Centre for Research in Race and Rights holds fourth in five-part debate series

Artist, academic and engagement curator debate cultural activism and how to make black histories visible

On August 20, the Centre for Research in Race and Rights and the Department of American and Canadian Studies hosted speakers at a dialogue accompanying the international civil rights exhibition Get Up Stand Up. The fourth in a five-part discussion series funded by the British Academy Rising Star Engagement project on Race and Rights, it featured leading black British artist Lubaina Himid, department professor and Centre for Research in Race and Rights associate Celeste-Marie Bernier, and engagement curator Bo Olawoye. The debate asked: what black histories have been made invisible and how can we visualise them? What is the power of art for uncovering the social and political issues that surround black history and identity? What is activist art and what does a radical engagement project look like? It included speaker presentations and public conversations with the attendees. Take at a look on our website for more on this series, including the booking link for our final debate in September!