Film this, Aunty
Sam Liebman describes his ways around Rio de Janeiro while one of the deadliest massacres in the city is taking place. He shows how everyone loses, consumed by the violence and dehumanization that burns through the favelas of the city.
Echoes of the Past: Police Violence, Slavery and the Continuity of Racism in Brazil
The text reflects on how the legacies of transatlantic slavery continue to shape contemporary Brazil through systemic racism, police violence, and the criminalisation of Black communities.
The Project
Slavery and its Legacies is an AHRC-funded research project that brings together a diverse team of curators, filmmakers, anthropologists, sociologists and historians from Ghana, Brazil, Domica and Britain to creatively explore how histories of Atlantic slavery are remembered, mobilised and contested among communities impacted by its legacies.
Disconnection and Reconnection: Reflections on a Visit to Cape Coast and Elmina
The text explores how the forts where enslaved people were held in Ghana remain powerful spaces of memory, ancestral reconnection, and reflection on the lasting social impacts of the transatlantic slave trade and colonialism.