Miranda Kaufmann and Malik Al Nasir in Conversation
Waterstones Argyle Street are joined by two fantastic writers who have worked to uncover the histories of slavery and show how entangled the British establishment was in it.
About Miranda Kaufmann and Malik Al Nasir in Conversation
In a shop situated minutes from Jamaica Street, Oswald Street, and Buchanan Street, the legacy of slavery is clear. We are joined by two fantastic writers who have worked to uncover the histories of slavery and show how entangled the British establishment was in it, as well as recovering the histories of enslaved people themselves.
Malik Al Nasir's new book, Searching for My Slave Roots, covers his research into his family history, uncovering a new history of the transatlantic slave trade reaching throughout the British establishment and stretching from Liverpool to Guyana. Miranda Kaufmann's Heiresses explores the role of women in slavery, as owners and exploiters of people and plantations who turned that wealth into status. In discussion with Dr Stephen Mullen, lecturer at the University of Glasgow and author of It Wisnae Us and The Glasgow Sugar Aristocracy, Miranda and Malik will talk about the long shadow of slavery, the role of the establishment in preserving it, and their research into its history, before signing copies of their books.
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