The first creative methods event in our programme will be led by Nigerian-German writer and speaker Olumide Popoola. Her publications include essays, poetry, the novel When We Speak of Nothing (2017), the play text Also by Mail (2013), the novella this is not about sadness (2010), and the short collection Breach (2016), which she co-authored with Annie Holmes. In this session we will discuss and experiment with the power of creative writing for exploring issues relating to queerness and ‘race’. In this session, participants will hear about Olumide’s own research and writing process, discuss extracts from published works, share ideas around the potential benefits and challenges for bringing creative writing into their own research and activism, and have a go at responding to some writing prompts.

For further information about Olumide's work please see: https://www.olumidepopoola.com/