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SUMMARY:Researcher Wellbeing Group - General Catch-up
DESCRIPTION:The Researcher Wellbeing Group aims to offer a safe space for PhD and early career researchers to discuss the tolls researching a sensitive topic can take on us as researchers. This could be research surrounding death\, sexual assault\, war\, illnesses\, or any other topic that you feel could have a negative effect on your well-being. \nAnyone is welcome to join\, regardless of your area of research\, department\, university\, or country of study. \n  \nPlease complete the form at the bottom of their website to join.
URL:https://www.swdtp.ac.uk/event-calendar/researcher-wellbeing-group-general-catch-up/
LOCATION:Teams
CATEGORIES:Wellbeing Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah Warbis":MAILTO:sew67@bath.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231206T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231206T150000
DTSTAMP:20260420T051102
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SUMMARY:Bird and Gorton applying for non-Academic Jobs Workshop
DESCRIPTION:In this session\, Dr Cerci Gortan and Ellen O’Hara from Bird and Gorton will teach you:\n– Top tips for job applications for relevant sectors beyond HE\, CV\nwriting and interviews\n– Practice pitching PhD skills and experience for non-academic jobs in\nrelevant sectors\n– Learn about key skills\, experience\, and attributes needed in relevant\nsectors beyond HE\n– Hacking live job applications\n– Scoping skills and experience students may want to develop in order\nto break into other sectors \nif you are interested in this free event\, please click the link below to grab tickets\, but hurry they are going fast! \nTicket: Applying for non-Academic jobs – Eventbrite
URL:https://www.swdtp.ac.uk/event-calendar/bird-and-gorton-applying-for-non-academic-jobs-workshop/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Training
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DTSTAMP:20260420T051102
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240510T123707Z
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SUMMARY:The SWDTP Annual Student Conference
DESCRIPTION:Get ready to dive into the SWDTP Annual Student Conference! This dynamic event\, exclusively designed for postgraduate Social Science research students\, is an absolute must-attend! Act fast\, as tickets are in high demand\, and seats are limited! This conference is open to all postgraduate researchers\, regardless of SWDTP funding\, and it’s happening in the vibrant city of Bath. Brace yourself for an exhilarating lineup of keynote speakers and panellists\, all centred around this year’s theme: ‘Architects of CHANGE; Impact\, Identity & Inclusion.’ Plus\, delegates can immerse themselves in interactive workshops covering publishing\, podcast and AI in education. We hope to see you there!!!
URL:https://www.swdtp.ac.uk/event-calendar/the-swdtp-annual-student-conference/
LOCATION:Bailbrook House Hotel\, Eveleigh Ave\, London Rd W\, Bath\, BA1 7JD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231019T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231019T130000
DTSTAMP:20260420T051102
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SUMMARY:Viva Survivor Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The viva is almost the end of the PhD. A lot of work leads to this point\, but often anxiety can mix with the sense of achievement at completing the thesis. For many candidates the time before the viva is filled with uncertainty about the day\, uncertainty about how to prepare well – and stress for what the viva might be like. \nViva Survivor is for postgraduate researchers who want to know how to be ready for their viva. In this three-hour live webinar\, you will: \n• learn realistic expectations for the PhD viva; \n• identify key practical steps to take before submission; \n• explore practical strategies for preparation and the day of the viva. \nTime will be spent exploring expectations for both in-person and video vivas\, and there will be plenty of time for Q&A over text chat. Viva Survivor will be delivered live by Dr Nathan Ryder over Zoom. Registration is limited to 30 places.
URL:https://www.swdtp.ac.uk/event-calendar/viva-survivor-workshop/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Training
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231019T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231019T130000
DTSTAMP:20260420T051102
CREATED:20230926T125921Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T104049Z
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SUMMARY:Bird and Gorton Self-Employment Workshop
DESCRIPTION:In this session\, Dr Cerci Gortan and Ellen O’Hara from Bird and Gorton will teach you:\n-Learn about the practical steps and implications of setting up in\nbusiness – tax\, company structures\, promotion\n– Hear from experienced speakers who have made this transition from\nacademic study to self-employment – top tips\, challenges\n– Ask questions about making the move to self-employment or starting\ntheir own business\, and get some answers \nThe workshop is completely free and for the benefit of funded and non-funded students. Be sure to check in fast though as the tickets are selling out quicker than expected! \nTicket: Self-Employment Workshop – Eventbrite
URL:https://www.swdtp.ac.uk/event-calendar/bird-and-gorton-self-employment-workshop/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Training
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230719T170000
DTSTAMP:20260420T051102
CREATED:20230615T084942Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230615T084942Z
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SUMMARY:PGR Residential: Supporting Your Research Journey
DESCRIPTION:UWE Bristol will be running their annual PGR Residential\, ‘Supporting your Research Journey’ which is a two day intensive and highly rewarding event centred around skills development activities for postgraduate researchers. This will be held at the Frenchay campus\, Stoke Gifford\, Bristol and only in person attendance can be accommodated. \nThe full programme is still being developed by our colleagues at UWE\, but you can find some details via this Eventbrite link. \nThere are a limited number of fully-funded places\, but if you are interested\, please apply using the Get Tickets link on the Eventbrite. You will be asked for a short statement of why you wish to attend this event\, please complete this to apply. \nThis is a Summer School type of programme and not a writing retreat and will be led by UWE. The deadline to request a ticket is 8am on 30th July and we would expect to confirm your place very soon afterwards.
