This coming Wednesday, 8th of November I’m going to be leading a reading group where we’ll be discussing:
How can bodies reclaim narratives, while transitioning between states or within a process of transformation? Led by Mariam Kauser.
Texts:
▴ Arun Kundnani (2015) The Muslims are Coming!: Islamophobia, Extremism and the Domestic War on Terror. London: Verso. pp. 1- 25
▴ Angela Davis (1971/2016) Letters from Soledad to Attica. London: Verso. pp 44-47
Articles:
▴ Noah Michelson (2014) ‘The Powerful Reason Why This Artist Has Been Saving His Urine For The Last 200 Days’, Huffington Post, 16th Sept 2017.
▴Sydette Harry (2014) ‘Attacking the stream’, Dissent: A Quarterly of Politics and Culture.
Exhibition:
▴ Carrie Mae Weems (1995-6) ‘From here I saw what happened and I cried’ ) 33 toned prints. You can currently see this work in the Tate Modern. Alternatively, there is an online slider at: carriemaeweems.net/galleries/from-here
The reading group is going to be taking place at the University of West London, where I study. If you’d like to attend or find out more do one of the following!
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