Claire and Sabrina talk to Dr Maisha Wester about her prominent childhood experiences, what happens when your favorite authors are actually racist, imposter syndrome, the cultural move from the US to the UK, cultural consumption, taking up space, supporting POC content, and more.

Dr Maisha Wester is a Global Professor teaching at the University of Sheffield, sponsored by the British Academy’s Global Professorship fellowship. Her home institution is Indiana University, Bloomington. Her research and teaching focus on Gothic literature and horror film, investigating  racial discourses and manifestations in Gothic literature and horror film, as well as the way Black Diasporic people have appropriated the genres to speak back against oppressive socioeconomic rhetoric. You can follow her on Twitter.

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Artwork by Sabrina.