URL:https://www.swdtp.ac.uk/event-calendar/pgr-residential-supporting-your-research-journey/
LOCATION:University of the West of England (UWE Bristol)\, Bristol\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Summer school
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230612T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230612T150000
DTSTAMP:20260420T051102
CREATED:20240502T121748Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T104636Z
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SUMMARY:Bird and Gorton applying for non-Academic Jobs Workshop
DESCRIPTION:In this session\, Dr Cerci Gortan and Ellen O’Hara from Bird and Gorton will teach you:\n– Top tips for job applications for relevant sectors beyond HE\, CV\nwriting and interviews\n– Practice pitching PhD skills and experience for non-academic jobs in\nrelevant sectors\n– Learn about key skills\, experience\, and attributes needed in relevant\nsectors beyond HE\n– Hacking live job applications\n– Scoping skills and experience students may want to develop in order\nto break into other sectors \nif you are interested in this free event\, please click the link below to grab tickets\, but hurry they are going fast! \nTicket: Applying for non-Academic jobs – Eventbrite
URL:https://www.swdtp.ac.uk/event-calendar/bird-and-gorton-applying-for-non-academic-jobs-workshop-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230419T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230419T160000
DTSTAMP:20260420T051102
CREATED:20230417T111323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240510T131456Z
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SUMMARY:SWDTP Seminar Series: The Many Faces of Activist Research
DESCRIPTION:This seminar series explores theoretical\, methodological\, and practical tools for conducting what can be broadly defined as “activist research”. This is a form of research that challenges the traditional separation between theory/action\, academy/society and is committed to producing knowledge grounded in and generative of social and material changes in particular places. There are many ways in which the intersection between these domains is understood and practiced: from “scholar-activism” and “militant research”\, to “community experiments” and “participatory-action-research” and more. Through a reflective and inquisitive approach toward the concepts of research and activism\, this series seeks to unfold the plurality of ways in which we can understand and engage in research-activism.\nAcross a series of four events\, we hope to foster critical discussions and nurture a supportive and inclusive environment where collaborative networks can be forged. We will engage with the work of both established and early career researchers\, as well as representatives from outside of the university\, to consider the diverse ways in which research and activism intersect and the opportunities\, challenges\, possibilities and impossibilities it raises. \nEach Zoom webinar will feature short presentations from three speakers and will have a chance for audience questions and answers. Please join us for what we hope to be a set of stimulating and generative discussions. \nDates: \nApril 19th 2-4pm Introduction to activist research\, key questions and themes\n\nApril 26th 2-4pm Co-designing research and working with collectives\nMay 3rd 2-4pm Methods\, access and questions of power\n\nMay 10th 2-4pm Regenerative research cultures\n\nFor more details and to see who will be speaking at each session\, please check the Eventbrite page
URL:https://www.swdtp.ac.uk/event-calendar/swdtp-seminar-series-the-many-faces-of-activist-research/
CATEGORIES:Webinar/Seminar/Symposium
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230310T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230310T130000
DTSTAMP:20260420T051103
CREATED:20230126T142259Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230126T142259Z
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SUMMARY:Viva Survivor – online training with Dr Nathan Ryder
DESCRIPTION: \nViva Survivor is a comprehensive\, online session all about preparing for your viva. Over the course of three hours Dr Ryder explores what the viva is all about\, what you need to know and do\, and how you can get yourself ready – both in terms of practical preparations and confidence building.  \n\nIf you are interested in attending\, please contact the Collaboration Facilitator.
URL:https://www.swdtp.ac.uk/event-calendar/viva-survivor-online-training-with-dr-nathan-ryder/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230222
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230223
DTSTAMP:20260420T051103
CREATED:20230126T141546Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230126T142122Z
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SUMMARY:Broadcast Media Training with Rachel Shabi
DESCRIPTION:Join award- winning journalist Rachel Shabi for a full day online broadcast media workshop. \n\n \n\nRachel has reported extensively on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the wider Middle East region\, from the war between Lebanon and Israel in 2006\, the Gaza war of 2008 and the uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia. She writes for a variety of international publications including the Guardian\, The New York Times\, The London Times\, The Independent\, The Nation and the New York Review of Books. Rachel is a regular commentator across broadcast media\, including BBC News\, Sky News\, CNN and Al Jazeera English. \nA media and communications workshop designed to ensure that\, the next time you address a rolling camera\, an audience or an interview panel\, you’re fully equipped to get your message across. This session covers a range of tips\, techniques and broadcast skills including: engaging your audience and messaging; a quick formula for message prep; taking control of your interview; tackling nervousness; communicating academic research to a wider audience and building confidence and presence. You will have the opportunity to practice some of the techniques in breakouts. By the end of the session\, you will have the confidence and ability to take media requests – even at short notice. \nContact the Collaboration Facilitator to be added.
