All Events
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Toussaint Louverture: The Story of the Only Successful Slave Revolt in History
Graphic Novel Launch with Nic Watts and Sakina Karimjee Join us for a fascinating discussion with Nic Watts and Sakina Karimjee about their acclaimed graphic novel TOUSSAINT LOUVERTURE: The Story of the Only Successful Slave Revolt in History. The graphic novel adapts a play by Trinidadian revolutionary and intellectual C.L.R. James and retells the story of the Haitian and…
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DECOLONISATION: CENTRING STUDENT VOICES
Time: 31st of January 2024 from 1-2 pm Location: Online on Microsoft Teams. LINK HERE Beyond The Brochure’: Reimagining the Black British Student In Higher Education (Emmanuel Adeyemi-Abere) Decolonisation has shifted from the periphery towards the center of discourses about equality within Higher Education Institutions. But how has translated to the reality on the ground for students?…
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HOMELAND OF OLIVES – CULTURAL EXHIBIT
Time: Saturday 20th January 2024 – 11:00-17:00 Location: Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts (LICA) Food, talks, stalls and a visual cultural exhibit. All welcome.
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The Masters Tools Will Never Dismantle the Masters House – Unpacking Internalised Racism between Faculty and Students of Colour at University
Introduction Drawing on Critical Race Theory, and the work of Audre Lorde around racism within neoliberal universities, Sana argues that unless racialised academics and students resist viewing the university as their sole source of support, and resist viewing other racialised academics with suspicion and antipathy, the struggle to dismantle racist structures within universities will fail.…
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Celebrating and Supporting Sanctuary Initiatives in Lancaster and Morecambe District
22 June, Thursday, 12:30 – 14:00 FASS Meeting Room 2 As part of a series of national Refugee Week events, in this session we will be discussing the various initiatives on and off campus to support people who have sought sanctuary in this region and how people can get involved. We will be hearing from…
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Back to the Clouds: The Ritual of Pagoda
May 22 – 27, opening event 22 May at 16:00 The Storey, Lancaster Hao Yang’s solo exhibition “Back to the Clouds: The Ritual of Pagoda” will show from 22 -27 May in Storey Gallery, and the opening event will be held on 22nd May at 4 PM. This exhibition will showcase Hao Yang’s research and…