| Title | Resilience in Uncertainties Embracing and Celebrating Black Joy |
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| Contributor | Amisah Bakuri(author) |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0508.13 |
| Landing page | http://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/obp.0508/chapters/10.11647/obp.0508.13 |
| License | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
| Copyright | Amisah Bakuri |
| Publisher | Open Book Publishers |
| Published on | 2026-04-29 |
| Long abstract | This chapter is a letter to my younger self, a reflection on the challenges of being a Black migrant academic: visa struggles, language barriers, and alienation. I explore resilience as an affective, embodied, and collective practice, deeply rooted in Black Joy. Beyond mere survival, resilience and Black Joy affirm life, community, beauty, and presence in spaces that challenge one’s sense of belonging. |
| Print length | 16 pages |
| Language | English (Original) |
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Amisah Bakuri (PhD) is an Assistant Professor at the School of Theology and Religion at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands. As an anthropologist, she engages in interdisciplinary research at the intersection of religion, culture, identity, and sexuality. Her current work examines the historical legacies of missionary Christianity, colonialism, and slavery, exploring their impact on the religious identities of descendants of enslaved and colonised persons and communities in the Netherlands.