Black British Womanhood: Reclaiming the Landscape
Dr Sheree Mack will join London Drawing Group to investigate Black Nature Writing & Art.
Black and People of Colour have a fraught relationship with the land. There’s an extensive body of research reports that Black people are alienated from nature, fearful of it, and prefer urbanized and developed landscapes to wild or natural environments. This research is based on comparisons between Black and white people, not taking into account racism, histories and our traumatic relationship with the land which stems from slavery.
To take a more nuanced approach, Black and People of Colour in the UK have always had a relationship with the British landscape even though their access to it has been limited, denied and difficult. There are so many barriers in place which prevent consistent and sustained connection with nature for Black people but this hasn’t stopped us from fostering a closer relationship with this green and pleasant land ( and sea).
Exploring historical and contemporary writings and artworks by Black and People of Colour in the UK this lecture will explore how nature is accessed, appreciated and documented through the lens of our diverse, rich and traumatic histories and heritages. Exploring the work of writers such as Grace Nicols, Malika Booker, Karen McCarthy Wolf and Elizabeth-Jane Burnett and the artwork of Davinia-Ann Robinson, Lateisha Davine Lovelace-Hanson, Ingrid Pollard and Black in the Day Archive.
Time: 18:30 GMT
