Join us at Metal Liverpool on Friday 20 September from 6-9pm for a discussion with writer, artist and researcher Adèle Oliver. With food provided by Raggas, plus music and conversation.

Adèle will talk through some of the key points of her book Deeping It: Colonialism, Culture and Criminalisation of UK Drill, tracing the aesthetic, musical, and liberatory legacies behind the force that is drill. Expect readings, music and movement in this exploration of Black artistic resistance, expression, and suppression.

About Adèle Oliver 
Adèle Oliver is a writer, artist and scholar from Birmingham. Her book Deeping It: Colonialism, Culture and Criminalisation of UK Drill counters panic-fuelled discourse on UK drill, gang violence, and knife crime, ‘deeping’ drill as a complex Black artform, born out of generations of commentary on and resistance to technologies of colonialism, consumerism, anti-Blackness, and more. Adèle is also a core member of Art Not Evidence and works as an expert witness in cases that use Black youth culture, music, and idiomatic language as evidence of bad character, criminality and/or gang affiliation. Outside of this work, Adèle is a musician, producer, and avid capoeirista.

The ticket price (£5) includes a portion of Raggas curry, rice and peas. Reserve your place here.

The talk’s audio will be recorded for release at a later point.

If you would like to attend but can’t commit to the ticket price, please email edgehill@metalculture.com to be added to the event guest list free of charge.

Walk ups (unticketed customers) are welcome on the day. We can accept cash or card payment contributions on the door.

This event is presented by Without Fanfare in collaboration with Metal.