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Seeing Ourselves podcast
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Sharon Walters sits down with Stella Dadzie to explore her artistic practice and approach to material that can be emotionally challenging. Stella Dadzie is a founding member of the Organisation of Women of African and Asian Descent and co-author of “The Heart of the Race”, a seminal history of black women in Britain. Her work spans education, advocacy, and artistic practice, often exploring themes of memory, identity, and social justice, making her approach to challenging materials both thoughtful and deeply human.
The conversation takes us through a selection of images from the collections at Royal Museums Greenwich, offering insight into how Stella navigates potentially triggering content while maintaining care for her own wellbeing. Listeners will gain an intimate understanding of her creative process, her methods for engaging with difficult material, and her ongoing collaboration with Royal Museums Greenwich.
Stella Dadzie, feminist pioneer: ‘The Black British women’s movement was about life-and-death issues’
Guardian article by Tobi Thomas
Black feminist movements - An Interview with Stella Dadzie
How Black feminist movements of 1970s London sustained themselves.
An Interview with Stella Dadzie, by Zahra Dalilah.
Freedom Fighters
Explore the lives and impact of black revolutionary women, such as Nanny of the Maroons and Mary Prince, in this trail around the Atlantic World Galleries.
This tour is written by black feminist writer and historian, Stella Dadzie. Stella is best known for her co-authorship of The Heart of the Race: Black Women’s Lives in Britain. Her latest book, A Kick in the Belly: Women, Slavery and Resistance (Verso, 2020) explores how enslaved women ‘kicked back’ against enslavement.
Stella Dadzie: Women Resisted Slavery at Every Stage of the Journey
Article by Anita Sethi
On The Power of Stella Dadzie: A Radical Pioneer of the Black Women's Movement in Britain
By Jaimee A. Swift