The Colour of Madness
65 Writers Reflect on Race and Mental Health
$33.52
- Hardcover
336 pages
- Release Date
9 August 2022
Summary
‘A welcome contribution to the mission to heal and positively transform our mental health, physical health and well-being.’ - Dr Jacqui Dyer, health and social care consultant and Black Thrive Global Director
‘Nuanced and compelling’ - Paula Akpan
The Colour of Madness is a groundbreaking collection of work that amplifies the voices of people of colour and their experiences with mental health.
Statistics show that people from Black and minority ethnic backgrounds in th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529088496 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1529088496 |
| Author: | Samara Linton, Rianna Walcott |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Bluebird |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 9 August 2022 |
| Weight: | 590g |
| Dimensions: | 241mm x 164mm x 35mm |
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Critics Review
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Invaluable – BBC
The Colour of Madness leaves my heart simultaneously aching at what Black and Brown people are forced to survive under, and full because I lost count of how many times I saw myself on these pages. – Paula Akpan, journalist and author
The Colour of Madness is a seminal body of work that centres our voices authentically and unapologetically. – Melissa Cummings-Quarry, co-founder of Black Girls Book Club
Full of beauty, pain, hope, sadness, humour, and a profound sense of power, this essential text captures the experience of mental health challenges for people of colour in their own words, through a simply stunning collection of poetry, story, and art. – Dr Peter Olusoga, Chartered Psychologist and host of EightyPercentMental Podcast
This book, which shares the poignant lived voices of the racialised experience, is a welcome contribution to the mission to heal and positively transform our mental health, physical health and well-being.
– Dr Jacqui Dyer, health and social care consultant, Black Thrive Global DirectorThe Colour of Madness is one of those texts you can’t read without a pencil to mark beautiful/relatable/heartbreaking quotes. Heading home to find my pencil. – Serena Arthur, founder of the award-winning Onyx magazine
I teach a BA module on Literature and Psychology and have been looking for a book like this for years! – Samantha Walton, Lecturer: Bath Spa University
Deeply personal and sensitive…This book should be read by all trainees and seniors. Although it might make the reader feel uncomfortable, it will help them to build inclusive therapeutic relationships with patients from all ethnic backgrounds and improve the practical accessibility of mental healthcare. – Anna Sri, head of Geopsychiatry
This collection is a painfully moving chronicle of structural harm; it is also a tender light in the darkness, guiding us towards collective healing – Leah Cowan, author of Border Nation
A compassionate and hopeful book, encouraging us to be truly present and engage with the world around us beyond our biases. – Pragya Agarwal, author of Sway: Unravelling Unconscious Bias
This beautiful curation will be a catalyst to our healing and emancipation. – Seyi Akiwowo, author of How to Stay Safe Online: A digital self-care toolkit for developing resilience and allyship
About The Author
Samara Linton
Dr Samara Linton is an award-winning writer and multidisciplinary content producer, best known for co-authoring Diane Abbott: The Authorised Biography. She previously worked as a medical doctor and has written for platforms including gal-dem, Metro, and the Royal College of Psychiatrists. She is a University of Cambridge and University College London graduate.
Rianna Walcott is an academic, activist, writer and musician. She is a final-year PhD candidate at Kings College London researching Black women’s identity in digital spaces, and a graduate twice over from the University of Edinburgh. Rianna has written for platforms including The Wellcome Collection, Metro, Vice, Dazed and The Guardian.
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