Time and Space: The Making of the Black Atlantic (in-person)

Westminster Libraries and Archives invite you to our Black History talk event, getting involved in life-long learning, history and culture.

Learn about Black Atlantic hostory by attending an invaluable talk with Diego Ifé, author of the book Ethnic Escapism and the Black Burden.

The talk will give audiences the opportunity to learn about the evolution of the African and Caribbean diaspora on this special evening. It will be a good way to usher in the new year and gain valuable insights.

The talk will be around 40-50 minutes, with time for followed by Q&A and a chance to buy a copy of Diego's book.

Refreshemnts will be provided.

About Ethnic Escapism & the Black Burden:

The African diaspora constitutes a unique set of communities across the New World, Britain and Mainland Europe. The ancestors of these diasporans found themselves wrenched from their African homeland(s), forcibly transported to unfamiliar surroundings and precipitously brutalized.

Despite such afflictions, they formed fictive kinship ties, unique creole cultures, coordinated resistances, and weathered the storm of post-enslavement systemic adversities. In more recent times, these diasporans, and the newer migrants from Africa have collectively contributed to black popular cultures which have become globalized.

‘Blackness’ has become popular and yet imprecise. Such imprecision is inevitable as these identities are ever-evolving and changing demographics point to increasing assimilation. To this end, can it be said that the diaspora has a collective consciousness in the present day?