Désirée Reynolds has been the Writer In Residence at Sheffield Archives for six months. Using a style which combines archival material, documentary prose and fiction, Désirée weaves together her creative responses to what she has found and not found in them. This is the last piece for Now Then, in her serialisation of ‘Dig Where You Stand’.
In the third instalment of ‘Dig Where You Stand’, Otis Mensah releases his poem ‘Blue Fire’ and talks to Dr Alex Mason about the process and impact of producing this new work.
Désirée Reynolds has been the Writer In Residence at the Sheffield Archives for six months. Using a style combining archival material, documentary prose and fiction, Désirée weaves together her creative responses to what she has found. She continues her serialisation of ‘Dig Where You Stand’.
Désirée Reynolds has been the Writer In Residence at the Sheffield Archives for six months. Using a style combining archival material, documentary prose and fiction, Désirée weaves together her creative responses to what she has found.
The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic have significantly impacted the Northern arts and cultural industry, with some organisations closing their doors. Annalisa Toccara spoke to Lauren Yvonne about the challenges of being a theatre producer during this time and the advice she would give to emerging black theatre practitioners.
This year has highlighted both the importance of the NHS and our society’s deep structural racism. The NHS is itself not immune to racism, which stems from Britain’s colonial past.
In a year that has highlighted vast structural inequalities, Annalisa Toccara speaks to David Olusoga about his MacTaggart Lecture, what white allyship means, and how society can address racial disparities, ahead of David’s appearance at Off The Shelf Festival of Words.
White people engaging with Black History Month is always going to be uncomfortable. But sitting with this discomfort, and using our privilege for good, is how we start to dismantle racism at a systemic level, all year round.
