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  • Experiences Unseen: A Visual Archaeology of Black Lives

    Time: Thursday 9th May 2024, 2- 4 pm Location: George Fox Lecture Theatre 3 Free but registration recommended. See LINK Join us for a special student-led panel discussion and Q&A session, organised by members of the postgraduate community in the History Department! The theme is representations of Black peoples in art throughout history. Inspired by works…

  • Sports and South America: Colonial and Indigenous Perspectives

    Time: Thursday 9th May 1pm Location: In person Furness LT2  Refreshments provided. By Professor Matthew Brown (University of Bristol) Free. Registration not required. Matthew will share how football, cycling, boxing, cockfighting, bullfighting, cricket, baseball, horse-racing, were marked by South American societies’ indigenous and colonial pasts. Drawing on original archival research, he debunks legends, highlights the…

  • Local Landmarks, Global Stories – The ‘Glocal’ Lancaster History Tour

    Time: Friday 19 April 2024, 12:45pm to 3:00pm Location: Lancaster Castle, Lancaster, LA1 1YN Registration required HERE A two-hour afternoon walking tour on 19 April led by Dr Chris Donaldson (Lecturer in Cultural History and RHC Co Director) and Dr Sunita Abraham (Lecturer in Decolonisation, Faculty of Arts and Sciences) taking in nine locations in…

  • Workshop on Caste, Religion, Education and Occupational Mobility in Contemporary South Asia

    Time: Tuesday 23r April 2024 (10-4pm UK) Location: Hybrid – Online + Lancaster University Open to the public, as well as university staff and students. Registration HERE. Background This workshop links to an ongoing British Council funded project, led by Lancaster University and the Centre for Law and Justice, on access to further education and…

  • Litfest 2024

    These are some Litfest events in Lancaster that are partly connected with the themes of decolonisation that you can consider taking part in! Saturday 23 March 2024 Time: 11:00 – 13:00 Location: Starting at Lancaster Maritime Museum – Saint George’s Quay, Lancaster LA1 1RB 2. Connected Histories Trail Walk 2 – Tickets Here Organised by…

  • SF Said, Tyger – panel discussion and author talk (Creative Writing Open Reading)

    Time: Friday 15 March 2024, 1:30pm to 3:30pm Location: Lancaster University Library Exhibition Space, Lancaster, United Kingdom, LA1 4YH Refreshments will be provided. Free to attend – registration required, Click HERE for registration. Open to the public. A panel of staff and students discuss acclaimed children’s novel Tyger with the author SF Said, co-sponsored by Lancaster Litfest…

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