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020 _a9781529064131
060 _aWM 200.
100 1 _aHarewood, David
245 1 0 _aMaybe I don't belong here :
_ba memoir of race, identity, breakdown and recovery
264 1 _aLondon :
_bBluebird,
_c2021.
300 _axiii, 238p., unnumbered pages of plates :
_billustrations ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_2rdacarrier
520 _a"As a Black British man I believe it is vital that I tell this story. It may be just one account from the perspective of a person of colour who has experienced this system, but it may be enough to potentially change an opinion or, more importantly, stop someone else from spinning completely out of control." - David Harewood Is it possible to be Black and British and feel welcome and whole? Maybe I Don't Belong Here is a deeply personal exploration of the duality of growing up both Black and British, recovery from crisis and a rallying cry to examine the systems and biases that continue to shape our society. In this powerful and provocative account of a life lived after psychosis, critically acclaimed actor, David Harewood, uncovers devastating family history and investigates the very real impact of racism on Black mental health. When David Harewood was twenty-three, his acting career beginning to take flight, he had what he now understands to be a psychotic breakdown and was sectioned under the Mental Health Act. He was physically restrained by six police officers, sedated, then hospitalized and transferred to a locked ward. Only now, thirty years later, has he been able to process what he went through. What was it that caused this breakdown and how did David recover to become a successful and critically acclaimed actor? How did his experiences growing up Black and British contribute to a rupture in his sense of his place in the world?
600 1 0 _aHarewood, David
650 0 _aPsychotic disorders
650 0 _aEthnicity
650 0 _aRacism
650 0 _aMental health
650 0 _aIdentity
650 0 _aAutobiography
650 0 _aPersonal narrative
700 1 _aOlusoga, David
_ewriter of foreword
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