Reading and reflection group

Online evening sessions open to all where we facilitate a discussion based around a reading or invited speakers.

Our next session is planned for Thursday 27th October.

For details of future sessions, follow us on Eventbrite or email us maudsleyculturalgroup@kcl.ac.uk to join our mailing list.

Recent speakers have included:

  • Dr Akeem Sule from Hip Hop Psych on mental health & culture in TV & film
  • Patrick Ogunmuyiwa discussing his work with grassroots ethnic minority LGBTQI+ organisations in the UK and the proposed conversion therapy ban.
  • Artist Stephen Rudder discussing his immersive art installation Black Men’s Minds.
  • Novelist Alex Wheatle discussing his film from the Steve McQueen/BBC Small Axe series 

Past readings include:

  • ‘Between the world and me’ by Ta-Nehisi Coates  
  • ‘‘Aliens and Alienists’ by Maurice Lipsedge and Roland Littlewood 
  • ‘Superior: The Return of Race Science’ by Angela Saini 
  • “The Fire Next Time” by James Baldwin  
  • “A Call for Social Justice” by Kindred Minds 
  • The Combahee River Collective Statement
  • Colourful Minds’ response to the Seni’s Law consultation
  • Beryl Gilroy’s memoir, Black Teacher