Adèle Oliver is a writer, researcher, and PRODUCER exploring the intersections of culture, POLITICS, ECOLOGY, and sound.

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Adèle

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Adèle's first book 'Deeping It: Colonialism, Culture, and Criminalisation of UK Drill' shines a critical light on UK drill and its fraught relationship with the British legal system. Intervening on current discourse steeped in anti-Blackness and moral panic, this Inkling ‘deeps’ how the criminalisation of UK drill cannot be disentangled from histories, technologies, and realities of colonialism, consumerism and more.

Since its publication in 2023, Adèle has written on topics including music, inequality, politics, culture, language, history, and ecology. From pop-culture essays, to academic articles, poetry to narrative non-fiction, Adèle’s practice is rooted in curiosity and connection: drawing threads between the cultural and political, the illicit and the playful, the intimate and the universal.

A colorful poster for a Jamaican musical event titled 'Nostalgia GG', scheduled for August 16th, 2024. The poster features a black and white photograph of three men standing in front of a recording studio, with the text 'Rearrangements on Jamaican Musical Identity' and a website www.nostalgiag99.uk.

A hand-drawn cartoon of a person with messy hair, glasses, and a surprised expression, holding a microphone and a piece of paper, with a peace sign symbol on their shirt.

Cover page of a report titled 'Why the UK racial wealth divide matters: A call for action', with a photo of people shopping for food at a street market, with a white food truck on the right, and a building background.

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Interviews

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Workshop Facilitation

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Campaigns

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Music & Soundwork

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Consulting

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PHD RESEARCH

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Expert Witness in Criminal Cases

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Cultural Commentary / Panels / Interviews / Workshop Facilitation / Campaigns / Music & Soundwork / Consulting / PHD RESEARCH / Expert Witness in Criminal Cases /

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expert witness in criminal cases

Three people sitting on sofas in a cozy room, engaged in a conversation. The person on the left, a young woman with curly hair, is holding a microphone. The middle person, a man with short dark hair and a beard, is watching her. The person on the right, a woman with glasses and dreadlocks, is holding a microphone. Behind them is a wall decorated with framed pictures and a bookshelf.

PANEL/TALKS

james mccune smith phd scholar at university of glasgow

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