BIO
Akwugo is Chair in Sociological Studies at the University of Sheffield. Before entering academia, she worked as a community organizer, trade union organizer, and a participatory action researcher in the US and the UK. As a political sociologist, Akwugo has research interests in two areas: racial, gender, and class inequalities in Europe, and intersectional activism for justice by women of color. In 2020, she was the inaugural winner of the Flax Foundation's Emma Goldman Award, which supports innovative research.
At THE NEW INSTITUTE, Akwugo was involved in the program Black Feminism and the Polycrisis.
PUBLICATIONS
The Lonely Activist: On Being Haunted
with L. Bassel, in: The Sociological Review, 2023
Fugitive Feminism, 2022
Refusing Politics as Usual: Mapping Women of Colour’s Radical Praxis in London and Amsterdam
with I. van der Scheer, in: Identities, 2021
To Exist is to Resist: Black Feminism in Europe
(eds. with F. Sobande), London 2019
Minority Women and Austerity: Survival and Resistance in France and Britain
with L. Bassel, Bristol 2017
LATEST
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Black Feminism in Non-Fiction & FictionWe invite you to a conversation with political sociologist Akwugo Emejulu & Co-Editor-in-Chief of Missy Magazine Dominique Haensell.
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Film: Black Feminism & the PolycrisisWe are proud to present the short film “Black Feminism & The Polycrisis”, made by fellows of THE NEW INSTITUTE in Hamburg, as a collaborative project.
Abosede Priscilla Ipadeola | Akwugo Emejulu | Minna Salami | Pumla Dineo Gqola | Kathryn Sophia Belle | Adenike Titilope Oladosu | Maha Marouan | Black Feminism and the Polycrisis | fellows |
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Join us at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2024!We are delighted to be at the Frankfurt Book Fair this year with two events.
Kohei Saito | Akwugo Emejulu | News |
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Dialogues and Critical InquiresAt this year's Frankfurt Book Fair, we contributed two events that brought together critical thinkers to highlight the power of literature as tools for social change.
Akwugo Emejulu | Kohei Saito | Black Feminism and the Polycrisis | Beyond Capitalism: War Economy and Democratic Planning | Events | News |
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Shelf Opening with Akwugo EmejuluOur fellow Akwugo Emejulu presents books that have shaped her life, her thinking and her work. This is a joint event with Felix Jud Bookstore. The event is free and open to the public.
Akwugo Emejulu | Black Feminism and the Polycrisis | Events |
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Talking Feminism, Talking BooksIn celebration of International Women’s Day, activists and academics from South Africa, Finland, Nigeria, the United Kingdom, Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and the United States will discuss the feminist fiction and non-fiction books that have shaped their lives.
Akwugo Emejulu | Black Feminism and the Polycrisis | Events |
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Shelf Opening with Shota GelovaniOur Fellow Shota Gelovani presents books that have shaped his lives, his thinking and his work. This is a joint event with Felix Jud Bookstore. The event is free and open to the public.
Akwugo Emejulu | Black Feminism and the Polycrisis | Events |
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internal event
Reading Our Futures
–Celebrating female visions for the future in a workshop by our fellow Akwugo Emejulu
Akwugo Emejulu | Black Feminism and the Polycrisis | Events |
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Press
Announcement “Black Feminism and the Polycrisis”THE NEW INSTITUTE is proud to announce the launch of a pioneering program titled “Black Feminism and the Polycrisis: Configuring a Novel Solution Space Through Intersectional Methodology,” running until June 2024.
Minna Salami | Kathryn Sophia Belle | Akwugo Emejulu | Pumla Dineo Gqola | Abosede Priscilla Ipadeola | Maha Marouan | Adenike Titilope Oladosu | Black Feminism and the Polycrisis |
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internal event
Akwugo Emejulu on Moral Subjects in White SpacesA Weekly Lecture about the impossibilities of intersectional solidarity.
Akwugo Emejulu | Black Feminism and the Polycrisis | Events |