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Emma Dabiri

Emma Dabiri

Social Historian, Writer and BroadcasterLondon, United Kingdom
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Emma Dabiri

Emma Dabiri

Social Historian, Writer and BroadcasterLondon, United Kingdom
Professions
  • Writer
  • Journalist
  • Broadcast Journalist
LevelSenior
About me
Emma Dabiri is a social historian, writer and broadcaster. Her first book: A History of Hair will be published by Penguin in 2018. Emma is a teaching fellow in the Africa Department at the School of Oriental and African Studies and is currently completing her PhD in Visual Sociology titled Mixed-Race A Ghost Story in the Sociology Department at Goldsmiths university. Her thesis explores the category 'mixed-race' and its relationship to the concept of 'identity'. Emma also works as a TV presenter, presenting social history films for The BBC One Show. She presented Back in Time Brixton for BBC2 which broadcast in November 2016 as part of the BBCs Black British Season. She is currently presenting Back in Time Confectioners for BBC 2 and Just Not My Type for Channel 4. She is a freelance writer and has been widely published in the national press. Emma's work is truly interdisciplinary, drawing on and contributing to; African Studies, sociology, history, film, literature, theatre, and music, with a heavy dose of popular culture. Emma has utilized her own background - which encompasses diverse class and racial intersections- to develop a voice that resonates with a large cross-section of people. http://www.emmadabiri.com/
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Projects
  • Back In Time: Brixton
    Back In Time: BrixtonPresented "Back in Time for Brixton" aired on BBC2, produced by Wall to Wall. http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/bbcs-emma-dabiri-says-her-first-time-in-brixton-was-like-discovering-a-black-utopia-a3397851.html
  • I’m Irish but I’m not white.
    I’m Irish but I’m not white.Article published by the Guardian, read here.
  • WOW Women of the World: We're All Connected: Intersectionality 101
    WOW Women of the World: We're All Connected: Intersectionality 101‘There is no thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives’, wrote African American feminist, womanist and writer Audre Lorde. So how do we fight sexism without ignoring other issues such as race, disability, sexuality and class? Emma will be speaking on this panel, Sat, Mar 11, 2017 11:30pm and Sun, Mar 12, 2017 12:30am.
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Projects credited in
  • Emma Dabiri in the Ugandan Folk Tale: Story of the Fairy Foxes
    Emma Dabiri in the Ugandan Folk Tale: Story of the Fairy FoxesThe Jewelled Moon Theatre Company directed by Holly Jade O'Leary were commissioned by The Library private members' club to stage an event to raise awareness about Fairtrade gold. TV presenter, cultural journalist and SOAS lecturer Emma Dabiri starred in unique textile art couture created using reclaimed materials, styled with ethical fine jewellery by Lily Flo Jewellery, photographed by Alessia Chinazzo. The Story of the Fairy Foxes With Wings of the Night Mists is a Ugandan folk tale. We illum
Work history
    Researcher
    Freelance
    Freelance Journalist
    Freelance
Skills
  • Academic Writing
  • Journalism
  • Broadcasting
  • Television
  • Academic Research