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The Diverse Minds Podcast#291 My Black History Month JourneyWelcome to the 291st episode of the award-winning Diverse Minds podcast. In this episode, I reflect on why Black History Month holds such deep significance for me as a South Asian person.I explore the historical context of the term "Black" with a capital B, share my personal journey of organising Black History Month events, and much more.In today’s show on My Black History Month JourneyUnderstanding the historical significance of the term "Black" with a capital B. [01:43]My personal journey organising Black History Month events and learning from Black community leaders [03:13]Pr...
2025-10-2815 min
How To Fail With Elizabeth DayEmma Dabiri - ‘We are still so obsessed with how we look’This episode of How To Fail was recorded in front of a live audience at Dublin’s Bord Gáis Energy theatre.
Emma Dabiri is a broadcaster, historian, and bestselling author whose work delves into the complexities of identity, culture, and race through art history and current affairs. She's now written a number of books - culture shifting works which are a radical re-imagining of what we consider to be beauty. Her first book was an Irish Times bestseller and inspired a conversation around race that led to change regulations in schools and in the...
2025-04-2343 min
RHLSTP with Richard HerringRetro RHLSTP 97 - Emma Dabiri#358 Irish Unicorn - Richard has an idea that will revolutionise football and is having to explain to his daughter why history killed all the famous women. His guest is academic and broadcaster Emma Dabiri. They talk about growing up as almost the only black person in Ireland, why white people don’t like being told what to do next, Richard’s “All Lives Matter” conundrum, what’s happened to the ugly TV academics, how whiteness and blackness are a relatively modern invention, why we need to destroy capitalism and Emma answers some of Phoebe Herring’s Would You Rather questions.
2025-04-211h 02
Here's Hoping with Jayda GBONUS: Here's Thinking x Emma DabiriIn Here's Thinking, Jayda and her producer Mia discuss this week's episode! We share our thoughts on our episode with the incredible writer, television presenter, lecturer and speaker, Emma Dabiri - what we loved, what we learnt and what we’re taking away from her guest for hope.If you haven’t listened to the latest episode, make sure you go do that first! Then come back and debrief with us…Follow us on InstagramEmma DabiriJayda GMia Zur-SzpiroHere's Hoping Podcast Hosted...
2025-02-0715 min
Here's Hoping with Jayda GDecolonising Beauty with African Philosophy for Self-Worth with Emma DabiriJayda sits down with Emma Dabiri to hear her academically informed understanding of beauty and identity. As well as drawing on her own unique mixed Irish and Nigerian identify, Emma reflects on how her degrees in African Studies and History laid the foundation for her deep understanding of the impact of colonialism on how we perceive ourselves and our bodies. Emma shares her knowledge of global history and philosophy, tracing the emergence of racial hierarchies and explaining why Western culture’s emphasis on appearance stems from colonialism. She contrasts this with pre-colonial Yoruba philosophy, which prioritizes inner beauty and sh...
2025-02-0542 min
The RE PodcastS13 E2: The One Where God Is Not A White ManPlease send The RE Podcast a Text Message!In the wake of the far right riots that are happening across the country in August 2024, I talk to Theos Director, author, broadcaster and Canon Chine McDonald about her upbringing, Christian faith and why we need a book to remind us that God us not a white man, or even a man. This is about reframing our unconscious bias to create a better tomorrow and how we can do this. Chine makes a few references throughout the conversation - please find the links below God is no...
2024-09-1343 min
First Born DaughterEpisode 5: Emma DabiriContinuing in our efforts to promote and facilitate Black women-centric conversations across the diaspora, this week's guest is the exceptional Emma Dabiri. Emma is an Irish Nigerian author and broadcaster who has spent over a decade as an academic at Villanova University and as a fellow in the African department of The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London. An expert in the Black Irish experience, histories of oppression, the decolonization of Black history, and Black feminism, she’s written for The Guardian, Elle, Irish Times, Vice and others. Emma is the author of the Sunday Times best...
2024-07-1022 min
Happy PlaceHow to stick two fingers up to beauty standardsSummer body ready? How about your summer skin and hair? Fearne knows you might be feeling the pressure to look a certain way – both right now, and across your lifetime – so she’s reflecting on Happy Place episodes that stick two fingers up to made up beauty standards and body ideals. You'll learn how to challenge all those social norms dictating how we should look, with some help from chair of the Body Dysmorphic Disorder Foundation, Rob Wilson, broadcaster Amanda De Cadanet, and activist Emma Dabiri. Plus, hear some deeply personal stories...
2024-06-2836 min
Listen LoudlyListen Loudly Season One Round Up MinisodeWith season one of Listen Loudly coming to an end, I am beyond thrilled at how it has been received! I’m also incredibly grateful for your feedback, comments, and reviews. I can’t wait to get started on season two.Today, you’ll hear a brief round up of season one and my favourite parts of each episode. From Susie Chan to Justin Su’a to Emma Dabiri, I’ve had an incredible time chatting with my guests and have learned so much along the way, I hope you have too!And remember to s...
2024-03-1338 minListen LoudlyExploring deep work and deep rest, with Emma DabiriEmma Dabiri, author, academic and broadcaster, rounds out the final guest episode of Listen Loudly. We talk movement, our experiences of racism growing up in Ireland, and how we have been conditioned to separate the mind from the body, far beyond what the beauty or advertising industry have been able to influence. Tune into episode 8 of Listen Loudly to hear my conversation with my dear friend Emma, where we go deep on the concept of deep work and deep rest. We talk about our mutual experiences as adolescents in Ireland, the separation of mind and body, th...
2024-03-0656 minHappy PlaceEmma Dabiri: Bodies, ageing, and Heather Shimmer lipstickWhen judge ourselves less, we judge each other less too, and vice versa. Activist and broadcaster Emma Dabiri’s academic work critiques the image-conscious society we live in. In this chat, Fearne and Emma explore attitudes to everything from ageing, to weight, to race. Plus, Emma explains how much of our beauty culture is specific to the West, by comparing it to other cultures around the world. They also talk about how we can critique beauty culture while still loving the magic of self-expression and adornment and art. Emm...
2024-01-2250 min
Novel ThoughtsDisobedient Bodies by Emma DabiriMichelle, Sapphire and Joseph chat about what they’ve been reading, watching, and listening to this week including the true crime podcasts Crime Junkie, Morbid, and Small Town Dicks, as well as the new TV series The Curse starring Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder, and the classic 80s creature feature Gremlins. This week’s deep dive book is Disobedient Bodies: Reclaim Your Unruly Beauty by Emma Dabiri, a radical, deeply personal and empowering essay that points to ways we can all embrace our unruly beauty and enjoy our magnificent, disobedient bodies.Emma Dabiri is an...
