About the Event
Join us for THE DIGITAL IS BLACK, an intimate evening of storytelling, reflection, and dialogue on how digital tools, media, and storytelling practices are reshaping the ways we remember and teach the histories of the Transatlantic Trafficking of Enslaved Africans (TTEA).
Led by acclaimed historian Professor Vincent Brown, and joined by cultural practitioners Fiona Compton (Know Your Caribbean) and Renée Landell (Mapping Black London), this session represents our first Deep Dive session bringing together digital humanities, community memory, and radical pedagogy to explore how Black histories are narrated, visualised, and imagined.
What to Expect
A space of accessible, rigorous dialogue shaped by practitioners, scholars, and artists who work at the intersection of culture, community, and justice.
We’ll explore questions such as:
- How do digital platforms support or challenge historical truth-telling?
- What role do creativity, cartography, and affect play in shaping collective memory?
Who is it for
Whether you’re an educator, student, curator, creative, or community organiser, this is a space for shared learning and exchange.
Session Schedule
- 6:15 PM – Doors open /Guest arrivals
- 6:30 PM – Welcome & Framing (HOUSE OF DREAD)
- 6:40 PM – Keynote Talk by Professor Vincent Brown
- 7:15 PM – Roundtable Discussion with Fiona Compton and Renée Landell
- 7:45 PM – Audience Q&A and Final Reflections
- 8:00 PM – Close
This Deep Dive is part of the History for Our Future Learning Network -- an initiative commissioned by the Mayor of London and led by HOUSE OF DREAD. The network brings together educators, cultural practitioners, and researchers committed to exploring the legacies of the Transatlantic Trafficking of Enslaved Africans (TTEA) through collaborative learning, shared inquiry, and community-rooted practices.
For more information email us: community@houseofdread.org
