What is Prince of Peckham University ? Black History Walks has teamed up with the Prince of Peckham pub to offer high quality, educational talks by Black academics on a variety of subjects. Prince of Peckham is a black-owned venue offering high quality food, drink and entertainment. Black History Walks runs walks, talks, films, river cruises, helicopter and steam train tours on London’s Black history. All of our speakers hold doctorates, are Phd students or authors. The Zombie and pop culture Zombies are popular in Western film and TV but their roots in a perversion of Caribbean and African spirituality are routinely ignored. In addition, the zombie itself is often used as a metaphor for current racial and political situations. In this interactive presentation we will cover:

• Demonisation of African spirituality, how, why and by whom
• The Haitian revolution’s secret weapon
• African civilisation and spiritual systems pre European invasion
• Religion as suppression/liberation
• Political messages in horror movies and tv shows 1932 to 2020
• Night of the Living Dead to the Walking Dead
• Why does the Black guy always have to die?

There will also be a short presentation from Black History Walks on the problems of getting positive Black films screened and racism at the British Film Institute.