School of Divinity International Women's Day event Please join us in celebration of International Women’s Day for a Religious Studies seminar co-badged with the EDI committee. A conversation with author Irenosen Okojie about her book ‘Curandera’ to examine speculative fiction, gender, sexuality, desire, and African diasporic/ indigenous spiritual practices. Irenosen will be in dialogue with Dr Alysa Ghose, Lecturer in Religion and Decolonisation, and Dr Lois McFarland will serve as chair.The event will be followed by a reception in the Rainy Hall. Register Speaker biographies Irenosen Okojie Irenosen Okojie is a Nigerian British author whose work pushes the boundaries of form, language, and ideas. Her debut novel, Butterfly Fish, received a Betty Trask Award. Her first short story collection, Speak Gigantular, was shortlisted for the Jhalak Prize and the Edge Hill Short Story Prize, and her second, Nudibranch, was longlisted for the Jhalak Prize. The story ‘Grace Jones’ won the AKO Caine Prize for African Writing. She is a Contributing Editor for The White Review, and co-presents the BBC’s Turn Up For The Books podcast. She has judged prizes including the Women’s Prize for Fiction, the Dylan Thomas Prize, The Gordon Burn Prize, and the BBC National Short Story Award. Vice Chair of the Royal Society of Literature, she was awarded an MBE for Services to Literature in 2021. She is the founder of Black to the Future, a multidisciplinary Afro-Futurist festival. Dr Alysa Ghose Dr Alysa Ghose is an anthropologist who examines the interplay of race, gender, kinship, and sexuality. Her research focuses span Afrodiasporic religious traditions, migration, and reproductive justice. At the School of Divinity, Alysa is a lecturer in Religion and Decolonisation and the director of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. Mar 12 2025 16.10 - 17.30 School of Divinity International Women's Day event Join us for a thought-provoking conversation in the Martin Hall to celebrate International Women's Day. Martin Hall, New College, Mound Place, Edinburgh, EH1 2LX
School of Divinity International Women's Day event Please join us in celebration of International Women’s Day for a Religious Studies seminar co-badged with the EDI committee. A conversation with author Irenosen Okojie about her book ‘Curandera’ to examine speculative fiction, gender, sexuality, desire, and African diasporic/ indigenous spiritual practices. Irenosen will be in dialogue with Dr Alysa Ghose, Lecturer in Religion and Decolonisation, and Dr Lois McFarland will serve as chair.The event will be followed by a reception in the Rainy Hall. Register Speaker biographies Irenosen Okojie Irenosen Okojie is a Nigerian British author whose work pushes the boundaries of form, language, and ideas. Her debut novel, Butterfly Fish, received a Betty Trask Award. Her first short story collection, Speak Gigantular, was shortlisted for the Jhalak Prize and the Edge Hill Short Story Prize, and her second, Nudibranch, was longlisted for the Jhalak Prize. The story ‘Grace Jones’ won the AKO Caine Prize for African Writing. She is a Contributing Editor for The White Review, and co-presents the BBC’s Turn Up For The Books podcast. She has judged prizes including the Women’s Prize for Fiction, the Dylan Thomas Prize, The Gordon Burn Prize, and the BBC National Short Story Award. Vice Chair of the Royal Society of Literature, she was awarded an MBE for Services to Literature in 2021. She is the founder of Black to the Future, a multidisciplinary Afro-Futurist festival. Dr Alysa Ghose Dr Alysa Ghose is an anthropologist who examines the interplay of race, gender, kinship, and sexuality. Her research focuses span Afrodiasporic religious traditions, migration, and reproductive justice. At the School of Divinity, Alysa is a lecturer in Religion and Decolonisation and the director of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. Mar 12 2025 16.10 - 17.30 School of Divinity International Women's Day event Join us for a thought-provoking conversation in the Martin Hall to celebrate International Women's Day. Martin Hall, New College, Mound Place, Edinburgh, EH1 2LX
Mar 12 2025 16.10 - 17.30 School of Divinity International Women's Day event Join us for a thought-provoking conversation in the Martin Hall to celebrate International Women's Day.