2023-12-2041 min
The Women's PodcastEmma Dabiri: Claiming your unruly beautyIrish-Nigerian author and broadcaster Emma Dabiri is giving the middle finger to modern beauty standards. Growing up, Dabiri felt pressured to conform to “oppressive” beauty ideals, to shrink herself to fit in and to straighten her afro hair. Now, as she explains in her new essay ‘Disobedient Bodies’, it’s time to rebel against those suffocating beauty constructs. From going makeup free to embracing her natural hair, Dabiri tells Róisín Ingle about the power that comes with reclaiming your unruly beauty. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-11-3039 min
Mixed UpEmma Dabiri: an exploration of beauty, power, and capitalist systemsThe one where 'our judgment of other women is a reflection of the harshness with which we treat ourselves' Emma and Nicole speak with Sunday Times best-selling author, academic and broadcaster Emma Dabiri on her new book, Disobedient Bodies: Reclaim Your Unruly Beauty. They discuss the history of beauty, convention and beauty constructs and its links to control, patriarchy and capitalism. Emma Dabiri is also the author of Don't Touch My Hair and What White People Can Do Next. Preorder our book The Half Of It: https://amzn.to/3rDq1qo Our web...
2023-11-1547 min
A Good ReadIndia Knight and Emma DabiriJournalist India Knight and writer Emma Dabiri talk to Harriett Gilbert about favourite books. India chooses The Tap Dancer by Andrew Barrow, while Harriett has gone for Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, the novel Anne Tyler considers her best work. Emma champions Claire Keegan's short but powerful story, So Late in the Day. Themes of food and family emerge from all three books. Producer for BBC Audio Sally Heaven
2023-11-1428 min
Wrong Turns with Jameela JamilHow to Divorce Yourself from Modern Beauty Standards with Emma DabiriJameela is joined this week by Irish-Nigerian bestselling author Emma Dabiri to find out where & why beauty standards started, how European philosophers created & influenced binary theory and what we can do to disconnect from these beauty standards. They discuss finding the pleasure in ritual and community, loving make-up (or not a la Pamela Anderson!), the importance and privilege of growing older and finding more ways to have value as modern women outside of appearance.Emma’s book "Disobedient Bodies: Reclaim Your Unruly Beauty" is out now, and you can follow her on Twitter @emmadabiri and IG @emmadabiri
2023-10-171h 13
You're BookedEmma Dabiri - You're BookedThis week we are delighted to welcome the broadcaster, academic and bestselling author Emma Dabiri to You're Booked. Emma is the author of Don't Touch My Hair, What White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to Coalition and her latest book Disobedient Bodies: Reclaim Your Unruly Beauty, that accompanies The Cult of Beauty, a major exhibition at Wellcome Collection. We talked to Emma about fashion inspiration in Anne of Green Gables, the philosophy of beauty, the genius of Toni Morrison and E Nesbit being the gateway to a lifelong love of books.Daisy will be at the...
2023-10-1651 min
Get Lost in a World of Words, Without Ever Opening a Free Audiobook Thanks, AudiobookNo me toques el pelo: Origen e historia del cabello afro - Emma DabiriEscuche este audio libro completo gratis enhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeTítulo: No me toques el pelo: Origen e historia del cabello afroAutor: Emma DabiriNarrador: Francia AlcántaraFormato: UnabridgedDuración: 8:30:17Idioma: EspañolFecha de publicación: 10-11-2023Editor: Penguin Random House Grupo EditorialCategorías: Non-Fiction, Social ScienceResumen:El pelo negro nunca es «solo pelo».
Alisado. Estigmatizado. «Domado». Celebrado. Borrado. Gestionado. Apropiado. Siempre incomprendido. El pelo negro nunca es «solo pelo». Este libro trata de por qué el cabello negro...
2023-10-128h 30
Spinning Plates with Sophie Ellis-BextorEpisode 96: Emma DabiriEmma Dabiri is an Irish writer, academic and broadcaster - and an expert on race. Born to a Nigerian dad and an Irish mum, Emma experienced extremely different environments growing up: first in a predominantly black area of America and then moving to Southern Ireland where she found herself in the opposite - a very white and racist society. She remembered how a bookshop in Dublin was her sanctuary and saviour as a child. It turned out it was a radical bookshop - and we agreed that books can provide a quiet rebellion when you're growing up....
2023-05-291h 21
Talk ArtEmma Dabiri (Live at Dulwich Picture Gallery)Bonus Live Episode!!! We meet Emma Dabiri, Irish author, academic, and broadcaster live at Dulwich Picture Gallery in South London to discuss Talk Art Book 2!Emma's debut book, Don't Touch My Hair, was published in 2019, followed by the Sunday Times Best Seller What White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to Coalition in 2021. Her new book Disobedient Bodies will be published in Autumn.Emma Dabiri is a teaching fellow in the African department at SOAS, a Visual Sociology PhD researcher at Goldsmiths and advisor to the British Council's Arts and Creative Economy board, th...
2023-05-191h 04
Stories in Two - Book PodcastS04E11 - Book Bar Book Haul, Manacled & Loads moreWelcome back to the Stories in Two Podcast; A podcast for those who love books. In this week's episode, we take you on a virtual trip to London as we visit some of the local bookshops, including the beautiful Book Bar in Finsbury Park. We share our book haul from a serious shopping spree and give you a small reading update on the popular Harry Potter fanfic, Manacled. We also discuss a wide range of books, including Snowdrops by A.D Miller, Eleanor Oliphont Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman, and Throttled by Lauren Asher, to name...
2023-04-2659 minStories in Two - Book PodcastS04E11 - Book Bar Book Haul, Manacled & Loads moreWelcome back to the Stories in Two Podcast; A podcast for those who love books. In this week's episode, we take you on a virtual trip to London as we visit some of the local bookshops, including the beautiful Book Bar in Finsbury Park. We share our book haul from a serious shopping spree and give you a small reading update on the popular Harry Potter fanfic, Manacled. We also discuss a wide range of books, including Snowdrops by A.D Miller, Eleanor Oliphont Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman, and Throttled by Lauren Asher, to name...
2023-04-2659 min
Why I… MoveWhy I… Move with Emma Dabiri and Nike Trainer Alex HipwellEmma is an Irish-Nigerian broadcaster, academic and bestselling author. In this episode, Emma shares how she overcame her fear of the cold, the life lessons she’s learned from braving the elements and how swimming in Irish waters connects her to her ancestors.She’s joined by Nike trainer Alex Hipwell, who shares her insight on understanding menstrual cycles and how to harness this knowledge to move better.If you want to get in touch with the show, email us podcasts@elleuk.comFollow Hannah Nathanson on Instagram @hlucynatFo...
2023-04-1030 min
But Why?JOY WITH EMMA DABIRIClemmie marks International Women's Day 2023 by chatting to Irish-Nigerian academic, broadcaster and bestselling author Emma Dabiri about joy.This week’s episode is part of the Power of Women festival based in Thanet, Kent. Check out powthanet.com for the full POW festival line up which runs throughout March. and happy International Women's Month!Emma is the author of two highly acclaimed books and has fronted numerous documentaries, including Hair Power (2020) for Channel 4 which won the Cannes Lion Silver award for entertainment. She co-presents Britain’s Lost Masterpieces on BBC 4 and has appeared on Newsnight and H...
