Sensation of Blackness
Sensation of Blackness
Black History Month
Date: Wednesday 20 October 2021
Time: 18:00 - 20:00
Venue: Zoom
Category: Public lectures, Academic events
Speaker: Tawona Sitholé, Ropafadzo Zinyuke, Bella Matambanadzo, Jamal Lee and Shanon Bobinger
Website: sensation_of_blackness.eventbrite.co.uk
Following the tradition of previous years, the UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts at the University of Glasgow has organised a programme of events 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: Ropafadzo Zinyuke, Bella Matambanadzo, Jamal Lee and Shanon Bobinger.
For biographies of the speakers, please see the event registration page.