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The Critical Perspectives on Racism and Colonialism Conference
25 May 2023–26 May 2023, 10:00 am–3:30 pm
The UCL Sarah Parker Remond Centre for the Study of Racism and Racialisation is hosting the Critical Perspectives on Racism and Colonialism conference for Postgraduate and Early Career Researchers on 25th and 26th May 2023.
This event is free.
Event Information
Open to
- All | UCL staff | UCL students
Availability
- Yes
Cost
- Free
Organiser
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Sarah Parker Remond Centre
Location
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IAS Common GroundSouth WingGower StreetLondonWC1E 6BTUnited Kingdom
About
Across 4 panels, the conference will be a focal point for research related to colonial histories, imperial legacies, racial inequality and hierarchy from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds. The keynote will be delivered by Professor Les Back, Head of Sociology at the University of Glasgow on Thursday 25th May at 4pm.
(Indicative) Program
Thursday, 25th May (10.30-12.30) – Colonial Legacies
Thursday, 25th May (2.00-3.30) – Racism & Xenophobia
Thursday, 25th May (4.00-5.30) – Keynote by Professor Les Back
Friday, 26th May (10.30-12.30) – Humanitarianism, Humanism & the Human
Friday, 26th May (2.00-3.30) – Cultural Histories of ‘Race’
Across 4 panels, the conference will be a focal point for research related to colonial histories, imperial legacies, racial inequality and hierarchy from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds. The keynote will be delivered by Professor Les Back, Head of Sociology at the University of Glasgow on Thursday 25th May at 4pm. It is free and open to all. Please register here.
Please note the conference is at capacity.
About the Speaker
Professor Les Back
Head of Sociology at University of Glasgow
Professor Les Back joined Glasgow as Head of Sociology in 2022. Prior to his current position Professor Back was the Director of the Centre for Urban and Community Research at Goldsmiths, University of London. He started out his journey into sociology as a youth worker in London in the 1980s where young people were creating a new kind of culture of expression in language, music and identity in the face of discrimination, racism and hatred. This experience really shaped Professor Back's intellectual and political commitments. He worked as a social researcher at the Thomas Coram Research Unit, Institute of Education London and Birkbeck College, London, and taught in at the Department of Cultural Studies, University of Cultural Studies before returning to Goldsmith in 1993.
More about Professor Les Back