Black Health and the Humanities

We are thrilled to announce that our website is now live, as we kick off this new phase of our network. Visit blackhealthhumanities.com to learn more about our community & vision; watch this space for events & resources. Beautiful network art by our talented member Kariima Ali!

Huge thanks to @PoeticJemz for sharing with us the important work that @WriterZnScribeZ are doing to reimagine the creative health field, your beautiful poetry, and facilitating the space for us to reflect on how we care for ourselves and each other while doing this work!

A fantastic first day of workshops on health, justice & activism today - thank you @Parise_CM for leading such important conversations on coalition-building and bridging interdisciplinary boundaries for our collective work in the BHH!

Such a pleasure to host @Parise_CM @DurhamImh today to share her research on race & equity, and so thoughtfully hold space for crucial conversations about our responsibilities as researchers!

The Arts Play Health Community are delighted to be hosting a hybrid event on 30/10 in partnership with @gsahwproject @AIMprojectng @BHHnetwork. #Edinburgh or online Featuring @aryathampuran @DrKelechiAnucha @kunleAdewale505 @ArtHealthWY @OliviaTurnerArt. eventbrite.co.uk/e/celebrating-…

Such a joy to have some of our new cohort meet and mingle with the rest of our community this week. Conversations that filled our cups and affirmed the importance of this work now - we can’t wait for what’s in store in the new academic year!

@faith_uwadiae @aryathampuran @DrKelechiAnucha *A!

An pleasure to hear about the important work of so many Black-led initiatives at the Wellcome Black Researcher Network Convening today. Huge thanks to @faith_uwadiae and the Black Infrastructure Project for creating such an affirming and generative space for knowledge exchange.

Exciting update from @BHHnetwork to kickstart Monday morning! Head on over to blackhealthhumanities.com for the latest about the network, its vision, and upcoming events and resources 👇

A massive thank you to the @DurhamImh digital & communications team for setting the site up, and to Becca Doggwiler for creating our logo drawing from Kariima’s artwork!

We are thrilled to announce that our website is now live, as we kick off this new phase of our network. Visit blackhealthhumanities.com to learn more about our community & vision; watch this space for events & resources. Beautiful network art by our talented member Kariima Ali!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the launch of our Discovery Research Platform for Medical Humanities this week. It was a privilege to hear about your work & to share our vision for the future of interdisciplinary & cross-sector #healthresearch. @durham_uni @wellcometrust

The creative vision for our @BHHnetwork stall @DurhamImh DRP launch last night: a tarot deck to inspire decolonial thinking & radical care checklist to critically reflect on wellness. @DrKelechiAnucha & I thank everyone who helped co-create our vision board! #medhumsplatform

❌ NEW! S1/E4 Black Joy As Resistance Tanisha Spratt and Arya Thampuran discuss the importance of Black joy, sprituality and care as crucial to Black health and healing @BHHproject buff.ly/3uu1URZ

❌ NEW! S1/E3 End-of-Life Care & Waiting Times Kelechi Anucha discusses the relationship between time and care in contemporary end of life narratives,. This work is part of the Wellcome Trust-funded research project Waiting Times. buff.ly/3ONWGXV

❌ NEW! S1/E2 Black Sexual and Reproductive Health Rianna Raymond-Williams discusses how it is essential for access to sexual and reproductive health and support to be initated through anti-racist policies and frameworks. @ShineALOUDUK @BHHproject buff.ly/3wjszl1

The first episode of our special series in collaboration with @survivesocpod is now out! Network leads @aryathampuran & @DrKelechiAnucha reflect on the network and share future plans for intervening in critical issues in Black healthcare and researchers’ health.

It’s the final day to apply to join our network - deadline is 23:49 (GMT). We look forward to learning more about your work and how we can support you!

📢 Call for Applications! 📢 Are you a researcher, creative and/or practitioner working in the field of Black health? We're welcoming a new cohort of members to join our existing community. Apply by 15th March 2024, 23:49: forms.gle/XNJkSfdmEZhukr…

Such a pleasure and privilege to have Dr Tanisha Spratt candidly share her reflections on colourism, positionality & reflexivity in research @DurhamImh’s Measurement lab x @BHHproject seminar. Such important qns for us doing research that intersects with personal experience.

Hello! Though I've mainly been tweeting about my work on Black British poetry in performance lately, I'm still working on #ageingstudies #postcolonialstudies & intergenerational health! Check out my blog for @BHHproject ⬇️ ⬇️⬇️ Special thanks to my editor @lascelles_dr 🧵 1/3