What's the episode about? In this episode, hear Foluke Taylor discuss writing and the permission to write (and think) differently, the limits of decolonisation, citational practices, therapy, language, grief, biomythography, creatique, different pathways in reading and what ‘we’ should and shouldn’t read, empathy, therapy, the power of not knowing, and the notion of pluriversal realities. Who is Foluke? Foluke Taylor is a therapist* writer working with an asterisk to signal black feminist modes of creation, space-making, and care. She teaches at the Metanoia Institute in London and is a trustee for Mslexia: For Women Who Write. She is author of How the Hiding Seek (2018) and Unruly Therapeutic: Black Feminist Writings and Practices in Living Room, published by W.W. Norton in February 2023. She is currently based in London. How do I cite the episode in my research and reading lists? To cite this episode, you can use the following citation: Taylor, F. (2023) Interview on The Death Studies Podcast hosted by Michael-Fox, B. and Visser, R. Published 1 November 2023. Available at: www.thedeathstudiespodcast.com, DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.24475006 Check out more episodes or find out more about the hosts! Got a question? Get in touch.

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