URL:https://www.swdtp.ac.uk/event-calendar/broadcast-media-training-with-rachel-shabi/
CATEGORIES:Training
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230202T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230202T170000
DTSTAMP:20260420T051103
CREATED:20230126T141138Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230126T141138Z
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SUMMARY:Effective Networking Training with Pete Baillie from VOX
DESCRIPTION:Most of us feel our confidence slip as we move beyond the familiar. We may be relaxed and outgoing when we’re in the company of people we \nknow – but put us among strangers and we’re much less comfortable. That’s why live networking occasions can feel more like nightmares than opportunities to find interesting and useful connections. Luckily there are ways of learning to thrive outside our comfort zone – to engage constructively with people whose background\, status and world view may be very different from our own. \nVOX’s Personal Impact and Confident Networking course generally covers the following interrelated topics: • Understanding status and how it affects communication • Reading body language\, vocal tone and other signals • Feeling confident in unfamiliar environments • Getting your message across in networking situations • Speaking so that others want to listen • Overcoming cultural barriers • Strengthening your natural communication style \nIf you are interested in joining this course\, please contact the Collaboration Facilitator.
URL:https://www.swdtp.ac.uk/event-calendar/effective-networking-training-with-pete-baillie-from-vox/
LOCATION:1 Priory Road\, Bristol\, Bristol\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221210T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221210T183000
DTSTAMP:20260420T051103
CREATED:20240502T121826Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T104345Z
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SUMMARY:Book Launch with Brian Rappert: Performing Deception
DESCRIPTION:SPIN is delighted to co-host the book launch for SPIN-ster Brian Rappert’s new book as part of our events series with the SWDTP\n \n\nJoin us and our fascinating panellists for an evening to discuss the book and its themes\, including a Q & A session. The event will be held online\, through Zoom. All are welcome. Sign up here! \nPanelists: \n\nClare Birchall\nSusan Maret\nTodd Landman\n\nAbout the Book \nIn Performing Deception\, Brian Rappert reconstructs the practice of entertainment magic by analysing it through the lens of secrecy\, deception and learning\, as he goes about studying conjuring himself. Through this novel meditation on reasoning and skill\, Rappert elevates magic from the undertaking of mere trickery to an art that offers the basis for rethinking our possibilities for acting in the modern world.  \nPerforming Deception covers a wide range of theories in sociology\, philosophy\, psychology and elsewhere in order to offer a striking assessment of the way secrecy and deception are woven into social interactions\, as well as the illusionary and paradoxical status of expertise. \n\nAbout the Author \nBrian Rappert is a Professor of Science\, Technology and Public Affairs at the University of Exeter. His long-term interest has been the examination of the strategic management of information\, particularly in relation to armed conflict. His books include Controlling the Weapons of War: Politics\, Persuasion\, and the Prohibition of Inhumanity; Biotechnology\, Security and the Search for Limits; and Education and Ethics in the Life Science. More recently he has been interested in the social\, ethical\, and political issues associated with researching and writing about secrets\, as in his books Experimental Secrets\, How to Look Good in a War and Dis-eases of Secrecy. \n\nHave a look at our previous SPIN events here\n\n 
URL:https://www.swdtp.ac.uk/event-calendar/book-launch-with-brian-rappert-performing-deception-2/
LOCATION:Online
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221116
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221117
DTSTAMP:20260420T051103
CREATED:20221012T081927Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221012T082018Z
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SUMMARY:Annual Student Conference
DESCRIPTION:The South West Doctoral Training Partnership holds an annual conference\, run by and for post-graduate\, social-science research students in the UK. While the conferences are held in or near the SWDTP universities of Bath\, Bristol\, Exeter\, Plymouth and the West of England\, the conferences are open to everyone. \nThis year’s event will be held at UWE Bristol. Keynote speakers and panelists will present their research in relation to this year’s theme of Collaboration and Connectivity. Additionally\, workshops will be run on podcasting and communicating your research. \nPlease note that the keynote and a selection of presentations will be available on the SWDTP’s Youtube channel after the event.
