Description
- Abstract:
- In this interview, Ashleigh Nugent discusses his experience growing up with racial profiling and policing in Liverpool, the intergenerational impact of transatlantic slavery, and the creation of Rise Up, a charity working with incarcerated individuals. Please be advised that this interview may contain stories of trauma, both personal and community-wide related to the legacies of racial slavery and colonialism. It is preserved to document the emotions and experiences of the individual interviewed. Some language in this transcript may be offensive. It is presented as it exists in the original audio recording. The views and opinions expressed by the speaker(s) do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of the Global Curatorial Project, Brown University, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, or the project's institutional partners. For questions or concerns please contact library staff at [email protected] or +1-401-863-2146.
- Notes:
- Immediate form of acquisition: A2025-025
- Biographical/historical note: Ashleigh is of Jamaican and Scottish Heritage born in Yorkshire. Ashleigh Nugent is a writer, performer, therapist and director at RiseUp CIO. Ashleigh was awarded Artist of the Year in the Liverpool City Region Culture and Creativity Awards in 2021. His debut novel Locks was published by Picador in 2023 to rave reviews in the Guardian and Telegraph and from heavyweights of poetry, literature and screenwriting. Locks has since been optioned for film. Ashleigh’s other writing credits include poetry anthologies, academic journals, magazines, theatres and the Royal Society of Literature. Ashleigh has recently completed a PhD based on the themes of race, identity and belonging raised in Locks and his other published works. Through RiseUp CIO, the charity he founded, Ashleigh now teaches others how to see their past challenges as opportunities, how to take control of their own narratives, and how to manage their own mental and emotional wellbeing.
- Ashleigh Nugent Oral History Interview, Global Curatorial Project: Unfinished Conversations oral histories and records, Ms.2022.010, Brown University Library
- Digital object made available by: Brown University Library, John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts, Box A, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, U.S.A., (http://library.brown.edu/)
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- Use and Reproduction
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- Rights
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Citation
Brown University. Ruth J Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice, International Slavery Museum, and National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.),
"Ashleigh Nugent Oral History Interview"
(2025).
GCP Liverpool.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:6g38kd58/
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Ashleigh Nugent Oral History Interview
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Ashleigh Nugent Transcript
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