About the Project
Black Body in Europe: Networking and Researching the Terrain
From our various positions - whether resident in or out of European countries - the black body appears to be loaded with meanings. Members of the Caribbean and African Studies Researchers Association (CAFSRA) - based at the Centre for Caribbean Studies - found themselves returning time and again in debate to the complexity of meanings of the black body in different European locations and historical periods. Out of this recurring concern, the 'Black Body in Europe Project' was conceived.
The pilot project, funded by the British Academy, supported the development of a network of UK researchers and the crucial beginnings of a dialogue with researchers based in a range of European settings. An interdisciplinary group, we are concerned to enquire into questions of visibility/ invisibilty of the black body in order to tease out some of their meanings. We are interested to disseminate information concerning this important cross-disciplinary area of enquiry which remains so clearly of particular contemporary significance. The project is led by Joan Anim-Addo.