What can a cuddle tell us about intimacy, violence and racism?

In On Cuddling, Phanuel Antwi combines poetry and essays to stirring effect to highlight the interplay of intimacy with racial violence. Rooted in Black-feminist and queer teachings, Antwi has crafted a collection that is both urgent and elegant, playful and vulnerable, showing us the violence that can lurk behind the comfort of the cuddle— and how to face it with resistance and solidarity.

Professor Phanuel Antwi will appear conversation with fellow UBC Professor Cecily Nicholson, and SFU Professor Nadine Attewell. 

For more information and to register, please visit the Vancouver Public Library website here.