URL:https://www.swdtp.ac.uk/event-calendar/annual-student-conference/
LOCATION:The Enterprise Zone on UWE Frenchay campus\, Bristol\, United Kingdom
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221012T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221012T183000
DTSTAMP:20260420T051103
CREATED:20220705T073506Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240510T131537Z
UID:10000152-1665594000-1665599400@www.swdtp.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Book Launch with Brian Rappert: Performing Deception
DESCRIPTION:SPIN is delighted to co-host the book launch for SPIN-ster Brian Rappert’s new book as part of our events series with the SWDTP\n \n\nJoin us and our fascinating panellists for an evening to discuss the book and its themes\, including a Q & A session. The event will be held online\, through Zoom. All are welcome. Sign up here! \nPanelists: \n\nClare Birchall\nSusan Maret\nTodd Landman\n\nAbout the Book \nIn Performing Deception\, Brian Rappert reconstructs the practice of entertainment magic by analysing it through the lens of secrecy\, deception and learning\, as he goes about studying conjuring himself. Through this novel meditation on reasoning and skill\, Rappert elevates magic from the undertaking of mere trickery to an art that offers the basis for rethinking our possibilities for acting in the modern world.  \nPerforming Deception covers a wide range of theories in sociology\, philosophy\, psychology and elsewhere in order to offer a striking assessment of the way secrecy and deception are woven into social interactions\, as well as the illusionary and paradoxical status of expertise. \nAbout the Author \nBrian Rappert is a Professor of Science\, Technology and Public Affairs at the University of Exeter. His long-term interest has been the examination of the strategic management of information\, particularly in relation to armed conflict. His books include Controlling the Weapons of War: Politics\, Persuasion\, and the Prohibition of Inhumanity; Biotechnology\, Security and the Search for Limits; and Education and Ethics in the Life Science. More recently he has been interested in the social\, ethical\, and political issues associated with researching and writing about secrets\, as in his books Experimental Secrets\, How to Look Good in a War and Dis-eases of Secrecy. \n\nHave a look at our previous SPIN events here\n\n 
URL:https://www.swdtp.ac.uk/event-calendar/book-launch-with-brian-rappert-performing-deception/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar/Seminar/Symposium
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220913
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220915
DTSTAMP:20260420T051103
CREATED:20220609T123212Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240509T121434Z
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SUMMARY:NCRM: MethodsCon 2022
DESCRIPTION:MethodsCon is a wholly in-person event that will take place over two days in Manchester (UK) on 13-14 September 2022. The theme of the event is “rethinking the boundaries of methods in health and social science research”. \nFollowing two years of online delivery\, NCRM is delighted to announce a return to in-person\, live events. This innovative and cross-sector meet-up is part conference\, part learning opportunity\, part innovation incubator. It has been designed to re-connect and re-energise people with a focus on interdisciplinary perspectives on health and social science. \n\nProgramme\nThe provisional MethodsCon programme is now available. The final programme will be announced in the near future. View the provisional programme. \nSessions will be in three main formats: \n\nInteractive Seminars\nProfessional Development Workshops\nInnovation Incubators\n\n\nApplications to attend\nTo attend MethodCon\, please complete our quick online application form. You will be notified if you have been successful within two weeks of your application. \nComplete the MethodsCon application form\n  \nPlease note\, MethodsCon has been designed to maximise the collaborative and creative opportunities of people being in the same physical space. To build on this\, we are looking to ensure that those attending are interested in participating in one\, or both\, full days of participatory activities. \n\n 
URL:https://www.swdtp.ac.uk/event-calendar/ncrm-methodscon-2022/
LOCATION:etc.venues\, 11 Portland Street\, Manchester\, M1 3HU
CATEGORIES:Conference,Higher Level Training
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220902T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220902T160000
DTSTAMP:20260420T051103
CREATED:20240502T121813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T104231Z
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SUMMARY:Democracy Lives in Darkness: Discussion with Prof Emily Van Duyn
DESCRIPTION:How and Why People Keep Their Politics a Secret: A Discussion with Professor Emily Van Duyn Why Democracy Lives in Darkness \n\nAbout this event\n\n\nEmily Van Duyn\, PhD\, assistant professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign\, will discuss her newly published book\, Democracy Lives in Darkness: How and Why People Keep Their Politics a Secret\, which argues that political secrecy has become a necessity for mainstream partisans and the result of intensifying political prejudice and segregation within and across communities. \n\n\n\n\n\nThe book draws on an array of qualitative and quantitative studies of political secrecy in contemporary democracy. Specifically\, Dr. Van Duyn relies on four years of ethnographic research of a secret political organization of progressives in rural Texas and novel survey data about political secrecy in the United States. From this investigation\, Dr. Van Duyn considers how the shape of and participants in political secrecy have changed with the rise of digital media and with growing political hostility.\n\n\n\n\nShe asks why mainstream partisans feel the need to hide their political beliefs from others\, why they feel afraid of those from the opposite party\, how they stay politically engaged in secret\, and how this can transform them and their communities.\n\n\n\n\nIn her talk\, Dr. Van Duyn will challenge those who study politics and public life to look beyond public political behavior and those who study big data and machine learning to consider the unique and meaningful qualities of studying the individual in context. She will consider how secrecy can be both destructive to and critical for democracy’s survival\, and how scholars and practitioners alike can use this knowledge to better their own practices.\n\n\n\n  \nRegister here
URL:https://www.swdtp.ac.uk/event-calendar/democracy-lives-in-darkness-discussion-with-prof-emily-van-duyn-2/
LOCATION:Online
