Huddersfield Literature Festival
Huddersfield Literature Festival
The festival takes place from 23rd March to the 2nd April and you can view the full line up by visiting the Huddersfield Literature Festival website.
Key events include:
Jeffrey Boakye – I Heard What You Said – HYBRID event (free for University of Huddersfield staff and students)
When: Wed 29 Mar, 7:00 pm–8:00 pm
Where: Phipps Room, Richard Steinitz Building, University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield HD1 3DH and online
What: Author, broadcaster and journalist Jeffrey Boakye gives a fascinating account of his experience as the only black teacher in a secondary school, as recounted in his book I Heard What You Said. In partnership with the University of Huddersfield.
“Are you really a teacher?” “Can I call you Mr B?” “Can you rap?” “Have you ever been to prison?” “Stephen who?”
Jeffrey Boakye was often the only black boy in his class. And then, after training to become a teacher, he was often teaching the handful of black students, as the only black teacher in the school.
In I Heard What You Said, he recounts how that felt and reports what he has discovered about the underlying habits, presumptions, silences and distortions that underpin the whole British educational system, experienced by black students, and teachers.
Book your FREE tickets for Jeffrey Boakye – I Heard What You Said
Free ticket – for University of Huddersfield staff and students & Essential carers
Find out more by visiting the Huddersfield Literature Festival website.
An afternoon with actor Paterson Joseph
When: Sun 26 Mar, 2:30 pm–3:30 pm
Where: Town Hall, Ramsden Street, Huddersfield HD1 2TA
What: Much-loved British actor and playwright Paterson Joseph talks about his celebrated career and his captivating debut novel, based on the true-life story of Charles Ignatius Sancho, who was born on a slave ship and became the first Black person to vote in Britain.
The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho is a tale of adventure, artistry and freedom. Born and orphaned in 1729 on board a ship and sold into slavery, Sancho escaped to the streets of Georgian London, before establishing a life as a theatre actor, writer, acclaimed musician and composer. He campaigned to end slavery, met the King and became the first Black person to vote in Britain.