INVITATION – DECOLONIZING METHODOLOGIES SYMPOSIUM 28 June 2019

INVITATION – DECOLONIZING METHODOLOGIES SYMPOSIUM The Race, Multiculture & Place research network are inviting expressions of interest for a one-day symposium.   Decolonizing Methodologies Thursday the 27th June   Friday the 28th June 9.00 – 13.00 (lunch at the conclusion of symposium to catch-up and chat) Sheffield Hallam University Inspired by Tuhiwai Smith’s text Decolonizing Methodologies…

Sheffield Hallam University Race Staff Network launch event, 9th July 2018

We are delighted to invite you to the launch of Sheffield Hallam University’s Race Staff Network. 12-4pm, Monday 9 July 2018, Sheffield Hallam University, Stoddart Building, City Campus This event will include: Presentation from Dr Ben Blaisdell, East Carolina University, USA ‘Racial Spaces Analysis: Examining White Supremacy and Antiblackness in Daily Practice’  In this presentation,…

Pop-up session: “Swag’s the full package”: hip hop aesthetics, social positioning and contemporary youth culture

“Swag’s the full package”: hip hop aesthetics, social positioning and contemporary youth culture, Will Mason, University of Sheffield 6 April 2017, Thursday 3.00 – 4.00pm at City Campus, Charles St. Building, Room 12.2.20 “Swag’s the full package”: hip hop aesthetics, social positioning and contemporary youth culture This paper explores the role of clothing and embodied…

4th HERAG Think Tank: Call for contributions

4th HERAG Think Tank – Call for contributions Inclusive University – travelling the distance to turn policy into practice 14th June 2017     Location: Woburn House, Bloomsbury London   Background and brief overview of the conference HERAG’s fourth Think Tank will draw upon the sector-wide focus on developing meaningful strategies to improve the success of BME students…

Challenging the Eurocentrism of Academia

The ‘Black Students, White Curriculum: Challenging the Eurocentrism of Academia’ event is now up and running. Links for the Eventbrite site to get the tickets for the event and also the Facebook Like page for Decolonising Sheffield are below. The event description is included as well as the sites. I will be eternally grateful if…

Race and achievement seminar: Slides from 14 Oct 2015

The link to slides from the day as promised below. Belonging and Mattering – Professor Jacqueline Stevenson Stats and ethnicity – Dr Sean Demack, Sheffield Hallam University Troubles with researching racial inequality in HE – Dr Manny Madriaga Muna Abdi has written her presentation on the day as a blog post for Black British Academics. …

“Race and Achievement in Higher Education” Seminar, 14 Oct. 3-5pm

This seminar is part of the Sheffield Hallam Students’ Union and the National Union of Students Black Students programme of events for Black History Month. This month is Black History Month. Sheffield Hallam University has teamed up with Sheffield Hallam Students’ Union and the National Union of Students Black Students campaign to organise a series…