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220804T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220804T153000
DTSTAMP:20260420T051103
CREATED:20240502T121813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240510T131608Z
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SUMMARY:Feminist Perspectives and Intersectionality
DESCRIPTION:The second online session in the SWDTP Feminist Perspectives webinar series 2022. \n\nAbout the session\nFor many\, intersectionality should not be considered as a separate feminist topic\, but rather as a framework andor concept that infiltrates all areas of feminist thought and analysis. \nThis webinar will: \n\nProvide an introduction to the history of intersectionality\nIllustrate how this concept\, which was generated from within Black feminist thought\, is being developed and put to use today\nAsk you to consider whether it should it be used by white feminists and others in ways that include factors other than gender and race such as disabilities\, sexualities\, social class\nStimulate debate about the validity of expanding the concept and explore why controversies exist in this field\nConsider the future directions of the concept of intersectionality\, given current concerns with decolonising feminist approaches\nProvide a space to reflect on how these ideas around intersectionality might shape our own research\n\n  \nIn addition\, the international perspectives\, experiences\, actions and studies presented in this session will allow us to think about how popular usage has and has not been expanded to other international contexts and to consider its comparative usefulness for conveying the experiences of other ethnic minority and indigenous groups in vastly different global contexts. \n \n  \nSign up on Eventbrite here!\n 
URL:https://www.swdtp.ac.uk/event-calendar/feminist-perspectives-and-intersectionality-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar/Seminar/Symposium
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220706T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220708T160000
DTSTAMP:20260420T051103
CREATED:20220608T132655Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T103826Z
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SUMMARY:School of Education Doctoral Conference 2022
DESCRIPTION:The School of Education at the University of Bristol is holding their annual doctoral conference from the 6 – 8 July 2022. \nSign up on Eventbrite here\n\n \nThis year’s School of Education doctoral conference will by hybrid (first 2 days virtual and one day online) take place from the 6th-8th of July and the theme will be Inclusivity and Equity. The conference will be centered on how educational research can influence policies and practices to promote inclusivity and equity within society). \n  \nSome examples of related areas might include: \n\nsocial justice and education policy\nracism and poverty\ndecolonising research practices\nrepresentations of gender and equality\nor any other link you can think of – creative suggestions welcome!\nSince the theme of this year’s conference is inclusivity\, we are looking to incorporate contributors from any school within the faculty of social sciences\n\nDownload the Call for Abstracts 2022 document here
URL:https://www.swdtp.ac.uk/event-calendar/school-of-education-doctoral-conference-2022/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Conference
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SUMMARY:'Poisons and Podcasts'\, with Dr Brett Edwards
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Brett Edwards will talk through his work on poisons and pestilence as weapons\, as well as his experiences recording a podcast. \n\nAbout this event\n\n\nAfter working on biological and chemical weapon-related issues for several years\, Brett decided to develop a deeper appreciation of the history of this area. This has turned into a podcast called ‘Poisons and Pestilence’ which Brett records in his shed. The series traces the history of these weapons from pre-history all the way up to the present day. \n  \nFind out more about the Poisons and Pestilence podcast or listen here on Apple Podcasts. \nDr Brett Edwards is a lecturer in the Department of Politics\, Languages & International Studies at the University of Bath\, researching the interface of technology\, governance and security. \n\n\nSign up on Eventbrite here\n 
URL:https://www.swdtp.ac.uk/event-calendar/poisons-and-podcasts-with-dr-brett-edwards-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar/Seminar/Symposium
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220629
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220714
DTSTAMP:20260420T051103
CREATED:20220630T081526Z
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SUMMARY:Being_Human Photography Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Photographs of everyday life as a refugee in South West England. \n\nThe Being_Human exhibition is on for 2 weeks at the Priory Road Complex\, University of Bristol\, launching on Wednesday 29th June. Come along and support UK asylum seekers and refugees by checking it out. \nThe exhibition consists of photographs taken by asylum seekers and refugees in Bristol\, documenting their experiences through images of their day-to-day lives. The photographs have been curated by SWDTP PGR Michelle James\, as part of her placement with Borderlands\, a Bristol-based refugee charity. Please see the flyer for more information. \n 
URL:https://www.swdtp.ac.uk/event-calendar/being_human-photography-exhibition/
LOCATION:Priory Road Complex\, Bristol\, BS8 1TU
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220628T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220701T150000
DTSTAMP:20260420T051103
CREATED:20220317T145954Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240510T123707Z
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SUMMARY:UWE led PGR Summer Residential
