DeCol - Decolonising the Curriculum Student-Staff Collective Brighton University

I thoroughly enjoyed the ARK project at both schools, Cardinal Newman and Blatchington Mill. It enriched me with an insight into what people genuinely know about racism and how they feel about it – seeing this has provoked me to… Continue Reading →

In this conversation recorded at Afrori Books on 6th June, Carolyn, Vy, Vedrana and Molly reflect on the importance of the project and our partnership.

Photos and reflections from the events. We are grateful to the AHRC Ignite 3.1 for funding this project. Project Launch In our first Book Club, we talked about Hannah Azieb Pool’s book My Father’s Daughter from Bernardine Evaristo’s Black Britain:… Continue Reading →

Tackling Whiteness as a decolonizing task in contemporary criminology- Recording of the talk Tackling Whiteness as a decolonizing task in contemporary criminology Presenter: Rod Earle, Open University Where: room WB 115 Watson Building, University of Brighton, Falmer campus, BN1 9PH…. Continue Reading →

Please join us for the Ignite AHRC funded community partnership project launch next Tuesday 14th March at the Asa Briggs Foyer at 12.30. Please feel free circulate to your students who may be interested.   This project, in partnership with Afrori… Continue Reading →

Our next Afrori Student Book Club is happening next Thursday November 17th, 6-8pm @afroribooks. We’ll be reading What White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to Coalition by @emmadabiri, and if you buy your copy from Afrori you can get… Continue Reading →

It’s been a busy year for us (more on this in a future blog), but we are back with our 2022-23 DeCol Seminar Series. We were so happy to welcome in person our first speaker Wanda Canton who gave a… Continue Reading →

It was such a priviledge to have Patricia Cumper and Pauline Walker of the Amplify Project at the conference. They spoke to so many writers and academics and here’s a link to a special conference edition of their wonderful podcast:… Continue Reading →

The Black and Asian British Women’s Writing conference hosted by the University of Brighton and in partnership with New Writing South promised to bring together all of my interests in one weekend. Speculative fiction, unbelonging and identity politics, publishing and… Continue Reading →

Upon entering Afrori Books, you immediately feel as though you’ve stepped into a nurtured and cherished safe space. The store stands as a homely retreat from the expeditious bustle of the North Laines and the sleek yet vibrant shop with… Continue Reading →