2023-03-081h 00
The Power In Us: The PodcastWho's Future Our Future with Emma DabiriIn this episode we are propelled by the sounds of protest and the voice of Angela Davis from the first track of my album, into conversations about everything from 'What White People Can Do Next', Emma's new best selling book, to modern day allyship, the history of blackness, performative activism and Emma's own experience of growing up in Ireland. This felt like a great way to launch the series and I can't wait for you to listen to it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2023-02-2047 min
Już tłumaczę#132 Głosy czarnych kobietCześć! Temat tego odcinka wybrała Ela – postanowiłyśmy zaprezentować Wam książki autorstwa czarnych kobiet, które przeczytałyśmy ostatnio! Będzie więc nowość na polskim rynku „Manifest” Bernardine Evaristo, w którym autorka rozlicza się ze swoją przeszłością i punktuje kwestie, które są dla niej najważniejsze. Później przyjrzymy się trzem publikacjom dostępnym w języku angielskim. Ela opowie Wam o książce irlandzkiej akademiczki Emmy Dabiri „Twisted: The Tangled History of Black Hair Culture”. Później przeniesiemy się do Stanów Zjednoczonych. Mikki Kendall z pasją prezentuje problemy czarnych kobiet, których potrzeby często nie s...
2022-10-0937 min
Intelligence SquaredHow to Lead a Sustainable Business – Emma Dabiri on Reinventing Stories Around RaceFor this edition of Intelligence Squared, we join Alannah Weston, Chairman of Selfridges Group, for her podcast How to Lead a Sustainable Business, in which she speaks to thought leaders who are reinventing their sectors for a sustainable and just future.In this week’s special episode, Alannah and her guest explore the possibility of rethinking race.Emma Dabiri is an academic, broadcaster and author of two highly acclaimed books on the subject: Don’t Touch My Hair and What White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to Coalition. She discusses why ideas about race are cultural...
2022-07-2934 min
How to Lead a Sustainable Business with Alannah WestonEmma Dabiri, author, academic and broadcaster, on Reinventing Stories Around RaceAlannah Weston, Chairman of Selfridges Group, speaks to leaders who are driving systems change to reinvent their sectors for a future that is regenerative and just.
This week is a special episode: rather than exploring an economic sector, Alannah looks at the possibility of rethinking race in conversation with Emma Dabiri.
Emma is an academic, broadcaster and author of two highly acclaimed books on the
subject: Don’t Touch My Hair and What White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to
Coalition. She offers a clear-thinking analysis of the construction of race and how thro...
2022-07-2128 min
The Clearing with Katherine MayEmma Dabiri on history and belongingWelcome to the Wintering Sessions with Katherine May.Producer Note: You'll notice a slight change in Katherine's audio in the second half of the podcast. This is just due to a necessary 'source switch', where we had to change where her recording was coming from. Your ears will adjust very quickly but apologies for the ever so slight dip. Thank you!This week Katherine talks to Emma Dabiri, author of Don’t Touch My Hair and What White People Can Do Next. What begins as a conversation about Emma’s new-f...
2022-07-081h 06
Bookshelfie: Women’s Prize PodcastBookshelfie: Emma DabiriWriter, academic and broadcaster Emma Dabiri talks about identity, ghost stories and why she could make a whole podcast about Toni Morrison's books.
Emma’s first book, an essay collection called Don’t Touch My Hair, explores the way that colonisation, oppression and, ultimately, liberation are all expressed in Black women’s hair – and it gained critical acclaim from just about everyone. Emma’s second book - a Sunday Times bestseller - What White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to Coalition, is a longform essay looking at how support for anti-racism can be translated into meaningful...
2022-06-1650 min
Victor's Children#17: Anti-racism and SocialismAnti-racism and Socialism
The problems with liberal responses to racism are no reason to dismiss or downplay the importance of anti-racist struggle as some on the left do. A discussion with Sharmeen Khan and Teddy Zegeye-Gebrehiwot on the politics of representation, multiculturalism, allyship and other aspects of anti-racist politics from socialist perspectives.
Some writings referred to in this episode:
Emma Dabiri, What White People Can Do Next
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/677949/what-white-people-can-do-next-by-emma-dabiri/9780141996738
Himani Bannerji, The Dark Side of the Nation
https://www.canadianscholars.ca/books/dark-side-of-the-nation
Vanessa Wills, "Marxism and White Privilege" (paywall)
https://spectrejournal.com/marxism-and-white-privilege/
Nick Mitchell, "...
2022-05-121h 59
Junkie 4 A StoryBook Review | Twisted: The History of Black Hair Culture By Emma DabiriThis is a book review.
Here is the link for more info:
https://www.amazon.com/Twisted-Tangled-History-Black-Culture/dp/0062966723/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3H9CL9UERKEE0&keywords=twisted+emma+dabiri&qid=1647046362&s=books&sprefix=twisted+emma%2Cstripbooks%2C580&sr=1-1
2022-04-1006 min
Changes with Annie MacmanusEmma DabiriFor the vast majority of the Irish Diaspora, St Patrick's Day offers a regularly scheduled opportunity to get in touch with all of those warm, fuzzy notions of Ireland and home. But what if your relationship to home is a little bit more complicated? Emma Dabiri is the best-selling author of Don't Touch My Hair and What White People Can Do Next – two monumentally important discussions about race that have offered vital nuance and context at a time where more and more people have become engaged with identity politics. She also happens to be Irish! In fact, there are plenty of...
2022-03-1445 min
BookversationsDon't Touch My Hair By Emma Dabiri - Baby Hair Bondage, Cultural Appropriation and The Natural Hair MovementThis episode is inspired by Emma Dabiri's 'Don't Touch My Hair,' a book on why black hair matters and how it can be viewed as a blueprint for decolonisation. We talk about the rise of the Natural Hair movement, impact of representation in the media and the ever topical issue of Cultural Appropriation. As always, we're excited to hear your thoughts! Email us at bookversationspod@gmail.com or drop us a message here: https://anchor.fm/bookversations/messageFollow us on Instagram for more book reviews.Next Bookversations Read: If I...
2022-03-011h 05
Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius PipEmma Dabiri • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #430Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip!This week Pip is joined by inspirational author and activist EMMA DABIRI!Recorded at a time of political weirdness (a backdrop as old as time), illicit government parties feel pretty low down the list compared with the content of what Emma gets into with this episode. Just listen to her break down the origins of slavery in the early part, where she traces race as a construct to the roots, and charts its spread from there on. Emma’s expert delivery does not en...
2022-01-1955 min
The Book Club ReviewBest books of 2021 Part 2: Our books of the yearIt's part 2 of our end-of-year special, in which we look back over the books we read outside of book club, the ones we chose for ourselves, and pick out our favourites. And so listen in for more book recommendations than you can shake a stick a, plus recommendations from our book clubs and friends of the pod. We also look ahead to some new releases coming out in 2022. Booklist Kate's top three favourites from 2021 Don't Touch My Hair, Emma Dabiri A Ghost in the Throat, Doireann ní Ghríofa Lea...