DESCRIPTION:Research always involves juggling\, even in normal times; and the last couple of years have been an especially challenging time to be a PGR. Whatever your current stage of PGR studies\, you’re warmly invited to join us at Hawkwood College near Stroud between 28 June-1 July as we ‘bring it all together’ by taking stock\, celebrating your creativity and resilience\, and helping you plan where to take things next.\n  \nThe Residential is the culmination of everything we try to achieve through the wider PGR skills development programme – it’s a space to celebrate progress made and assess your personal transferable skills and attributes\, and to identify your strengths and areas for development. Best of all\, you’ll get to meet other postgraduate researchers from a wide range of subject areas\, to share experiences and look ahead to completing your research degree and beyond. \n  \nAll participants will be allocated to a Tutor Group of between six and eight people.  This group will be your base for the duration of the course\, while you work through a variety of small and larger group activities.  The course begins with a warm-up exercise to help you get to know one another.  There will be some career-oriented sessions\, together with activities enabling you to practice relevant skills. Some of the activities may feel more relevant to you than others\, but you’re encouraged to give things a try. Each group will be assigned a Tutor who’s there to help you make the most of the opportunities available during the course. \n  \nThe course is designed to be intensive and participatory – and of course enjoyable! – with some sessions starting fairly early in the morning (bring an alarm clock!) and continuing into the early evening. There will also be a social programme. You will be asked to accept new challenges and try unfamiliar things in order to learn and develop\, but we won’t force you to participate in anything that makes you feel uncomfortable. \nFind out more information here \n 
URL:https://www.swdtp.ac.uk/event-calendar/uwe-led-pgr-summer-residential/
LOCATION:Hawkwood Centre for Future Thinking\, Stroud\, Gloucestershire\, Hawkwood College\, Stroud
CATEGORIES:Summer school
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220622
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220630
DTSTAMP:20260420T051103
CREATED:20220525T100251Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240510T123707Z
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SUMMARY:Broadcast media interview training workshop
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to be able to offer you the opportunity to do some broadcast interview training with award-winning journalist Rachel Shabi!\n\n\n\nA media and communications workshop designed to ensure that\, the next time you address a rolling camera\, an audience or an interview panel\, you’re fully equipped to get your message across. This session covers a range of tips\, techniques and broadcast skills including: engaging your audience and messaging; a quick formula for message prep; taking control of your interview; tackling nervousness; communicating academic research to a wider audience and building confidence and presence.\nThe half-day workshop will be offered as an online course\, on June 22. The full day workshop will take place ‘in real life‘ at 1 Priory Road (SWDTP offices) on 29 June.\nDue to the nature of the training\, places are limited to six per session\, so if you are interested in attending\, email the Collaboration Facilitator by Monday 6 June. Please also send a few lines explaining why you would like to do the training\, and how it relates to possible public/media engagement with your research etc. Please state clearly whether you would like to do the online or in-person course. \n\n\nHALF-DAY workshop:\nA media and communications workshop designed to ensure that\, the next time you address a rolling camera\, an audience or an interview panel\, you’re fully equipped to get your message across. This session covers a range of tips\, techniques and broadcast skills including: engaging your audience and messaging; a quick formula for message prep; taking control of your interview; tackling nervousness; communicating academic research to a wider audience and building confidence and presence.  You will have the opportunity to practice some of the techniques in breakouts. By the end of the session\, you will have the confidence and ability to take media requests – even at short notice. \n\nFULL DAY workshop:\nA media and communications workshop designed to ensure that\, the next time you address a rolling camera\, an audience or an interview panel\, you’re fully equipped to get your message across. This session covers a range of tips\, techniques and broadcast skills including: engaging your audience and messaging; a quick formula for message prep; taking control of your interview; developing and boosting your messages; tackling nervousness; communicating academic research to a wider audience; building confidence and presence\, and dealing with hostile media or curveball questions. We’ll break down some interview examples and look at the media environment\, exploring the different types of interview and how to best prepare for each one. As well as practice in breakouts\, you will have an individual\, recorded mock interview – with feedback sent too you after the session – so you have a chance to put some of those skills to practice. By the end of the session\, you will have the confidence and ability to take media requests – even at short notice.
URL:https://www.swdtp.ac.uk/event-calendar/broadcast-media-interview-training-workshop/
LOCATION:1 Priory Road\, Bristol\, Bristol\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Training
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220620
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220709
DTSTAMP:20260420T051103
CREATED:20220523T101240Z
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SUMMARY:University of Exeter Decolonising Research Festival
DESCRIPTION:In response to the Exeter Decolonising Network\, the Doctoral College is undertaking a Decolonising Research project to identify what decolonisation means in the context of research\, and specifically postgraduate research at the University of Exeter. \n\n \n\nThe Decolonising Research Festival will take place online from 20th June-8th July\, to kick start our thinking about what decolonisation means within a research context at the University of Exeter.\nThe festival will include research talks\, workshops\, question and answer panels and roundtable discussions on a variety of topic including: \n\nDecolonial research\nDecolonial research methods\nPower\, positionality\, and privilege\nDecolonising our research ethics processes\nDecolonising our research culture\nDecolonising postgraduate research\nDecolonising supervision\nDecolonising Researcher Development\nDecolonising the research pipeline\n\nThe programme will be announced shortly. If you are interested in attending or being involved\, please contact decolonisingresearch@exeter.ac.uk
URL:https://www.swdtp.ac.uk/event-calendar/university-of-exeter-decolonising-research-festival/
LOCATION:University of Exeter\, University of Exeter\, Exeter\, United Kingdom
ORGANIZER;CN="University of Exeter":MAILTO:penryn-methods@exeter.ac.uk
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220620
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220622
DTSTAMP:20260420T051103
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SUMMARY:Visually Mediated Research: Using Visual Methods in the Social Sciences
