
Project Myopia
By projectmyopia

Project MyopiaSep 19, 2023

In Defence of Failure: Black Grief as a New Dawn
'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

Learning the Multiplicity of Being with Akwaeke Emezi
'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

Centring Pleasure Activism with adrienne maree brown
“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

(Re)politicising Mental Health with African Feminisms: Linking Science to Lived Experience

What’s the price of feeling seen? Dido Belle and historical representations of Blackness

The Violence of a Thousand Paper Cuts: Recognising Bias in the Archives

An appeal to transcendence in diaspora art

Elena Ferrante and “writing against” a male literary tradition

Hope is a Nigerian citizen in ‘Of This Our Country’

Flo, Not My Job and Rejecting the Idea of the “Strong Black Woman”
