Derek Owusu

Derek Owusu is a British writer and podcaster. Quotes You don’t get many men talking about personality disorders or schizophrenia. The mental health issues that people find scary aren’t talked about – that’s where the conversation needs to go. On men and mental health discussions in “Derek Owusu: ‘Mental health issues that people find scary aren’t being talked about’” in The Guardian (2019 Nov 2) Anansi is the god of stories - I’m telling Anansi my story. I remember my aunt telling me some Anansi stories when I was 9 or 10, but I didn’t take them in. In my 20s, I bought loads of Anansi books. History, folklore, and culture gives you pride and happiness through a sense of connection. On giving his book That Reminds Me folkloric elements in “Derek Owusu: ‘Mental health issues that people find scary aren’t being talked about’” in The Guardian (2019 Nov 2) Black men are often seen in two-dimensional ways as historical racist ideas have been passed on, and the media doesn’t help – reinforcing these ridiculous stereotypes. We often conflate black British men with African men, and it was important to get nuances on paper. On Black masculinity in “Derek Owusu: ‘Mental health issues that people find scary aren’t being talked about’” in The Guardian (2019 Nov 2) Most literary agents are middle class white men who won’t understand what you’ve written unless it’s a slave narrative or someone 'from the streets'. They have a moment where they’re like, 'Well, where do I fit in?'… On the lack of diversity in UK’s publishing world in “'SAFE' Depicts Black British Masculinity in All Its Glory” in Vice (2019 Mar 1) External links Category:Authors from England Category:People from Ghana Category:Living people Category:People from London