2021-12-271h 05
Ctrl Alt DeleteEmma Dabiri (REPLAY): On Her Debut Book, "Don't Touch My Hair"This is a replay of a fascinating conversation I had in 2019 with the amazing Emma Dabiri, presenter, social historian and Sunday Times Bestselling author. She has been listed as one of the BBC’s broadcasting stars of the future, and one of The Observer's 2019 rising stars. In this episode we discuss her debut book Don’t Touch My Hair published by Penguin, a brilliant book about why black hair matters. Since this episode aired, Emma’s second book What White People Can Do Next which went on to be a Sunday Times and Irish Times bestseller. In this book she draws on...
2021-12-1634 min
RHLSTP with Richard HerringRHLSTP 358 - Emma Dabiri#358 Irish Unicorn - Richard has an idea that will revolutionise football and is having to explain to his daughter why history killed all the famous women. His guest is academic and broadcaster Emma Dabiri. They talk about growing up as almost the only black person in Ireland, why white people don’t like being told what to do next, Richard’s “All Lives Matter” conundrum, what’s happened to the ugly TV academics, how whiteness and blackness are a relatively modern invention, why we need to destroy capitalism and Emma answers some of Phoebe Herring’s Would You Rather questions.
2021-12-151h 01
5x15Shon Faye and Emma Dabiri on Coalition-BuildingBest-selling and ground-breaking authors Emma Dabiri – What White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to Coalition – and Shon Faye - The Transgender Issue - discuss their work, our current divisions and how we can come together to tell a new story and unite seemingly disparate areas.
In What White People Can Do Next, Emma Dabiri’s best-selling manifesto tackling our current discourse on race, she argues that we require “an understanding, not so much of an intersectionality of identities, but an intersectionality of issues. Linking our struggles together is the work of coalition-building, a vision wherein many people can see their in...
2021-12-061h 00
In Class with CarrEmma Dabiri: The Invention of WhitenessEmma Dabiri, author of "Don't Touch My Hair" and "What White People Can Do Next," talks with Karen and Drew McCaskill about the origins of "whiteness."Get the book:https://www.amazon.com/What-White-Peo...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2021-10-0645 min
Angela Scanlon's Thanks A MillionEmma Dabiri: Ireland, Fashion and MadonnaThe bestselling Author of Don't Touch My Hair and What White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to Coalition, Emma Dabiri has produced game changing work. An academic and a broadcaster too, her books, documentaries and frequent writing on race and racism draw on years of research and personal experience to challenge us all to create meaningful, lasting change. Born in Dublin to an Irish mother and a Nigerian father, here Emma talks in depth about her memories of growing up in Ireland as a young black woman and how much the Irish language means to her. If you...
2021-10-0551 min
The Revolution Begins at HomeThe Halo CollectiveIn our first episode Chantelle talks to Kaisha from the Halo Collective, their work to end hair discrimination in the UK and the barriers that young, Black women face in activism. Their conversation takes us through the origins of the Halo Collective, how hair discrimination developed under colonialism and the power of education in activism. To learn more, you might want to check out our reading list:Kaisha recommends:Stokely Speaks by Stokely Carmichael (Kwame Ture)Don't Touch My Hair by Emma Dabirito my sisters, the podcast
2021-09-2931 min
Second SelfEmma DabiriSecond Self episode two features author, broadcaster and academic Emma Dabiri. We discuss race, identity, taking a radical approach to a world that is anything but, and her book What White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to Coalition. We also discuss change, Irishness, and we settle the question of the best butter ever made. As if it were really a question. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-09-1457 min
Classical FixEmma DabiriGuest presenter Linton Stephens hosts a new series of Classical Fix, introducing music-loving guests to classical music. This week Linton is joined by author and broadcaster Emma Dabiri.Emma's playlist:JS Bach - Toccata and Fugue in D minor
William Grant Still - Symphony no.1 (1st movement)
Chiquinha Gonzaga - Agua do Vintem
Pamela Z - Badagada
Henry Ecccles - Double Bass Sonata (1st movement)
Jonathan Dove - 'Departure' from Airport ScenesClassical Fix is a podcast aimed at opening up the world of classical music to anyone who fancies giving it a...
2021-07-1928 min
Intelligence SquaredEmma Dabiri and Alex Renton on Race, Reckoning and What We Can Do NextEmma Dabiri, Irish-Nigerian academic and broadcaster, and Alex Renton, British-Canadian investigative journalist, have established themselves as important voices in the current debates taking place around race, class and identity. And in this week's episode they come to Intelligence Squared to discuss how we can move forward on these seemingly intractable issues. The episode was hosted by Farah Jassat Head of Podcasts at Intelligence Squared. To buy Dabiri's book click here: https://amzn.to/3hgSuynFor Alex Renton's book click here: https://bit.ly/3qyhSUq ...
2021-06-2958 min
Immerse Yourself In The Full Audiobook Everyone Is Talking About — So Binge-Worthy!What White People Can Do Next by Emma DabiriPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/168340to listen full audiobooks.
Title: What White People Can Do Next
Author: Emma Dabiri
Narrator: Emma Dabiri
Format: mp3
Length: 3 hrs and 12 mins
Release date: 06-22-21
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 33 ratings
Genres: Racism & Discrimination
Publisher's Summary:
Vital and empowering, What White People Can Do Next teaches each of us how to be agents of change in the fight against racism and the establishment of a more just and equitable world. In this affecting and inspiring collection of essays, Emma Dabiri draws on both academic discipline and lived experience to probe the ways many...
2021-06-223h 12
UCD Festival TalksEmilie Pine in conversation with Sophie White and Emma DabiriUCD academic and author of Notes To Self Professor Emilie Pine talks to Sophie White about her recent widely-acclaimed collection dealing with the horrors of grief, addiction, mental illness, and the casual and sometimes hilarious cruelty of life and Emma Dabiri on a new way to talk about racial injustice: one that builds on the revolutionary ideas of the past and forges new connections.
2021-06-0946 min
5x15Emma Dabiri and Beverly Daniel Tatum on Race and What Comes NextEmma Dabiri is an Irish-Nigerian academic, activist, broadcaster and teaching fellow in the Africa department at SOAS and a Visual Sociology PhD researcher at Goldsmiths. Beverly Daniel Tatum, PhD, is president emerita of Spelman College and author of several books, including the New York Times best-selling Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? and Other Conversations About Race. A thought-leader in higher education, she was the 2013 recipient of the Carnegie Academic Leadership Award and the 2014 recipient of the American Psychological Association Award for Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to Psychology.Interviewed by Georgina Lawton a 'twentysomething' journalist and...
