25Sep/17
Reading list: Black and Asian British writing
The following is a list of books that will be useful to those seeking to delve deeper into the themes, concerns and craft of contemporary Black and Asian British writing.
11Sep/17
Great Writers Inspire at Home: D-Empress Dianne Regisford presents ‘Hersto-rhetoric? Na so today!!!’
D-Empress Dianne Regisford presents a performance installation that explores the notion of the liberated woman from an African feminist perspective. […]
30Aug/17
Great Writers Inspire at Home: ‘Readers and readings’
Prof. Elleke Boehmer and Dr Erica Lombard consider how our reading experiences are shaped by various factors, from publishers’ decisions about book covers to the text itself.
30Aug/17
Great Writers Inspire at Home: Selma Dabbagh and Courttia Newland on writing and community
Writers Selma Dabbagh and Courttia Newland read from their work, and discuss why they write, who they write for, their imagined audiences, and how their writing relates to their identities.
30Aug/17
Great Writers Inspire at Home: M. NourbeSe Philip on the haunting of history
M. NourbeSe Philip reads from She Tries Her Tongue, Her Silence Softly Breaks (1988) and Zong! (2008) as she describes her poetic development. […]
29Aug/17
Great Writers Inspire at Home: Cambridge History of Black and Asian British Writing
Editors Prof. Susheila Nasta and Prof. Mark Stein speak about the genesis of their new Cambridge History project. Contributor Dr Gail Low discusses the networks and institutions of Caribbean-British writing, Dr Henghameh Saroukhani considers the literary importance of Linton Kwesi Johnson’s dub poetry, and Dr Florian Stadtler looks at recent Asian-British cinema.
29Aug/17
Great Writers Inspire at Home: Kamila Shamsie on writing history in A God in Every Stone
Kamila Shamsie reads from her 2014 novel A God in Every Stone, and discusses it with Prof. Elleke Boehmer and the audience. She speaks about the inspiration for the novel, who she writes for, and how she transforms historical facts into compelling narrative.
29Aug/17
Great Writers Inspire at Home: Daljit Nagra on voice and identity in Look We Have Coming to Dover!
Daljit Nagra reads from and discusses his celebrated debut collection, Look We Have Coming to Dover! (2007). In conversation with Dr Rachael Gilmour and the audience, he speaks about how and why he writes his poetry, and the readers for whom he writes.
29Aug/17
Great Writers Inspire at Home: Nadifa Mohamed on travelling, home and belonging in Black Mamba Boy
Nadifa Mohamed reads from and discusses her debut novel, Black Mamba Boy (2010), based on her father’s travels across the Horn of Africa before settling in Britain. In discussion with Dr Kate Wallis, she talks about the process of writing the novel, and how it has been read and received in Britain and elsewhere.
29Aug/17
Great Writers Inspire at Home: Aminatta Forna on writing memory and trauma in The Memory of Love
Aminatta Forna gives a reading from her award-winning novel, The Memory of Love (2010), and discusses it with Prof. Ankhi Mukherjee. She talks about the psychology of war and healing after conflict, and about love, betrayal and complicity.