Emma Dabiri

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"Dabiri's manifesto for radical change in a world impacted by the pandemic and the surge of attention on the Black Lives Matter movement. With essays titled 'Stop the Denial,' 'Interrogate Capitalism,' and 'Denounce the White Saviour,' Dabiri marries historical context with contemporary commentary and analysis in a direct, accessible style, referencing thinkers including Fred Moten, Angela Davis, Audre Lorde and bell hooks." [1]

Disobedient Bodies: Reclaim Your Unruly Beauty (2023)

In Disobedient Bodies, Dabiri explores the world of modern beauty and how it has been historically used as a tool of oppression by the patriarchal society. Drawing on philosophies like the Cartesian idea of the separation of mind and body, attributing mind to male and body to female characteristics, she makes the point that the currect political and social system is designed to keep people feeling insecure at all times. [20] In a radical and deeply personal way, she suggests ways to embrace the unruliness and disobedience of the body, and how beauty exists not as a superficial feature, but rather as a physical and spiritual harmony. [20] [21]

In a review of Disobedient Bodies, The Irish Times author Anna Carey writes: "This call to joyful disobedience is further proof that Dabiri is one of our most important and exciting thinkers and writers." [22]

Dabiri released the book as an accompaniment to the exhibition titled The Cult of Beauty at the Wellcome Collection in autumn 2023. [23]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Haynes, Suyin (22 June 2021). "Why Coalition, Not Allyship, Is the Necessary Next Step in the Racial Justice Movement". Time. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Lothian-McLean, Moya (25 August 2022). "An interview with Emma Dabiri — TOLKA" . Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  3. 1 2 Dabiri, Emma (27 April 2019). "I'm Irish but not white. Why is that still a problem 100 years after the Easter Rising?". Irish Times. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  4. "What White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to Coaliti…". Goodreads. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  5. Creamer, Ella (12 July 2023). "Royal Society of Literature aims to broaden representation as it announces 62 new fellows". The Guardian.
  6. 1 2 Ganatra, Shilpa (27 April 2019). "Emma Dabiri: 'I wouldn't want my children to experience what I did in Ireland'". Irish Times. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  7. "Irish writer and actor among the rising stars of 2019". Irish Central. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  8. "Emma Dabiri". Muck Rack. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  9. Lynch, Donal (13 August 2018). "Emma Dabiri: The Diaspora Diva on trolls, modelling and growing up black in Dublin". Independent. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  10. 1 2 Dabiri, Emma (2021). What White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to Coalition. New York: Harper Perennial. ISBN   978-0-06-311271-1.
  11. "Ms Emma Dabiri | Staff | SOAS University of London". www.soas.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  12. "Emma Dabiri". University of the Underground. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  13. "Instagram activism won't stop racism, we need to talk about class". 5 May 2021.
  14. "Question Time | 5th October 2023" . Retrieved 25 March 2024 via YouTube.
  15. de Waal, Kit (27 April 2019). "Don't Touch My Hair review: A call to arms for black African culture". Irish Times. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  16. "Twisted: The Tangled History of Black Hair Culture". HarperCollins.
  17. Snowden, Jordan (30 June 2020). "Twisted: The Tangled History of Black Hair Culture is a book everyone should read". Pittsburgh City Paper . Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  18. Brinkhurst-Cuff, Charlie (23 April 2019). "Don't Touch My Hair by Emma Dabiri review – groundbreaking". The Guardian.
  19. The Earth Locker (4 October 2020). "Disobedient Bodies" with Emma Dabiri . Retrieved 27 June 2024 via YouTube.
  20. 1 2 Dazed (4 October 2023). "Emma Dabiri: 'Beauty culture is a reflection of our political climate'". Dazed. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  21. "Disobedient Bodies: Reclaim Your Unruly Beauty". Goodreads. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  22. "Disobedient Bodies by Emma Dabiri: A polemic that offers liberating solutions". The Irish Times. 25 November 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  23. Disobedient Bodies. Wellcome Collection. 4 October 2023.
Emma Dabiri
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Dabiri in 2021
Born
Dublin, Ireland
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  • Author
  • Broadcaster
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