In her recently published book Unpayable Debt (Sternberg Press, 2022), renowned theorist and artist Denise Ferreira da Silva examines the relationships among coloniality, raciality, and global capital from a black feminist “poethical” perspective. At this launch, the author will enter into a dialogue with Sergio Costa, Jeanette Ehrmann, Abibi Stewart and Vanessa Eileen Thompson who share their readings and reflections on the book. The roundtable discussion will be followed by a discussion with the audience.

Organised by:
Research unit Theory of Politics, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
FG DeKolonial e.V. – association for antiracist, postcolonial, and decolonial thought and practice

Speakers:
Denise Ferreira da Silva (University of British Columbia)
Sergio Costa (Freie Universität Berlin)
Jeanette Ehrmann (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)
Abibi Stewart (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)
Vanessa Eileen Thompson (Queen’s University, Kingston)

Moderator:
Liesbeth Schoonheim (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)