2021-06-071h 03
5x15Emma Dabiri and Beverly Daniel Tatum on Race and What Comes NextEmma Dabiri is an Irish-Nigerian academic, activist, broadcaster and teaching fellow in the Africa department at SOAS and a Visual Sociology PhD researcher at Goldsmiths.
Beverly Daniel Tatum, PhD, is president emerita of Spelman College and author of several books, including the New York Times best-selling Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? and Other Conversations About Race. A thought-leader in higher education, she was the 2013 recipient of the Carnegie Academic Leadership Award and the 2014 recipient of the American Psychological Association Award for Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to Psychology.
Interviewed by Georgina Lawton a 'twentysomething' journalist and...
2021-06-071h 03
Downstream – Novara Media PodcastsDownstream: What White People Can Do Next w/ Emma DabiriCheck your privilege. Google it. Stay in your lane. Though Black Lives Matter has politicised a new generation into antiracism, it’s not actually clear what white people are meant to do next. Ash Sarkar is joined by Emma Dabiri to talk about why liberal identity politics are a dead end, why allyship is a nonsense, […]
2021-05-2637 min
Getting BoardEmma Dabiri - When was race & ethnicity invented?This week on The Speakeasier we’re joined by author, academic and broadcaster, Emma Dabiri. Through years of research and interrogation of narratives around race and class, Emma has positioned herself as an essential point of reference on the subject, which is why we were so excited to bring her into our conversation.
In the episode, Emma gives us possibly one of the most condensed but fascinating history lessons we’ve ever had. Drawing on ideas from her debut book ‘Don’t Touch My Hair’ (2019) and her most recent release ‘What White People Can Do Next’ (2021), her incredible research delves into our histo...
2021-05-2041 min
isto não é o que parece9. Beleza em Reality Shows: Big Brother, Cabelo Pantene e o que Portugal pode aprender com o BrasilEsta semana falamos sobre como a indústria da beleza marca presença nos reality shows. Analisamos os primeiros episódios de "Cabelo Pantene", recordamos a polémica com a Maybelline no Big Brother 2020 e exploramos o impacto da publicidade no Big Brother Brasil. Agradecimentos especiais ao desconfinamento, já que este é o primeiro episódio que gravamos em conjunto.
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2021-05-1842 min
On The EngenderWhat the 2021 Scottish Parliament Election Results Mean for Women in ScotlandThe Scottish Parliament elections took place on May 6th. In the second part of our election special, Alys Mumford chats with Engender's Executive Director Emma Ritch, and Policy and Parliamentary Manager Eilidh Dickson to dissect the election results, and what they means for women in Scotland. Access a transcript of this episode here. Resources mentioned in this episode are: Recording of Engender hustings; 'Vision for a feminist recovery' Engender manifesto; A Gender Edit of Party Manifestos, and a Supplementary Gender Edit Recommendations from this episode were: This Is How We Come Back St...
2021-05-1423 min
Ask PenguinEmma Dabiri with Nihal ArthanayakeAuthor, social historian and broadcaster Emma Dabiri talks to Nihal Arthanayake about her latest book, 'What White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to Coalition’.Emma picks objects, including a bookshelf and an incense holder, which instigate a fascinating conversation about the changing landscape of online activism, the books she continues to return to for inspiration, and the importance of interrogating our current world order. #PenguinPodcast'What White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to Coalition’ is available to buy as an audiobook now - https://apple.co/33yV7Fy Hosted on Aca...
2021-05-1232 min
The Grand Thunk17 - Giving Birth, Giving in to the Bake Off and Giving No F**ks about the Empty Promises of World LeadersAlex has a surprise for Rhiannon as she finally watches the Great British Bake Off and she revels in James McAvoy’s baking charisma. Alex has also been deep-diving into the world of childbirth whilst reading the incredibly rousing ‘Give Birth Like a Feminist' by Milli Hill. Meanwhile, Rhiannon discusses the importance of mutuality in eliminating the racism in our systems through her reading of ‘What White People Can Do Next’, a provoking and explorative book by Emma Dabiri. Whilst Alex has been exploring the languid characters of Françiose Sagan’s novels, Rhiannon watched the powerful and stirring film ‘Ma Ra...
2021-05-1054 min
The Polyester PodcastObsessions: Emma Dabiri On Why She's Always Loved Ghost Stories And FolkloreDo you believe in ghosts? This week on the podcast we're joined by the amazing Emma Dabiri. The Sunday Times Bestselling author, academic, and broadcaster is telling us about her lifelong obsession with folklore and ghost stories. Growing up in Ireland, with folklore an integral part of her surroundings, we chat about how folklore and ghost stories have informed her work and life up until this point. From her favourite films growing up, to the must-watch titles Emma recommends to us now, we're discussing the different paths to folklore: from Disney, to more traditional forms of ghost stories, religion...
2021-05-1039 min
Talk MediaThe New Yorker and Nicola Sturgeon, Social Media Boycott and Andrew Marr / with Andrea BakerStuart and Eamonn are joined by returning guest commentator, Andrea Baker! This week - The New Yorker’s piece on Nicola Sturgeon and her ‘quest for Scottish Independence’, a recent social media boycott demanding action against racist abuse and criticism of Andrew Marr’s Prince Philip comments. At the end of the show, the trio share their personal media recommendations.
The New Yorker piece, ‘Nicola Sturgeon’s Quest for Scottish Independence’: www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/05/10/nicola-sturgeons-quest-for-scottish-independence
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Stuart: ‘This Time with Alan Partridge’ - BBC1 series - www.bbc.co.uk/progr...
2021-05-051h 03
The Guilty Feminist251. Being a Super-Ally with Sophie Duker and Emma DabiriThe Guilty FeministPresented by Deborah Frances-White and Sophie Duker Episode 251: Being a Super-Allywith special guest Emma Dabiri and music from With What Eyes Recorded 19 April 2021 at Kings Place in London. Released 26 April 2021. The Guilty Feminist theme by Mark Hodge and produced by Nick Sheldon. Photo by Callum Baker. More about Deborah Frances-White http://deborahfrances-white.com https://twitter.com/DeborahFW https://www.virago.co.uk/the-guilty-feminist-book More about Sophie Duker https://twitter.com/sophiedukebox https://www.facebook.com/wackycomedyclub More about Emma Dabiri https://twitter...
2021-04-261h 29The Book Club Review93. Bookshelf: A little bit of Maas hysteriaJoin us for this 'bookshelf' episode as we discuss the books we've been reading outside of book club. In this episode Kate gets tied up in existential knots over House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas and we consider the parallels between this 800-page fantasy bonkbuster and War and Peace. We explore the idea of 'reading offsetting' whereby we balance our guilty pleasures with books more worthy of our time. We rediscover the Queen of Fantasy Ursula Le Guin and remember why we think her books are so amazing. Kate pronounces 'Don't Touch My Hair' by Emma...
