Journalist at RFI (ex-DW, BBC...), writer, (first book on Bristol's music/art; e-book on African art), I also work on films, as a journalism lecturer, and a contributor to the New Arab, Art UK, etc.
Born in Paris, I was based in Prague, Miami, London, Nairobi (covering East Africa), Bangui, and Bristol, UK. I also travelled to Italy, Haiti, Tunisia, Liberia, Senegal, India, Mexico, Iraq... My passions: Africa, music, arts...
This blog is to share my work and cultural discoveries.
19/06/2020
Interview with Dr Shawn Sobers: on BLM, Colston' statue and the role of the arts against racism
My interview with Dr Shawn Sobers:
on BLM, Colston' statue and the role of the arts against racism
Freelance writer and reporter Melissa Chemam speaks to Dr Shawn Sobers, filmmaker, photographer and writer, and Associate Professor in Cultural Interdisciplinary Practice at the University of the West of England, Bristol (UWE: ACE - Film and Journalism) about Black Lives Matter, the fall of Edward Colston's statue in Bristol and the role of the arts in the current fight against racism.
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