Ep051: #GoodAncestor Emma Dabiri on the Tangled History of Black Hair Culture
In this episode, I speak with Sunday Times and Irish Times best-selling author, academic, and broadcaster, Emma Dabiri.
Emma Dabiri is a teaching fellow in the African department at SOAS, a Visual Sociology PhD researcher at Goldsmiths and the author of Twisted: The Tangled History of Black Hair Culture and What White People Can Do Next. Both books are Sunday Times, Irish Times and Waterstones bestsellers.
Emma is a regular presenter on the BBC and a contributor for The Guardian. She has presented several television and radio programmes, including BBC Radio 4’s critically acclaimed documentaries Journeys into Afro-futurism and Britain’s Lost Masterpieces. Her writing has been published in a number of anthologies, academic journals, and the national press. She lives in London.
Emma's bestselling book Twisted / Don't Touch My Hair is our second book selection for Good Ancestor Book Club. Click here to find out more about the book club and how you can join us.
Connect with Emma Dabiri
Twitter: @emmadabiri
Instagram: @emmadabiri
Additional Resources
Emma's book, What White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to Coalition
Emma's book, Twisted: The Tangled History of Black Hair Culture
Emma's book, Don't Touch My Hair
Emma on 'Why black hair is still stigmatised’
