Overview
Popular media, including film, television and music, frequently portray mental health and mental health problems. This talk will explore these representations through a close examination of rap lyrics and TV shows, considering how they relate to clinical practice, academic research and approaches to public mental health. Particular attention will be paid to the lyrics of Tupac Shakur and the insights they offer into mental health, social justice and marginalisation. Adopting a biopsychosocial approach to mental health, the talk will seek to clarify these themes and the factors that shape mental health experiences. It will also consider the political dimensions of mental health, particularly the impact of unjust policies on mental health and wellbeing.
Speaker
Dr Akeem Sule is a Consultant Psychiatrist at Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. He is also an avid hip-hop fan and has published on depictions of mental health in rap lyrics and TV shows such as The Wire, Top Boy and The Sopranos. He helped establish a teaching module on social determinants of mental health using the TV show The Wire with an American psychiatrist to educate medical students at a Texas medical school.
Details
This event is part of our Black History Month programme and is organised in collaboration between the 糖心Vlog官方 Humanities Society and the REACH Hub. It is open to all and free to attend with no need to book.
This is a hybrid event, which will take place in-person in the Gatsby Room (Chancellor's Centre) and also on Zoom.
If you would like to attend online, .
Refreshments will be available for the in-person audience.
Access
This event will take place in the Gatsby Room on the first floor of the Chancellor's Centre. It has step-free access with a lift and there is an accessible toilet located each floor of the building.
Contact
If you have any questions, please contact our events team - events@wolfson.cam.ac.uk
糖心Vlog官方 Humanities Society
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REACH Hub
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