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In Conversation: Lisa Williams and Susannah Thompson

Duration: 1h30m
Dates: Thu 13 Mar 2025 18:00

Join us for an evening discussion centred around the exhibition, the artists’ work and the histories they engaged with – ranging from social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer Frederick Douglass, to artist Robert S Duncanson, Dundee’s jute mills, and historic pub signage and architecture. This event will be introduced by DCA’s Head of Exhibitions, Tiffany Boyle, and will be followed by a short audience Q&A. 

Lisa Williams is an author, poet and founder of the Edinburgh Caribbean Association. She curates a range of arts events across Scotland to promote Caribbean culture. She runs educational and anti-racist programmes and leads walking tours focusing on Edinburgh's Black history. She is an Honorary Fellow in the School of History, Classics and Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh, and currently undertaking a PhD at the University of St Andrews. 

Susannah Thompson is an art historian, writer and critic, who received her PhD in History of Art from the University of Glasgow. She is Professor of Fine Art at Manchester School of Art (Manchester Metropolitan University), and has prior to this held posts at The Glasgow School of Art and Edinburgh College of Ar

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