Swansea University get involved with the Mix-d: debate.

School of Health Science, Swansea University invite me over to speak

Thanks to Gill Olumide, Ashra Khanom and Prof Joy Merrell for inviting me to give a talk at the School of Health Science, Swansea University.
It is always a pleasure to share our research and learn more about the mixed-race experience in other parts of the country.

A range of professionals from different community focus organisations and academic faculties joined us. One thing the sociologists (Alison Hann and Gill Olunmide ) raised was the fact that mixed-race is a ‘tricky subject’ because it crosses borders, and that upsets people’s certainties, so they don’t want it talked about, because they can’t cope with uncertainty.

Gill and her colleague Alison Hann are hoping to get a book together which looks at that very question. Not just mixed race but also transgender etc.

I guess that is part of the challenge for us all to try unpack some of the complex issues which surround this subject.

I’d welcome the opportunity to learn more about the mixed-race debate in Swansea. Unfortunately it was a flying visiting but I do look forward to returning to broaden our understanding and possibly developing a Mix-d: Swansea collaboration?