As part of De Montfort University's Black History Month programme:
Evidence shows that people, especially men, from Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic communities experience different and often times more severe diagnosis of mental health problems. There are multiple reasons for this, including stigma, cultural barriers, and systemic discrimination, all of which are more directly experienced by Black boys and young Black men as they get older.
To delve further into this topic, Stephen Lawrence Research Centre Fellow Dr Yusef Bakkali and Dr Jason Apaloo-Shonibare will share their individual research on Black and South Asian mental health and the barriers that prevent people from receiving specialised help from professional services.
Dr Apaloo-Shonibare will be discussing his research, which explores the intersections of racism and ableism for students who identified as South Asian, African and/or Caribbean heritage, as well as those who have a Special Educational Need and/or Disability (SEND). This will include reflections on how we choose to align ourselves with race, culture and ability-based identities, the role of power and systemic influence in these decisions, as well as conceptual applications to the education sector and wider community.
Dr Bakkali will be discussing his concept ‘the munpain’, which seeks to elucidate the structural situatedness of individual suffering and malaise in Black men. Often people consider such experiences as being particular to them, caused by personal deficits, however the ‘munpain’ seeks to provide a language to connect these experiences to forms of violence and inequalities.
Places can be booked up to one hour before the event starts and registrants will receive a link to join or confirmation up to 24 hours before the event, and although audience members will not have audio rights there will be the opportunity to post questions and comments in the chat function.
Please contact the DMU Events Office on eventsoffice@dmu.ac.uk if you have any questions or if you have any special event requirements.
This event is open to all.