies of participants in the delegations organised by the National Education Union (NEU) and its sister union the National Union of Science, Education and Sport Workers (SNTECD) in Cuba. Co-edited by G... Read More about Beyond the Blockade: Education in Cuba.
An inquiry into de/colonising educational relationships in higher education : An inquiry report (2022)
Report
This document reports on an 18 month inquiry into "de/colonising educational relationships in higher education" an element of which was a seminar series run for faculty, administrative staff and doctoral students at the University of Exeter. We led... Read More about An inquiry into de/colonising educational relationships in higher education : An inquiry report.
Dynamics of family album photography within a Black British context (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
In his talk, Shawn explored different dynamics of family album photography within a Black British context. He explored the phenomenon of the photowall, often curated by the mother figure in the house in the 70s and 80s. He also looked at how cherish... Read More about Dynamics of family album photography within a Black British context.
Near neighbours: Artificial intelligence and anti-racism as an activating pursuit in archival moving image practice (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being utilized in various fields including the film industry and archives. The use of AI as a film analysis tool has the potential to develop the way we understand and critique cinema. AI systems can be tr... Read More about Near neighbours: Artificial intelligence and anti-racism as an activating pursuit in archival moving image practice.
Imitations
Digital Artefact
A video essay concerning racial representations in Artificial Intelligence, delayed cinema, utilising Douglas Sirk's film Imitation of Life as Data.
Documentary Premier - The Art of Oppression (2021) (2021)
Digital Artefact
At the intersection of art, social injustice, and womanhood, The Art of Oppression'(2021), directed by Patricia Francis, is a documentary about resilience and hope. The film follows three women artists who use their art to articulate their experience... Read More about Documentary Premier - The Art of Oppression (2021).
Re-visioning cultural, historical and gendered aspects of Nottingham's past and present (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
When I Dare To Be Powerful International Conference: In conversation with Ally Zlatar (2023)
Digital Artefact
When I Dare To Be Powerful International Conference Podcast Series. When I Dare to be Powerful International Conference brought filmmakers, artists, writers and activists together with conceptual thinkers and cultural theorists to answer pressing... Read More about When I Dare To Be Powerful International Conference: In conversation with Ally Zlatar.
The killing of George Floyd: A powerful lesson for change (2020)
Digital Artefact
'We are women, we are strong': Celebrating the unsung heroines of the miners' strike (2018)
Newspaper / Magazine
When I Dare To Be Powerful International Conference: In conversation with Ja' Tovia Monique Gary (2023)
Digital Artefact
When I Dare To Be Powerful International Conference Podcast Series. When I Dare to be Powerful International Conference brought filmmakers, artists, writers and activists together with conceptual thinkers and cultural theorists to answer pressing... Read More about When I Dare To Be Powerful International Conference: In conversation with Ja' Tovia Monique Gary.
When I Dare To Be Powerful International Conference: Online talk with Irene Lusztig (2023)
Digital Artefact
When I Dare To Be Powerful Online Talk Series. When I Dare to be Powerful International Conference brought filmmakers, artists, writers and activists together with conceptual thinkers and cultural theorists to answer pressing questions relating to... Read More about When I Dare To Be Powerful International Conference: Online talk with Irene Lusztig.
When I Dare To Be Powerful International Conference. In conversation with Olivia Lopez Calderon (2023)
Digital Artefact
When I Dare To Be Powerful International Conference Podcast Series. When I Dare to be Powerful International Conference brought filmmakers, artists, writers and activists together with conceptual thinkers and cultural theorists to answer pressing... Read More about When I Dare To Be Powerful International Conference. In conversation with Olivia Lopez Calderon.
And some of us are silenced
Presentation / Conference Contribution
In Mangrove the first of the Small Axe films, bio-chemist student Althea says “We need to challenge the system… We mustn’t be victims but protagonists of our stories and what better way of representing ourselves but self-representing ourselves.” A bo... Read More about And some of us are silenced.
Adivasi life and folklore event (2021)
Digital Artefact
Seral Murmu is an Adivasi filmmaker from Jharkhand in India whose films draw on oral Adivasi narratives, magical realism and experimental cinematography. His film Sondhayni (2019), for example, is a modern folktale that critiques the exploitation and... Read More about Adivasi life and folklore event.
Film Premier and Q&A: Making Waves (2015): (2015)
Digital Artefact
Almost 40 years after the 1976 Racial Discrimination Act, 'Making Waves' documents the life stories of first and second-generation Black, British citizens from the African-Caribbean and asks if the 'waves' made by one generation have had an impact on... Read More about Film Premier and Q&A: Making Waves (2015):.
Film Premier and Q&A: Many Rivers to Cross (2013) (2013)
Digital Artefact
'Many Rivers to Cross' is a Heritage Lottery funded film. It tells the story, humorous and emotional in parts, of nine people who migrated to the UK from the Caribbean in the 1950's and 1960's. They travelled with nothing but their suitcases and a fi... Read More about Film Premier and Q&A: Many Rivers to Cross (2013).
Roots/Routes Series: Our Story (2021)
Digital Artefact
Drawing inspiration from Paul Gilroy, this series reimagines the exploration of Black lives taking place in the local community. It arises from current conversations about how we write, reflect and create as Black people working in and around Black s... Read More about Roots/Routes Series: Our Story.