DESCRIPTION:The HaSS Faculty Research Training Programme at Newcastle University are holding a second advanced training two-day workshop for PGR students this summer. This is called ‘Visually Mediated Research: Using Visual Methods in the Social Sciences’ and will take place present in person on campus in Newcastle. It will take place 20-21 June 2022 \n\nAbout the event\nThe main aim of this advanced training is to focus on the use of visual methods to mediate interactions and build understandings within social science research. We will consider different types of visual prompts and the processes associated with them; how they can be used within data collection\, analysis and presentation stages of the research process. We aim to raise the profile of visual methodology and build capacity across the social sciences in the effective use of this advancing field. \nThese aims will be achieved through a two day training event\, which will involve contributions from a variety of researchers who use visual activities and methods\, focusing explicitly on different aspects of data collection\, ethics\, synthesis\, analysis and dissemination. These sessions will draw on diverse examples from presenters’ research\, locating the process of ‘visually mediated encounters’\, and the data generated\, within visual research methodology and social science epistemology. This training will provide jargon free exemplars of sufficient critical insight\, both theoretical and practical\, to engage and inspire participants from across the social sciences to adapt high quality visual methods to their particular research situation. There will be opportunities for participants to undertake practical application of the theory in workshop sessions using a variety of qualitative and quantitative based visual approaches to data generation\, analysis and communication. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\nThe workshop costs £60 for both days\, and includes lunch and tea/coffee\, but does not include transport\, accommodation or evening meals. Overnight accommodation (If applicable) is the responsibility of the participants.\nStudents in the SWDTP can use their RTSG for this two-day workshop\nSpaces are limited\, so it is first come\, first served. The deadline to register is Friday 6 May 2022.\nIf you are unsuccessful in securing a place\, please email hass.pgtraining@newcastle.ac.uk to go on the waiting list. You can also use this email address to contact us with any queries.\n\n\n\n\n\nYou can book a place here\n 
URL:https://www.swdtp.ac.uk/event-calendar/visually-mediated-research-using-visual-methods-in-the-social-sciences/
LOCATION:Henry Daysh Building – PGR Training Space\, Newcastle University\, Newcastle\, NE1 7RU
CATEGORIES:Training
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220617T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220617T190000
DTSTAMP:20260420T051103
CREATED:20220517T132238Z
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SUMMARY:Beyond the Law PGR Network and Conference
DESCRIPTION:The socio-legal community is extremely broad\, and the relationship between law and society can include connections with sociology\, psychology\, politics\, and art\, as well as many others. \n\nTo support this rich\, interdisciplinary research\, SCuLE’s Maddy Millar and Natalie Olszowy are organising a one-day hybrid conference\, held on 17th June 2022 (University of Exeter). You can attend either virtually or in-person and will be able to watch and engage with different panels of socio-legal PGRs who are presenting their research on a range of topics. There will be lots of opportunities to chat and network with other PGRs and socio-legal academics (as well as eat lots of food!)\, and we will also have a very special guest speaker (TBC)! \n  \nNot only this\, but this Conference aims to support you even after the discussions have finished! In collaboration with The Centre for Science\, Culture\, and the Law (SCuLE)\, there will be opportunities for further involvement with the socio-legal community\, such as by getting involved in blog writing and reading groups! \n\nTo submit an abstract to present on a panel\, please complete the form here\n*****\nTo register to attend the conference\, please click here\n\n  \nWe are looking forward to seeing you there! \n 
URL:https://www.swdtp.ac.uk/event-calendar/beyond-the-law-pgr-network-and-conference/
LOCATION:University of Exeter\, University of Exeter\, Exeter\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Conference
ORGANIZER;CN="The Centre for Science%2C Culture%2C and the Law":MAILTO:SCuLE@exeter.ac.uk
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220616
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220618
DTSTAMP:20260420T051103
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SUMMARY:SWWDTP Summer Research Festival
DESCRIPTION:SWWDTP Summer Research Festival (16th – 17th June 2022) has reached its second edition and this year the theme is Changes: Calibration\, Rethinking and Adjustment. The topic follows on from last year’s theme\, Futures\, in order to allow for conversations on new\, re-calibrated approaches to research and re-thinking themes and issues to unveil within the social\, economic\, cultural and historical background. \n\n \nThis interdisciplinary festival explores the various attitudes towards changes in terms of their adoption\, adaption\, effects and measurement. How do we as individuals and as a broader society navigate and perceive change? How might we learn and adapt\, and how might past change inform our perspectives? How can we create change for a better future? \nTo examine these questions and more\, we invite 15-20 minute conference papers\, collaborative events\, online exhibitions\, panel discussion\, round tables\, workshops\, performances\, film or any other form of activity. Please submit abstracts or proposals (max. 250 words for a paper\, or 350 words for any other type of event) via this Google form here by Monday 25th April. Applications are welcomed from other DTP PGRs not based at SWW DTP. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\nThe first day of the festival (Thursday 16th June) will be entirely online\, while the second day (Friday 17th June) will be hybrid – both online and in person at a venue in Exeter (t.b.c.)\, as well as being open to the public with free admission.\nWe look forward to reading your abstracts! In the meantime\, feel free to drop us an email with any additional questions: dtp.changefestival@gmail.com\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nFind out more about the SWWDTP on their website here\n 
URL:https://www.swdtp.ac.uk/event-calendar/swwdtp-summer-research-festival/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220608T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220608T143000
DTSTAMP:20260420T051103
