Led by Hannah Collisson join this intimate and open conversation to delve deeper into the introduction of Katherine McKittrick’s book Demonic Grounds: Black women and the cartography of struggle, a key point of research and influence for Bellantoni’s exhibition.
Katherine McKittrick is Professor and Canada Research Chair in Black Studies at Queens University, Ontario. She researches in the areas of black studies, anti-colonial studies, and critical-creative methodologies. In a long overdue contribution to geography and social theory, her 2006 publication Demonic Grounds: Black women and the cartography of struggle offers a new and powerful interpretation of black women’s geographic thought.
EVENT INFORMATION
This event will run from 11am-12.30pm in our Learning Space.
This is a free event, but please book a space as numbers are limited.
ARTIST BIO
Hannah Collisson is a multi-disciplinary artist, writer, creative facilitator and communications specialist, based in Hastings, UK. Her work spans theatre, performance, poetry, writing and photography. She has a background in journalism, and storytelling is a common theme running throughout her work. As a PR and communications specialist she supports organisations to share their stories in the most impactful way. She is co-director of community arts organisation Lifesize, artist and mentor at ExploreTheArch theatre company, and member of Babes in Arms, a collective of artist mothers.