Perhaps one of the strongest themes to emerge from this collaboration is our individual and collective resistance to the social and political categories that ‘box us in’, that serve constantly to remind us of our place, how we should – and shouldn’t – behave and be. As women. As mothers. As migrants. As people from…
Category: Academic writing
Our collaboration
Laura Nyahuye (Maokwo Arts) and Heaven Crawley (Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University) are, respectively, an artist and a research professor based in Coventry, UK. Whilst we might appear to have little in common, the COVID-19 lockdown has provided us with an opportunity to draw together our personal and professional experiences in…
Cracked but not broken
We are all cracked, damaged in some way by the experiences of our past. Our experiences of hurt, pain and fear shape who we are and our relationships with others. Some of these cracks run deep, fracturing our sense of self. Some are caused by experiences beyond our control…the unexpected death of a close friend,…
Making me
As a privileged white academic I have benefited hugely from the time and space afforded by the COVID-19 lockdown. Whilst the demands of my work have continued – and in some ways increased in unexpected ways due to the pandemic – I have also been released from the relentless travel which had come to dominate…
Dappled light
I stop and take a breath In the cool dappled light of the trees The darkness has enveloped me for so long Sucking at the joy Creeping into the light spaces Reminding me ‘I am here’ ‘I will not leave you’ And then the brightness arrived The lightness The light Strong Clear Shining hope into…
The artist and the prof 