Postcolonial | The Harriet Tubman Institute /research/tubman The Harriet Tubman Institute at ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ Tue, 06 May 2025 20:03:51 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Zachary Scola-Allison /research/tubman/profile/zachary-scola-allison/ Tue, 01 Apr 2025 19:56:56 +0000 /research/tubman/?post_type=profile&p=8486 A writer and award-winning artist and curator, Zachary's research focuses on the idea of the artist as brand, exploring the concept's interaction with race, class, and identity. His research offers a decolonising analysis of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s artworks, exploring the impact of Basquiat’s Afro-Caribbean heritage, appropriation, and commodification on his work. Central to his study is the popular labeling of Basquiat as “The Black Picasso,†a moniker that both includes and others the artist within the Western art canon. Using theoretical frameworks such as Homi K. Bhabha's concepts of mimicry and hybridity to interpret semiotic analyses of image and text within a postcolonial framework, Zachary critically examines how Basquiat’s art functions as a postcolonial counter-narrative. His work will contribute to the decolonisation of cultural narratives, exploring the effects of commodifying BIPOC artists.

Keywords: Decolonial, Postcolonial, African Diaspora, Basquiat, Branding, Commodification, Capitalism, Anti-Racism

]]> Mbalu Lumor /research/tubman/profile/mbalu-lumor/ Tue, 02 Jul 2024 15:27:36 +0000 /research/tubman/?post_type=profile&p=7915 Mbalu Lumor has a sociology degree and completed her Master's degree in Leadership and Community Engagement at ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ. She is currently a doctoral student in Health Policy & Equity at ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ. Mbalu is a community organizer with over 20years experience working with survivors of torture. Her research explores the intersectionality of distress and decolonial trauma care approaches for refugee survivors of violence such as torture.

Keywords: Refugee, Forced migration, Mental Health, Trauma, Colonial, Postcolonial, African

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