S2 E8 SABRINA & CORINA: Writing a Place for Oneself
S2 E8 SABRINA & CORINA: Writing a Place for Oneself
In this episode, we discuss Sabrina & Corina by Kali Fajardo-Anstine; a collection which evokes a powerful sense of ... Read more
3 Nov 2021
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34mins
S2.E7 ISLAND QUEEN: Bringing Hidden Histories to Light
S2.E7 ISLAND QUEEN: Bringing Hidden Histories to Light
In time for Black History Month in the UK, hosts Tamara Crawford and Vina Orden discuss Vanessa Riley’s epic historical ... Read more
6 Oct 2021
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41mins
S2. E6 THE MERMAID OF BLACK CONCH: Cultural Collisions / Convergence
S2. E6 THE MERMAID OF BLACK CONCH: Cultural Collisions / Convergence
The Lift Up is excited to be back after our brief summer break with Season 2, Episode 6, featuring Monique Roffey's genr... Read more
11 Aug 2021
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38mins
S2. E5 THE SEEP: What it means to be human
S2. E5 THE SEEP: What it means to be human
As we’re trying to see our way out of the pandemic, The Seep proves a timely read. It’s a story about social transformat... Read more
2 Jun 2021
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33mins
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S2.E4 THE SON OF GOOD FORTUNE / POTIKI: Fighting for Home
S2.E4 THE SON OF GOOD FORTUNE / POTIKI: Fighting for Home
In time for Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month in the US and the launch of a campaign to establish Ea... Read more
12 May 2021
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44mins
S2. E3 NIGHT SKY WITH EXIT WOUNDS / THE TRADITION: American Beauty | American Violence
S2. E3 NIGHT SKY WITH EXIT WOUNDS / THE TRADITION: American Beauty | American Violence
Both with National Poetry Month around the corner, and with the anti-Black & anti-Asian violence going on in the US,... Read more
7 Apr 2021
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40mins
S2.E2 BREASTS AND EGGS: Reclaiming our bodies and ourselves
S2.E2 BREASTS AND EGGS: Reclaiming our bodies and ourselves
In recognition of Women’s History Month in the US and in the lead-up to International Women’s Day on March 8, hosts Tama... Read more
3 Mar 2021
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41mins
S2.E1 RED AT THE BONE: The selves we inherit & invent
S2.E1 RED AT THE BONE: The selves we inherit & invent
This New York Times Bestseller and Notable Book of the Year (2019) is a story of two families told from the perspectives... Read more
3 Feb 2021
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27mins
Episode 7 - Hurricane Season: On breaking the silence & impunity around femicide
Episode 7 - Hurricane Season: On breaking the silence & impunity around femicide
In this month's episode - our final episode for Season 1 - hosts Vina Orden and Tamara Crawford discuss Fernanda Melchor... Read more
4 Nov 2020
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32mins
Episode 6 - THE CITY WE BECAME / FRIDAY BLACK: On the choices & futures we make
Episode 6 - THE CITY WE BECAME / FRIDAY BLACK: On the choices & futures we make
It's sci-fi month on The Lift Up! Hosts Tamara Crawford and Vina Orden discuss The City We Became, the latest novel by a... Read more
7 Oct 2020
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54mins
