The idea for this conference arose from a discussion at the BSA Race and Ethnicity Study Group business meeting at the annual conference in 2013. Our aim is to bring to light the diverse range of theoretical work that is being developed and to consider how the theory is brought to bear on current issues of race, racism and ethnicity.
Papers are invited that both explore contemporary theoretical debates and consider the ways in which diverse theoretical frameworks are deployed in specific areas of study. Paper topics include, but are not restricted to, the following themes:
Theories of race, racism and ethnicity
Race, migration and diaspora
The implications of ‘post-racialism’ on the study of racism
Understanding race and racism under austerity
The impact of intersectionality on the field
Mixed heritages and the study of ethnicity
Black British feminism
Islamophobia, anti-Semitism and/as racism
Thinking globally/historically in connecting race, colonialism and Empire
Speakers for the day:
Professor John Solomos Professor Miri Song
Professor Nira Yuval-Davis Professor Claire Alexander
Professor Gargi Bhattacharyya Dr Brett St Louis
Professor Gurminder Bhambra Dr Karim Murji (TBC)
Abstract Submission
Abstracts of 250 words can be submitted online at:
http://portal.britsoc.co.uk/public/abstract/
eventAbstract.aspx?id=EVT10312
The deadline for submissions is midnight on 29 November 2013.
Registration
Registration for this event is available online at:
http://portal.britsoc.co.uk/public/event/eventBooking.aspx?id=EVT10312
BSA Member: £30
BSA Concessionary Member: £25
Non-Member: £35
Non-Member Concession: £30
Further information available online at:
http://www.britsoc.co.uk/study-groups/race-ethnicity.aspx
Academic enquiries to
Kehinde Andrews: k.andrews@newman.ac.uk
Leah Bassel: lb235@leicester.ac.uk
Aaron Winter: a.winter@abertay.ac.uk
Administrative enquiries to BSA Events Team: events@britsoc.org.uk