2021-04-2536 min
Talking ToughEP. 15 | I WANTED TO MAKE CHANGE | Emma DabiriEmma Dabiri is a writer, presenter and social historian. Throughout her prolific career across books, television series and radio programmes, Emma has worked to ask some of the most important questions facing the Black British public, most notably in her best selling novels Don't Touch My Hair and What White People Can Do Next. For Talking Tough, she sat down with host Georgia Moot to discuss anti-racism, allyship and deconstructing race.
For Emma's recommendations on where this conversation is continued, check out the list below:
Books: Futures of Black Radicalism; Edited by Gaye Theresa...
2021-04-2327 min
Ep051: #GoodAncestor Emma Dabiri on the Tangled History of Black Hair CultureIn this episode, I speak with Sunday Times and Irish Times best-selling author, academic, and broadcaster, Emma Dabiri.Emma Dabiri is a teaching fellow in the African department at SOAS, a Visual Sociology PhD researcher at Goldsmiths and the author of Twisted: The Tangled History of Black Hair Culture and What White People Can Do Next. Both books are Sunday Times, Irish Times and Waterstones bestsellers.Emma is a regular presenter on the BBC and a contributor for The Guardian. She has presented several television and radio programmes, including BBC Radio 4’s critically acclaimed documentaries Jo...
2021-04-221h 21
In Good Company030. Emma Dabiri. Inventing Whiteness. From Allyship to Coalition.Academic, activist, broadcaster and SOAS university teaching fellow Emma Dabiri joins me to discuss her latest book What White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to Coalition.
Written in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder last year and the subsequent conversations on racism and anti-racism that followed it, What White People Can Do Next is a simultaneously radical and practical essay aimed at changing the way we talk about racial injustice, and featuring some incredibly nuanced and thoroughly original analyses of race, class, privilege and capitalism.
A thoroughly illuminating read – and now a Sunday Times...
2021-04-1438 min
We need to talk about whiteness podcastWe Need To Talk About Whiteness - with Emma DabiriEp 25: Whiteness and coalition - Emma Dabiri is an Irish-Nigerian activist, broadcaster and academic - Her latest book “What white people can do next: from allyship to coalition” has been described as “as though it’s written by the love child of James Connolly and Audre Lorde”- she joins me to discuss anti-racism vs liberation, the invention of whiteness and why the revolution won’t be instagram-lived.
2021-04-0845 minWe need to talk about whiteness podcastWe Need To Talk About Whiteness - with Emma DabiriEp 25: Whiteness and coalition - Emma Dabiri is an Irish-Nigerian activist, broadcaster and academic - Her latest book “What white people can do next: from allyship to coalition” has been described as “as though it’s written by the love child of James Connolly and Audre Lorde”- she joins me to discuss anti-racism vs liberation, the invention of whiteness and why the revolution won’t be instagram-lived.
2021-04-0845 min
The Blindboy PodcastThe return of Emma DabiriI chat with academic and author Emma Dabiri about her new book "What white people can do next" From allyship to coalition. We speak about Racism, Anti Colonialism and Anti Capitalism Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-03-311h 15
Grazia Beauty Life LessonsEmma DabiriHer book Don't Touch My Hair brought Emma Dabiri worldwide acclaim in 2019 - and her latest work What White People Can Do Next is out now. Emma is also a broadcaster and social history academic with both SOAS and Goldsmiths University. She is campaigning to make hair discrimination illegal under the UK Equalities Act.
2021-03-3123 min
You Heard it Here FirstA Bit of Slap and TickleIn this episode we’re reviewing David Dimbleby’s intriguing podcast The Sun King before getting to grips with world history with Tim Marshall’s Prisoners of Geography. Then listen to two Audible editors describe why they absolutely love Louise Doughty’s sombre novel Platform Seven and the hilariously naughty podcast Slaving Away by Miranda Kane. We also hear a clip from author Emma Dabiri. Here’s the full list of the recommendations:Sentenced to Troll by S.L. Rowland https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Sentenced-to-Troll-Audiobook/B07P7R2HMJThe Sun Kin...
2021-01-2624 min
The Black and Irish PodcastEpisode 7: Emma DabiriAmanda chats with writer, academic, and broadcaster Emma Dabiri about her renowned book 'Don't Touch My Hair', the importance of representation, and what it truly means to be Irish.
2020-12-1126 min
ON REFLECTION BEAUTY (ORB)Episode 4 AOC on Make up and Politics, Lookism in the Media and Emma Dabiri's Hair Power DocumentaryIn this week’s show, Phoebe McDowell, Assistant Editor at BURO 24 discusses Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez using make up in the corridors of politics and questions why women in broadcasting are subject to 'lookism' In Praise Of…. is Kate Somerville’s DeliKate Recovery Cream and the journalist and Season Zine founder Felicia Pennant joins me to discuss Emma Dabiri's powerful new documentary Hair Power, Me and My Afro.
2020-11-0147 min
The WOW Podcast with Jude KellyFeaturing Emma Dabiri on the history and politics of Black hairOur final episode of Series One with Emma Dabiri, young activists Mila Bagdach and Monalika Tiwari, and Muthoni Drummer QueenOn the first day of 2020's Black History Month, we look back to the 2020's WOW Festival in London to listen in to academic, author and broadcaster Emma Dabiri's conversation with Hannah Azieb Pool about her ground-breaking book Don't Touch My Hair - a personal look at the history and politics of Black hair. Next up, for the second time this series we hear from two young activists honoured at 2020's With and For Girls...
2020-10-0144 min
JourneyingJourneying #7 Áine Mulloy, Diversity & Inclusion Advocate and TEDx SpeakerNext month is Black History Month. I have been taking some time to educate myself on racial issues, and attempt to understand the ongoing struggle and frustration of people living with racism. This week’s chat with Áine Mulloy is insightful for anyone interested in living in a more equal and just society. A society where the colour of skin does not define or exclude people from identifying as a proud, Irish citizen. Áine Mulloy, Diversity & Inclusion advocate and TEDx speaker, talks growing up black, and Irish. Topics include: Personal experiences of racism in Irelan...
2020-09-281h 07
Notes in the MarginTelling Your StoryVicky and Joe lament Vicky's fashion choices for this episode: there's more than a hint of low-rent Axl Rose going on. Then they talk about dystopian futures and media manipulation. And finally - at last - they move onto how to tell your story. Because we all struggle to write about ourselves, right? In this episode, you'll get some interesting stats and some top tips about how to use your About page to your advantage. Key Takeaways: [4:45] Vicky has been reading Parable of the Talents and she had to put it down because w...
2020-09-1135 min
Notes in the MarginPulping Purple Prosen this week's episode, Vicky finds herself wildly unprepared to answer Joe's questions and crashes around Google trying to figure out where the phrase "purple prose" originated. After they get that out of the way, there's some genuinely useful information about how to write beautiful descriptions without getting in the way of the story. Key Takeaways: [5:30] Vicky now has a trapeze in her garden! [6:20] What is purple prose? [7:25] How do you write descriptions without being boring and pretentious? [11:15] We usually pay attention to the writing and not the...
