JJ Bola is a writer, poet, and UNHCR Ambassador. He is the author of three poetry collections—Elevate, Daughter of the Sun, and WORD—which were later all published in one definitive collection called Refuge; a novel, No Place Like Home; and Mask Off: Masculinity Redefined, which exposes masculinity as a socially-conditioned performance. He was one of Spread the Word’s Flight Associates 2017 and a Kit de Waal Scholar for the Birkbeck University MA in Creative Writing. As a former refugee, JJ Bola was invited to the Davos Economic Forum 2018 and held a discussion with Cate Blanchett. JJ reads, speaks, gives workshops, and performs around the world. He currently resides in London, England.
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In der Ära von Trump, #MeToo und Attentätern wie in Halle oder Hanau ist Männlichkeit kein positiver Begriff mehr. Der Aktivist JJ Bola sucht Auswege aus der Krise. Dabei betrachtet er Einflüsse aus nichtwestlichen Traditionen, aus Popkultur und der L... SEE MORE