WHAT THE WATER KNOWS SYMPOSIUM
DR SHELLEY ANGELIE SAGGAR (SHARING LANDS, GOLDSMITHS, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON) AND PROFESSOR DAVID STIRRUP (CENTRE FOR INDIGENOUS AND SETTLER COLONIAL STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF YORK)16 JUNE 2026, GOLDSMITHS, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
Focusing on historic and contemporary relationships with waterways that connect Black, Indigenous and London communities, this two-day programme of research talks, creative activities, and author readings highlights strategic commonalities and shared experiences between distant peoples through their unique relationships to river ecologies.
‘What the Water Knows’ celebrates the work of Māori author Dr Tina Makereti, who has recently been awarded a Te Tupu Hauroa Development Grant by the Māori Literature Trust and will be hosted by Goldsmiths Writers Centre for a special Q&A as part of the symposium.