01 Oct Historian and award-winning author David Olusoga OBE is coming to Colchester
British-Nigerian historian, broadcaster, film-maker and award-winning author, David Olusoga OBE is coming to Firstsite on Tuesday 8 October 2019.
He is going to be discussing the history of British African-Caribbean people in a talk called Blackness, Britishness and the Windrush Generation.
From the docking of the HMT Empire Windrush ship at the Port of Tilbury, to complex questions of black identity, his talk will draw upon both the historical and contemporary experiences of living in Essex – with reference to class, culture and race.
The talk coincides with the opening of new exhibition Super Black (11 October 2019 – 12 January 2020), the first in a series of National Partners Programme exhibitions with Arts Council Collection. The exhibition is an exploration of the complex questions of identity and the experiences of black people living in Britain today.
Co-curated by people from Essex’s black community, the exhibition presents nineteen artworks from the Arts Council Collection, alongside new work by Southend-based artist, Elsa James.
Blackness, Britishness and the Windrush Generation starts at 5pm and will be followed by a Q&A session and then a book signing Tue 8 Oct. All tickets cost £20.
Secure your seat at www.firstsite.uk/david-olusoga or by calling 01206 713 700.
