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This is an in-person event with limited seats available taking place on Sunday, 20 November, 1PM – 2PM. Free with registration (tickets: bit.ly/brownisredactedlaunch)We will be providing live note-taking. Please message Ethos Books on Facebook if you require any access needs (e.g. live captions, sign language interpreting). All are welcome and we would love to have you with us!
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What does it mean to be a brown person in Singapore? Join the editors and contributors of Brown is Redacted Kristian-Marc James Paul, Laika Jumabhoy, Mysara Aljaru, Myle Yan Tay and Paul M Jerusalem as they ruminate on the layered expansiveness of brown identity and belonging through personal histories and narratives. This book launch panel will unpack and reimagine multiculturalism, surfacing the importance of nuanced conversations surrounding race in Singapore.
This programme is co-presented by Singapore Writers Festival and Ethos Books. Singapore Writers Festival is organised by the Arts House Limited and commissioned by the National Arts Council.
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About the Book:
Brown is Redacted: Reflecting on Race in Singapore responds to, expands on and questions what we think we know about the lived experiences of minority-raced people in Singapore. Inspired by Brown Is Haram, a performance-lecture on minority-race narratives staged at The Substation in 2021, this anthology reflects on how brownness is constructed, sidelined, but also celebrated in this nation-state. Through a combination of essays, academic works, poems, and stories by brown individuals, Brown is Redacted both attempts to and fails to create a singular brown experience. What this anthology does produce instead, is a moving and expressive work of solidarity and vulnerability.
Find out more about Brown is Redacted: Reflecting on Race in Singapore at bit.ly/brownisredacted
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About the Speakers
Kristian (he/him/his) is an activist and writer. He is a member of climate justice collective SG Climate Rally. Apart from his work in climate activism, Kristian also facilitates intergroup dialogues, partnering with organisations like AWARE to run community discussions on masculinity and male allyship. He was also a contributing author for white: behind mental health stigma (2020), an anthology on mental health in Singapore.
Laika Jumabhoy has a background in Psychology and has worked the last four and a half years supporting survivors of domestic and sexual violence in Malaysia and Singapore, most recently as a senior case manager at AWARE. She is passionate about the use of expressive arts in trauma recovery and is the co-founder of So Let Us Talk, a peer led expressive arts support group that provides a safe space for survivors of sexual and domestic violence to come together and support each other. She is currently pursuing her Masters in Clinical Psychology and raising a little one.
Mysara (she/her) is a lens-based practitioner, writer and researcher. Mysara was previously a journalist and documentary producer and has also worked with various research institutions. An artist and writer herself, Mysara has showcased and performed at Objectifs, The Substation, ArtScience Museum and Singapore Art Week 2022.
Yan (he/him) is a writer, director, and actor. His works have appeared in PanelxPanel, New Naratif, and The Bangalore Review. He is an Associate Artist with Checkpoint Theatre.
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About the Moderator:
Paul M. Jerusalem (he/him) is a second-generation Filipino writer, creative, and researcher. Born in Singapore, his writing dwells on what it means to be in the spaces between. He is interested in issues of race, diaspora, transnational identity, gender, and sexuality. His writing has been published by Vagabond Press, Math Paper Press, and Ethos Books, and can be found in EXHALE: An Anthology of Queer Singapore Voices, Quarterly Literature Review Singapore, Cha: An Asian Literary Journal, and Rice Media, among others.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Arts House at The Old Parliament, 1 Old Parliament Lane, Singapore, Singapore
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