2020-09-0435 min
Mixed UpLiving Our Lives In Full Colour As TransracialsThe one where we find out who the gatekeepers to Blackness are Emma and Nicole discover the Netflix documentary, The Rachel Divide about Rachel Dolezal, a white woman who pretended to be black for many years and was exposed in 2015. We hear their frustration around how Rachel has been allowed to lead a conversation about race and identity through deception. Culture Mix: Emma Dabiri’s Don’t Touch My Hair mixedracestudies.org
2020-07-1547 min
Growing up with gal-demEmma Dabiri on growing up with boys as a number one hobbyThis week, author and broadcaster Emma Dabiri joins Liv and Charlie to talk about her experiences of growing up black in Ireland and how as a young girl she was held to more rigid standards than her peers. Her number one hobby at the time was boys, and she kept a diary which she speaks through during the show.Find transcripts and show notes for all of Growing up with gal-dem here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-07-0945 min
Get BookedAnd Then Someone Does A CrimeAmanda and Jenn discuss summery reads, dance stories, essay collections, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community, Harper Perennial and Twisted by Emma Dabiri, and Humanity’s Gauntlet: The Archons Rise by Brian A. Sieteski, June 17th 2020.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.For listener feedback and questions, as well...
2020-07-0248 min
RethinkEmma Dabiri: Rethinking IdentityAuthor Dabiri asks us to move beyond identity politics and build meaningful connections.
2020-06-2408 min
Book Riot - The PodcastTHE VANISHING HALF by Brit BennettRebecca, Vanessa, and Sharifah discuss The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett.
This episode is sponsored by:
Hey YA, Book Riot’s own podcast about all things young adult lit
Harper Perennial and Twisted by Emma Dabiri
TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations, Book Riot’s personalized reading recommendation service, which now has gifting!
Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community
Also mentioned in this episode:
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Passing by Nella Larsen
The House Behind the Cedars by Charles W. Chestnutt
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2020-06-2456 min
For RealAudiobooks Like PodcastsThis week Alice and Kim talk about podcast-ish audiobooks you can listen to even when you don’t have a commute, plus new books about voting, strippers, and murder on the high seas.
This episode is sponsored by Hey YA, Book Riot’s own podcast about all things young adult lit, Ordinary Girls by Jaquira Díaz, now available in paperback from Algonquin Books, and Harper Perennial and Twisted by Emma Dabiri.
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2020-06-2345 min
Get BookedThe Handsell: June 22, 2020This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Real Men Knit by Kwana Jackson.This episode is sponsored by Harper Perennial and Twisted by Emma Dabiri.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-06-2210 min
Notes in the MarginIt's on the internet for free! [Writing Excuses]The crisis hair reaches breaking point, and Vicky and Joe ponder when this lockdown will ever end. Then they talk about actual important things. And finally, onto writing excuses: why it doesn't matter if it's all already on the internet for free because books are special, peeps! Key Takeaways: [1:40] Joe is still reading Wheel of Time. [3:50] Project Dingle update. [9:45] Googling things can sometimes overwhelm you. [11:45] Sometimes the information on the internet is so sporadic that you have to go to multiple different sources to get the full pi...
2020-06-0523 min
Women What Whistle064 Let's Talk About RacismWith all the events going on across the world at the moment following the murder of George Floyd, I realised how little comprehension I have had of racism in Britain and so wanted to have an open discussion on the podcast to hear more. There is no denying that this is an absolute atrocity that continues to play out under our noses and I have felt deeply challenged for not taking it more seriously and for not realising the impact it has been having on those I love. For this episode, I invited my good friend, Ayozie...
2020-06-0448 min
ILFDublin PodcastDon't Touch My Hair: Emma Dabiri & Reni Eddo-Lodge - ILFDublin PodcastEmma Dabiri in conversation with Reni Eddo-Lodge at Smock Alley Theatre, as part of International Literature Festival Dublin 2019.
ILFDublin is an initiative of Dublin City Council, kindly supported by the Arts Council of Ireland. See www.ilfdublin.com for the latest news and programme info.
2020-04-011h 02
EduKATERace - how we think, speak and talk about race today in context of Black History - feat. Deanna Lyn CookIn this episode of EduKATE, Deanna Lyn Cook teaches me a very important lesson on race. She teaches me about the state of race in UK Academia, and specifically educates me on the Black British female figures who have been erased from mainstream British histories. We then have a general discussion about what micro-aggressions are specifically to Black people in Britain today, Deanna's experience of racism in Britain, and why people find it uncomfortable talking about Race.Key references from this discussion:Non-Fiction•Peter Fryer, Staying Power (1984)•Kennetta Hammond Perr...
2020-03-2242 min
Life and Art from FT WeekendFeminism after Weinstein, with Laura Bates, Emma Dabiri and Emilie PineTo mark International Women's Day on March 8, and following Harvey Weinstein's recent conviction in New York, we're doing something a bit different. In this episode, Gris speaks to three of today's most compelling writers and campaigners about feminism now. They touch on everything from changing beauty standards to teens and social media to modern motherhood. Prepare to be surprised. Or as Lilah put it: "whatever I thought I was going to hear, that is not what I heard." (A warning if you're listening with kids: this episode contains some swearing.)The discussion was recorded at FT...
2020-03-0557 min
Michael and Ivanka's Grand PodcastEpisode 107 - What Is Wrong With The Left?We discuss Jeremy Corbyn's failings as a politician and the Left's predilection for infighting and self-sabotage in the first episode we recorded after the Conservative Party's general election victory. We are glum and looking for answers. Ivanka shares some of the insights she gleaned from working at a high level within the Labour Party.---- This Week's Links ----[1] George Monbiot Boris Johnson - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFlhUkudhzk [2] George Monbiot - “How to really take back control” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1-9zg0cgN0 [3] T...
2020-01-071h 00
Meet Me at the MuseumEmma Dabiri at Handel & Hendrix in LondonAuthor and broadcaster Emma Dabiri takes fellow writer Jesse Bernard along to Handel & Hendrix in London. It was home, first to the Baroque composer, and then two centuries later to the Sixties guitar legend. While inside, they uncover more about the private and public lives of these two very different musical pioneers, who both came to Britain from abroad and changed the cultural landscape of the times in which they lived. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2019-11-1731 min
The Beauty Podcast, with Sali HughesAfro and Textured Hair with Emma Dabiri and Charlotte MensahThere are multiple options when it comes to styling and looking after black hair, so why does Afro and textured hair still feel misunderstood in 2019? Sali is joined by Britain’s leading afro and textured hairdresser who was also the first black woman to be inducted into the British Hairdressing Hall Of Fame, Charlotte Mensah and social historian, academic and author of a ground-breaking book on the history of black hair, Emma Dabiri about why black hair matters. Sali, Charlotte and Emma take your hair questions in the surgery.Do you have a question for Sali and the ex...
