Screening of ‘daughter(s) of diaspora’

To mark International Slavery Remembrance Day, join us for a screening of daughter(s) of diaspora. This moving image artwork was created by Dr Nydia A. Swaby during her Caird Fellowship at Royal Museums Greenwich and UCL's Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery. 

Drawing on Dr Swaby's research in the Museum's collection, workshops she’s done with Black women, and visual auto/ethnography from recent trips to Ghana and Jamaica, daughter(s) of diaspora uses Black women’s feelings and emotions to grapple with the distortions, chasms and absences in the Museum’s archive.  

Rooted in the afterlife of transatlantic slavery and colonialism, and how these histories continue to shape the Black diasporic experience, daughter(s) of diaspora asks how material from the past informs Black women’s understanding of their present realities and their hopes and dreams for the future. The work features performance artist Jahmila Heath, singer/songwriter Selena Seballo, and therapist writer Foluke Taylor.

Screening times

*The 1pm screening will be followed by a panel discussion and Q&A session with Dr Swaby, performance artist Jahmila Heath, singer/songwriter Selena Seballo and therapist writer Foluke Taylor.