Reading and Talk : The Shit and the Sunrise

Borrowing its title from Wura-Natasha Ogunji’s poignant work, The Shit and the Sunrise invites us into the dynamic and ever moving heart of Lagos, and Nigeria as a whole. Through the lives and works of talented artists, we experience the space(s) through the chaotic combination of hope and despair. We engage with voices from Lagos, Abuja, and beyond, each negotiating the tension between dreaming and surviving under the weight of discrimination, sociopolitical inequality, and oppression.

Reading by Dr. Adebayo Quadry-Adekanbi

Dr. Adebayo Quadry-Adekanbi is a researcher, writer, and human rights and policy professional, with expertise in gender, sexuality, and urban sociology. His research and works explore how queerness is configured and negotiated within spatial, sociopolitical, and economic hierarchies, and the intersectional politics of identity, class, and urban belonging.

This Talk is Curated by Tina Omayemi Reden and moderated by Sidonia G memners of FUBU collective