2019-10-0234 min
The Guilty Feminist166. Audacity with Alison Spittle and Emma DabiriThe Guilty Feminist Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Alison Spittle Episode 166: Audacity with special guest Emma Dabiri Recorded 8 June 2019 at The Limelight in Belfast. Released 9 September 2019. The Guilty Feminist theme by Mark Hodge and produced by Nick Sheldon. More about Deborah Frances-White http://deborahfrances-white.com https://twitter.com/DeborahFW https://www.virago.co.uk/the-guilty-feminist-book More about Alison Spittle https://twitter.com/AlisonSpittle http://alisonspittle.com More about Sarah Rose https://www.instagram.com/mypelvicpain More about Emma Dabiri https://twitter.com/EmmaDabiri https...
2019-09-0952 min
Y Square PODS02E05 - Taking Breaks & Rainy SeasonY Square Pod is BACK!!
S02E05 - Taking Breaks & Rainy Season
Interesting Fact: The Chimpanzee is Sierra Leone's designated national animal
Books to check out:
Key Person of Influence - Daniel Priestley
The Good Immigrant - edited by Nikesh Shukla
Don't Touch My Hair - Emma Dabiri (Yasmin made a reference to the Poro Society -- a male secret society in Sierra Leone...the word she butchered LOL)
Check out Burna Boy's new album: African Giant!
African Proverb: However long the night is the dawn will break
#YSquarePod
2019-07-2932 min
1Xtra Talks with Richie BraveBlack Hair: Why Is It So Political?The history of black hair and why it matters is long, complicated and controversial.From weaves and wigs, to afros, to cornrows and braids - black hair can be a political minefield to understand. Reece joins this week’s guests to explore.Emma Dabiri is a television and radio presenter and author of 'Don’t Touch My Hair'. Christala Fletcher is a professional wig maker and was diagnosed with Alopecia at 10 years old. Kevin Morosky is a director, photographer and the creator of a short series of films called 'Woo...
2019-07-2952 minThe Blindboy PodcastEmma DabiriEmma is an academic who focuses on African Studies. We chat about her bestselling book "Don't Touch My Hair" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2019-06-281h 08The Women's PodcastEp 317 Emma Dabiri on Why Black Hair is Never 'Just Hair'In today’s show, Roisin Ingle speaks to the Irish-Nigerian journalist, author and academic Emma Dabiri about her book Don’t Touch My Hair. The book is about the history of black people’s hair and for Emma, this story begins with an upbringing in Ireland where her hair was a “constant source of deep, deep shame”. Emma, who lives in London, talks to Róisín about growing up in inner city Dublin, why she had a lot of anger towards Ireland when she left and why she believes Michelle Obama would never have made it to the White House if she...
2019-06-1743 min
Shades of Black: Parenting PodcastThe Mumsnet for Dads: Talking Music Football Fatherhood with Elliott RaeThis episode kicks off the Fatherhood Month on SOBP podcast, where we dedicate every episode in the month of June to discussing Black British Fatherhood.
On this episode, Samantha and Ola have a chat with Elliott Rae, the founder of the popular parenting site for men: www.MusicFootballFatherhood.com .
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2019-06-021h 13
Ctrl Alt Delete#201 Emma Dabiri: Don't Touch My HairEmma Dabiri is a presenter, social historian and writer. She has been listed as one of the BBC’s broadcasting stars of the future, and one of The Observer's 2019 rising stars. She is also a columnist for The Dublin Inquirer and is one of the BBC's Expert Voices. She has also had work published in a number of academic journals and newspapers and her work crosses African Studies, art, sociology and history. She is also a teaching fellow in the Africa department at SOAS.Today we are...
2019-05-2300 min
Get Lost In A Captivating Full Audiobook On Your Commute.Emma Dabiri by Holly NewsonPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/86212to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Emma Dabiri
Author: Holly Newson
Narrator: Emma Dabiri
Format: mp3
Length: 22 mins
Release date: 05-21-19
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 54 ratings
Genres: Authors
Publisher's Summary:
Joining us at Audible Studios is television presenter, author and teaching fellow Emma Dabiri, who has published her first book, Don't Touch My Hair. This book is all about why black hair matters and how it can be seen as a map of decolonisation. Dabiri takes us through the significant times, from pre-colonial Africa through the Harlem Renaissnace and Black Power and on to...
2019-05-2122 min
RSA EventsCelebrating Emma Clarke, Black Female Football PioneerWhat can hidden histories teach us about multiracial society in Britain today? With author Emma Dabiri, footballer Eartha Pond and gal-dem deputy editor Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff.
Emma’s status as a professional footballer, in one of Britain’s earliest women’s football matches in 1895 attended by thousands of paying spectators, is hugely significant. That she travelled the country, accompanied by widespread media coverage, demonstrates the profile she would have enjoyed in the 1890s. But while her male contemporaries are championed as global icons with statues, TV dramas and fame, Emma’s life slipped into obscurity.
This event wa...
2018-10-311h 05
The Alison Spittle Show#64 | Emma Dabiri**The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 64 – Emma Dabiri**
In Episode 64 – recorded at HeadStuff HQ – Alison talks to author and broadcaster Emma Dabiri about why a whole nation is trying to disown her, an American childhood, wealthy Nigerian grandparents, school-hopping, the Trócaire box, how Irish people excuse racism, Colonialism and history books, Black 47, Don't Touch My Hair and the politics around black hair, The Cutting Edge, cultural appropriation and the Kardashians, Madam C.J. and the original influencers, 'threatening manifestations of blackness', septuagenarian tattoos and growing up in the rag trade.
Emma is a Dublin-based author and broadcaster. Look out for her book...
2018-10-031h 11
Saturday ReviewBarbershop Chronicles, Slack Bay, Amanda Craig, Sidney Nolan, GLOWInua Ellam's play Barbershop Chronicles has opened at London's National Theatre. It's about the intimate and almost-sacred masculine world of black barber shops around the world.
French film Slack Bay is a comedy about a series of mysterious seaside murders. Starring Juliette Binoche, it mixes professional actors with complete novices and slapstick comedy with cannibalism and gender-fluid relationships
Amanda Craig's latest novel The Lie Of the Land tells the story of a London couple who move to the country under straitened circumstances and uncover a grisly murder in their new home
Birmingham's Ikon Gallery is staging an exhibition of...
2017-06-1745 minSaturday ReviewOne Night in Miami, The Mountaintop, Black Mirror, Ali Smith, Beyond CaravaggioWe're looking at two plays about black America this week: Kemp Powers' One Night In Miami imagines a meeting in 1964 between boxer Cassius Clay, activist Malcolm X, singer Sam Cooke & American Football star Jim Brown as they decide how they can each change the world. Katori Hall's The Mountaintop is set 4 year's later and imagines Rev Martin Luther King's last night alive, in a hotel room in Memphis
Charlie Brooker's distopian TV show Black Mirror was a huge success when it began on Channel 4. The new series has moved on to Netflix - a different scale of budget and...
2016-10-1541 min