S. Sayyid on The Global Governance of Islamophobia, 17 November 2020
S. Sayyid will present a talk, ‘ The Global Governance of Islamophobia’ at the Northwestern University Buffett Institute for Global Affairs on 17 November 2020 18:00 GMT.
Events
Upcoming event: Dr Richard Tavernier on Black Lives Matter, 13th Nov 2020
CERS member Dr Richard Tavernier will give an online talk, ‘Black Lives Matter, so does this mean "All" Lives Don’t Matter? 21st Century Activism', on 13 November 2020, 12-1pm, as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Sciences.
Black History Month event: Decolonising Human Rights, 22 October 2020
This Black History Month, CERS joins with the Leeds Human Rights Journal for ‘Decolonising Human Rights’, an online event taking place on 22 October 2020, 17:00 - 18:30. CERS members S. Sayyid, Ipek Demir and Walaa Al Husban will all be speaking as part of a panel.
Dr Abel Ugba co-convenes seminar series beginning 22 October 2020
CERS member Dr Abel Ugba will be speaking as part of a panel at the Leeds Sadler Seminar Series ‘African Knowledges for Global Challenges’ which he is co-convening. The first session of the series takes place on Thursday 22 October 2020, 16:00 – 17:30.
ESRC Northern Exposure seminar, 21 October 2020
The ESRC Northern Exposure project will welcome Shamim Miah, Pete Sanderson and Paul Thomas to present their new book: ‘Race’, Space and Multiculturalism in Northern England, The (M62) Corridor of Uncertainty in an online seminar on 21 October 2020, 12-2pm.
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....
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...
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...
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...
Brexit and the Future of Migration
Friday 2 March 2018, 12.30-16.00 University House, University of Leeds Speaker: Dr. Maria Sobolewska, University of Manchester The Commission on Diversity in the North welcomes the participation of Runnymede Trust, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Stop Hate UK, Commissioner for Crime and Police for West Yorkshire, West Yorkshire Police, JUST Yorkshire, New Europeans,...