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Lois South is a historian and museum educator creating and facilitating workshops on anti-racism, Black British history and joy. Her focus is Black British womxn’s history and is currently working at the International Slavery Museum. Lois is passionate about working towards dismantling systems of oppression as education is the antidote to ignorance.
Recent publication:
South, L., Duckworth, A., et al., 2021. Funds
of Knowledge Tool Kit: Towards pedagogical justice in diverse societies. [ebook] Liverpool: The Sociological
Review. Available at: https://bit.ly/3IIKWAe
Black in the Museum: Taking over space
How many Black people do you see in museums? As Black British womxn in museums our triple oppressed position means that our voices in these oppressively white spaces are all too often pushed to the margins. But how are we tackling this? By taking over space and being the positive representation we want to see.