Fear Eats the Soul

Fear Eats the Soul takes as its starting point the exhibition, Imitation of Life: Race and Melodrama in the 21st Century, a major exhibition at HOME that looks at how racial politics are performed in an evolving postdigital twenty-first century. This book is a tapestry of thoughts, concerns and emotions devised in response to the exhibition and its themes, with contributions from writers, academics and artists, and co-edited by the curators. Imitation of Life: Melodrama and Race in the 21st Century, 30 April – 3 July 2016, at HOME, Manchester. Contributors: Larry Achiampong, Michael Armitage, Kevin Beasley, Jordan Casteel, Loulou Cherinet, Loretta Fahrenholz, Lauren Halsey, Tony Lewis, Jayson Musson with Sophia Al-Maria, Zach Blas, Zachary Cahill, Pamella Dlungwana, Jackie Kay, Omar Kholeif, Monica B. Pearl, Sarah Perks, Jacolby Satterwhite, Martine Syms.