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‘Understanding Society’ annual report launch

Adrian Favell spoke to government officers, policy stakeholders and community representatives as an expert panellist at the launch of the annual ESRC University of Essex ‘Understanding Society’ report.

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Adrian Favell on “Left-behind Britain” and “France Périphérique”at UCL

Adrian Favell presented a talk on ‘’Speaking for the Nation: Intellectuals and the “Left Behind” in Britain and France’ at a panel on ‘“Left-behind Britain” and “France Périphérique”: challenging representations of social-territorial divides in convoluted times’ at University College London on 6 June 2019. Find out more

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Dr Li Sun discusses her book at meet-the-author event

University of Leeds lecturer Dr Li Sun has introduced her book on rural-urban migration in China to a diverse audience at the University. At a meet-the-author event organised by the Confucius Institute, Dr Sun explained the context and process of the research that culminated in the publication of the book....

The Racial Justice Network presents: Conversations on Race and Education

This event is part of the Racial Justice Network Collective Conversation series which aims to explore the intersections of issues regarding race and colonial legacies. This event’s theme will be ‘Race and Education’. Speakers: Katucha Bento, Kevin Minors, Remi Joseph-Salisbury. Thursday 16th May, 5.30 – 7.30pm, Room 12.25, Social Sciences...

Interactive workshop: Why is my curriculum white?

Join us for an interactive workshop followed by an alcohol-free space of food, music and conversation. We will explore was in which students can navigate institutional racism and xenophobia as well as acts of community and self care. Wednesday 15th May, 6 – 8pm, Baines Wing SR 2.37

Monochrome photograph showing a youngish James Baldwin, in suit and sunglasses, sat in an audience. They seem to be sat outdoors. To Baldwin's left is a white man in a suit squinting from the sun and smiling, to his right is a woman in a short-sleeved dress and bead necklace with short hair. You can also see two Black men and a white woman (in sunglasses) in the row in front of him, and a white man behind.

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CERS Film Series: ‘I Am Not Your Negro’

The Centre for Ethnicity and Racism Studies (CERS) at the University of Leeds is excited to present a film screening of the award winning documentary ‘I Am Not Your Negro’, directed by Raoul Peck. Date: Wednesday 8th May 2019 Time: 17.30 – 20.00 Venue: Rupert Beckett Lecture Theatre, Michael Sadler...

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The Trojan Horse scandal and the problem of equalities in Britain

The Centre for Ethnicity and Racism Studies (University of Leeds) presents this panel on the topic of ‘The Trojan Horse Scandal and the Problem of Equalities in Britain Today’. An alleged plot to ‘Islamicise’ schools in Birmingham came to public attention in early 2014. The Clarke Report declared that there...

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CRT Reading Group: Questions of Presence – Gail Lewis

This second meeting of the Critical Race Theory reading group will explore Gail Lewis’ article ‘Questions of Presence’. Friday 8 March meeting In consonance with the political agenda that addresses ‘International Women’s Day’ in a challenging and decolonial way, discussion will focus on the article Questions of Presence by Gail Lewis. Feel free...