Project Myopia

'I come to Dana through Saidiya. And Saidiya comes to Dana in relation to Venus.
We all convene under a sky of grief particular to black women. Of the crushing
weight of history...'

Written by Alma Simba, edited by Katherine Zabelski, illustrated by Sage Anifowoshe

'Do you believe in spirits? And does it matter whether you do? Akwaeke Emezi taught me that to Black people this question is essential for collective survival the day I stumbled upon Freshwater (2018) in my partner’s bookshelf...'

Written by Amuna Wagner
Edited by Veronica Vivi
Illustrated by Olamide Florence Adeoye aka Sharp Txngue

“How do we make social justice the most pleasurable human experience?"... asks adrienne maree brown in her phenomenal book Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good (2019)...

Written by Amuna Wagner
Edited by Veronica Vivi
Illustrated by Olamide Florence Adeoye aka Sharp Txngue

‘I think of mental health as the world’s lingua franca. I hear it spoken in the kitchen when female relatives season their meat with salt, Maggi and tales of patriarchal violence…’ Written by Michelle Udoh, Edited by Temitope Lasade-Anderson, Illustrated by Fatima Sec

In the summer of 2021 I wandered into Kenwood House, a stately home situated in the middle of Hampstead Heath, North London. Therein, I encountered this image… Written by Kimberley Aparisio, edited by Katya Zabelski and illustrated by Holly Summerson.

In this conversation between keondra bills freemyn and Rianna Walcott, they discuss the importance of recognising bias within both archival institutions and the archiving processes themselves. Edited and illustrated by Maïa Walcott.

As a result of this globalised world, in the echo of the text from Her Nuclear Waters by Chitra Ganesh, ‘tattoo her into this city’s skin, stroke by stroke by stroke,’ I moved into and away from borders… Written by Mekhala Dave and Ketaki Zodgekar, editing from Hannah McGurk and illustrated by Jahnavi Zondervan.

“Women’s self-discovery process can’t be adapted to a man’s model”… Written by Stefania Frustagli, edited by Veronica Vivi and illustrated by Maia Abayomi.

I still remember the days my parents and their friends would sit in the living room, ardently discussing the politics of the land… Written by Oluwaseun Famoofo, edited by Veronica Vivi and illustrated by Grace Kaluba.

Black women are often expected to put their heart and soul in relationships, even if it is to their own detriment… Written by Anita Mowete, edited by Veronica Vivi and illustrated by Florence Aims

Growing up in the borderlands of South Korea, I was trained by ecologists before I came to be trained by historians… Written by Jonas Jungwoo Lim, edited by Jess Hannah and illustrated by CL Gamble.