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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
Reflections
Parise Carmichael-Murphy considers how the network has shaped her research so far
Network members discuss research in podcast episode
Rianna Raymond-Williams and Chantal Bright reflect on what they learnt from the workshops
Workshop 1: Towards a Black Medical Humanities
Creative writing scholar Martin Munroe summarises workshop one
Introducing Black Health and the Humanities
Amber Lascelles reflects on the motivations behind the project