“Getting Robbed”: Racialized Politics and the Colonial Stereotype
CERS PhD student Izram Chaudry has written a blog entitled ‘“Getting Robbed”: Racialized Politics and the Colonial Stereotype’ for Northern Notes. See here to read.
News & Events
Africa-focused fellowship scheme
Dr Abel Ugba (CERS) has been appointed as the Leeds partner and mentor of Dr Matthew Michael (University of Nasarawa, Nigeria) under the Africa-focused fellowship scheme launched this year by the Leeds University Centre of African Studies (LUCAS) and Leeds Arts and Humanities Research Institute (LAHRI). The theme of their...
Johanna Loock on the Swiss Burqa Ban
Johanna Loock (CERS PGR) has written a blog post entitled ‘ An Alliance of Nationalism and Feminism: The Case of the Swiss Burqa Ban’ for the ReOrient blog https://www.criticalmuslimstudies.co.uk/an-alliance-of-nationalism-and-feminism/ It was re-published on the Northern blog .
Conversation on ‘integration’
CERS member Professor Adrian Favell, CERS PhD students Tesfalem Yemane and Kheira Arouche take part in a conversation on ‘integration’ along with PhD students Hyab Yohannes (School of Education, University of Glasgow) and Souad Boumechaal (School of Languages, Cultures and Societies, University of Leeds). For more info and to watch...
Seasonal workers across borders
Dr Roxana Barbulescu will deliver a webinar titled ‘Seasonal workers across borders: farming needs, COVID -19 pandemic and immigration after Brexit’ on Wednesday 16th June, 12:00-12:40. For more info and how to register see here.
Decolonising Global Health Education – UMB
Ipek Demir gave an invited talk and led the session on Decolonising Global Health Education at the final closing session of the University of Maryland’s (Baltimore) Global Health Summit 2021.
Interrupting Islamophobia and the discipling of Muslims
S. Sayyid (CERS) and Houria Bouteldja will engage in a conversation on: Interrupting Islamophobia and the discipling of Muslims. For more info
‘Future Cities, Future Citizenship’ Bauman Institute PGR Workshop
CERS members Adrian Favell, Johanna Loock, Sumeyye Sakarya, Tesfalem H. Yemane will give papers and act as discussants at the The Bauman Institute’s 2021 PGR Workshop on Future Cities, Future Citizenship. See here for more info and how to attend.
Roxana Barbulescu is giving a talk on migration at University of Warsaw
Roxana Barbulescu (CERS) will give a paper as part of the CMR Seminars at the University of Warsaw. Her talk will examine recent advances in theory and research on migration, and especially “ Mobility and the pandemic – a year later”. Date and Time: 13 May 2021, 2pm. To join...
Ipek Demir to give opening keynote ‘Diaspora Strikes Back’
Ipek Demir will give the opening keynote talk entitled ‘Diaspora Strikes Back’ at the ‘Identities in Flux: Past, Presents and Futures of Migrant Communities across Europe’ Conference, University College Dublin