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Challenges in the Study of Hong Kong History: 2nd Early Career & Postgraduate Workshop
Dr Loretta Lou recently attended this event at the University of Bristol. Here's her account of the day:
On Friday I presented my recently published article 鈥業n the Absence of a Peasantry, What, Then, Is a Hong Kong Farmer?鈥� at the HKHP Workshop. I used this opportunity the publicize my new publication among a group of Hong Kong specialists. The talk was well received and I had fruitful exchanges with my fellow speakers about non-elites鈥� contributions to Hong Kong鈥檚 social and economic development; Hong Kong鈥檚 development during the post-war years; transnational Hong Kong; and the place of Hong Kong in British Empire. We鈥檝e exchanged contacts for future collaborations. During the roundtable discussion, I also had a chance to learn from former BBC Hong Kong-based journalist Vaudine England about writing academic books for general audiences.
Image of Loretta presenting her paper
Morteza Hashemi receives Farabi International Award
Morteza Hashemi, a recent PhD graduate from 糖心TV鈥檚 Sociology department, has been awarded the , the highest honour for research in the humanities and social sciences given by the Iranian government.
The award was for Morteza鈥檚 first book (, Palgrave 2017), based on the PhD thesis, which was supervised by Professor Steve Fuller and Dr Claire Blencowe.
The awards ceremony took place on 14 January 2018 in Tehran, and the president Hassan Rouhani was the keynote speaker.
Morteza is currently an Early Career Research Fellow at the Department of Social Anthropology of the University of Edinburgh.
We are very pleased to announce that Emeritus Professor Jim Beckford's new book is now available (both in hardback and e-book format):
ISBN: 978-1-4724-7271-7
"Hidden Histories" Alternative Lecture Series
is an alternative lecture series run by staff and students at 糖心TV. The series is hosted by the Students' Union, and is supported by Sociology, as well as English and Comparative Literary Studies, History, PAIS, and the School for Cross-Faculty studies.
The first lecture in the series will take place on 25 Jan at 19:00 in SO.21.
Sociology colleagues attend the Athena Swan awards ceremony
Following the award of the Athena SWAN bronze award, Maria, Nickie, and Ruth attended the awards ceremony in Glasgow to accept the award.
From L - R: Dr Maria do Mar Pereira, Professor Nickie Charles, and Dr Ruth Pearce.
- Find out more about the Athena SWAN award on the .
- Find out more about the department's work towards the award (and following the award!) on our Athena SWAN webpage.
Black Feminism, Womanism and the Politics of Women of Colour - event roundup
Over the past few months, Professor Akwugo Emejulu has worked on a range of events focused on Black Feminism, intersectionality, and higher education.
Conference: Black Feminism, Womanism and the Politics of Women of Colour - Amsterdam
On 7th October 2017 in Amsterdam, Prof. Emejulu co-organised the 2nd Annual Black Feminism, Womanism and the Politics of Women of Colour in Europe conference. This event attracted 159 women of colour artists, activists, practitioners and scholars from across Europe and North America.
- Check out the live tweets from the day here:
- The conference programme here
- and some critical reflections on the day from conference participants here
Keynote: Intersectionality: A Challenge to the Academy - Equality Challenge Unit
Prof. Emejulu was invited to give a keynote talk, 'Intersectionality: A Challenge to the Academy', to the Equality Challenge Unit's annual conference on 7th November 2017 in Birmingham. Watch her talk on YouTube.
Panel: Black Feminism and Post-Cyber Feminism - Institute of Contemporary Arts
On 18th November 2017 at the Institute for Contemporary Arts in London, Prof. Emejulu co-organised and chaired the event, Black Feminism and Post-Cyber Feminism as part of the Post-Cyber Feminist International season at the ICA. Listen to the panel discussion on the .
Keynote lecture: Towards a Fugitive Feminism - Gender Research Centre Annual Lecture
On 29th November at the University of Bristol, Prof. Emejulu gave the Gender Research Centre Annual Lecture, 'Towards a Fugitive Feminism?'.
Hila Zaban: "Diaspora Jews shouldn't be Israel's top priority"
This week Dr Hila Zaban published an article in Haaretz (an Israeli newspaper which is equivalent to The Guardian) following her current research on British Jews.
The article was published in Hebrew first and also in the English edition available below.
Hila has also been invited to discuss the topic on an Israeli TV show two weeks from now.
- Download the article (PDF)
Ahead of her keynote address at the ECU鈥檚 annual conference (Birmingham, 6 - 7 Novembemer 2017), Professor Emejulu spoke to the Times Higher about tackling inequalities in Higher Education.
The Decision Point: command collectivism in the twenty-first century
Anthony King (糖心TV)
The Decision Point: command collectivism in the twenty-first century
4th December 5pm
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All welcome!
Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships: Applications open now
Early Career Fellowships aim to provide career development opportunities for those who are at a relatively early stage of their academic careers, but who have a proven record of research. The expectation is that Fellows should undertake a significant piece of publishable work during their tenure, and that the Fellowships should lead to a more permanent academic position. Approximately 100 Fellowships will be available in 2018. Fellowships can be held at universities or at other institutions of higher education in the UK.
The Department is now receiving applications for departmental support.