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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 Dr Amber Lascelles (she/ her) 🧵 1/3

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

📢 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…

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!

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

❌ 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

❌ 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/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

The creative vision for our Black Health and the Humanities stall Durham Institute for Medical Humanities 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

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 University Wellcome

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

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!

The Arts Play Health Community are delighted to be hosting a hybrid event on 30/10 in partnership with Global South Arts & Health Week Arts in Medicine Projects Black Health and the Humanities. #Edinburgh or online Featuring Dr Arya Thampuran Kelechi Anucha kunle adewale @ArtHealthWY @OliviaTurnerArt. eventbrite.co.uk/e/celebrating-…

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

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!

Huge thanks to Jemilea Wisdom-Baako MA, 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!