CREATED:20220506T121829Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T124812Z
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SUMMARY:Creative Approaches to Ethical Qualitative Research
DESCRIPTION:The Centre for Qualitative Research is running weekly online workshops for doctoral researchers funded by the South West Doctoral Training Partnership (SWDTP). This event is part of the CQRs Qualitative Innovation Series. \nFind out more about the series here\n \n  \n\nDr Shona McIntosh and Dr Rachel Wilder will discuss their recent work experimenting with creative\, inclusive and alternative ways to do ethical qualitative research. Drawing from the example of an online \nseminar series exploring methodologies for epistemic justice\, the speakers reflect on the issues of working collaboratively within hierarchical\, patriarchal and Euro-centred research traditions. They reflect on the potentials and limitations of creative approaches to foster ethical\, inclusive practice. \nThis work is underpinned by a commitment to and interest in epistemic justice theory (Fricker\, 2007) which focuses on whose knowledge is valued and whose voices are heard and listened to (e.g. Masaka\, 2019). \n  \nRegister your place here
URL:https://www.swdtp.ac.uk/event-calendar/creative-approaches-to-ethical-qualitative-research/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Higher Level Training
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220608T123000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220608T170000
DTSTAMP:20260420T051103
CREATED:20220512T130606Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240509T120823Z
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SUMMARY:'Shut Up and Write' and PGR social
DESCRIPTION:Shut Up and Write and PGR social – University of Bath campus\n\nAdvance notice that the SWDTP student reps meeting will be in Bath\, on 8 June. As part of our time on campus\, we are planning to run a ‘shut up and write’ session\, open to all PGR students\, regardless of whether you are funded by the SWDTP or not. For those of you who are not familiar with ‘shut up and write’\, it means that we share a room and work together\, with snacks nearby! \nthe Collaboration Facilitator and Mary will be on hand to answer any questions you might have about funding opportunities\, placements\, collaborations etc. and then we end the whole thing together with a cup of tea and some cake! \nSo as well as giving you some focused time to write\, this is also a space for questions\, to connect with other social science PGRs\, and to be ambushed by cake! \n  \n\n\nSession starts at 12:30pm but feel free to join anytime\nExpected finish at 5pm\nLocation: 1W\, 2.03\n\nIf you would like to join us\, please let the Collaboration Facilitator or Mary know (swdtp-enquiries@bristol.ac.uk\, mary.pearsonferns@bristol.ac.uk) so we can organise catering appropriately. \n\n \nIf you would like to organise a similar event yourself\, have a look at our Cohort Building Fund which is dedicated to building a PGR community within the SWDTP and across the South West. ESRC-funded students can apply for anywhere between £50 and £1\,000 to support research events\, cohort development and mixed social activities. \n 
URL:https://www.swdtp.ac.uk/event-calendar/shut-up-and-write-and-pgr-social/
LOCATION:University of Bath\, Claverton Down\, Bath BA2 7AY\, UK\, Bath\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220607T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220607T170000
DTSTAMP:20260420T051103
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240509T120823Z
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SUMMARY:Social media training for mental health research
DESCRIPTION:Are you a PhD candidate researching child and adolescent mental health and interested in improving the dissemination of your research via social media? The SWDTP is providing a half-day training course facilitated by Andre Tomlin of The Mental Elf to improve your social media skills. The course will take place at the University of Bath on the 7th June 2022 (1-5pm).  \nThe training will guide you in: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBecoming familiar with the range of online tools and methods available to disseminate mental health research\, e.g.\, blogs\, social media\, podcasts\, online events.\nWorking through scenarios and reaching consensus about the best ways to build online profiles and networks in mental health.\nExploring different online communication styles and consider what works best when discussing mental health in the public domain.\nLeaving with practical examples of what to do next to take your public engagement to the next level.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThere are 20 places on the training programme for students across the SWDTP network\, including 3-5 places for non-SWDTP students. Some limited travel funds are available for students who are unable to use their training support fee for travel to Bath. Please indicate on the form whether you would need financial support to attend. \n\nTo apply please complete this short survey.\n\nAs places are limited\, we ask that you only apply if you believe you will be available on the day. Applications will be open until Monday 16th May\, after which time we will get in touch to confirm if your application was successful.
URL:https://www.swdtp.ac.uk/event-calendar/social-media-training-for-mental-health-research/
LOCATION:University of Bath\, Bath\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Higher Level Training
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220604T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220604T150000
DTSTAMP:20260420T051103
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SUMMARY:Book discussion - Violent Ignorance: Confronting Racism & Migration Control
DESCRIPTION:Book discussion in association with SPIN\, MMB and SWDTP\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\nJoin us for this online event\, where Hannah Jones will discuss her book Violent Ignorance: Confronting Racism and Migration Control with Chloe Peacock from the University of Bristol. \n\nAbout the book\nAn elected politician is assassinated in the street by a terrorist associated with extreme political groups\, and the national response is to encourage picnics. Thousands of people are held in prison-like conditions without judicial oversight or any time-limit on their sentence . An attempt to re-assert national sovereignty and borders leads thousands of citizens to register for dual citizenship with other countries\, some overcoming family associations with genocide in their second country of nationality to do so. \nThis is life in the UK today. How then are things still continuing as ‘normal’? How can we confront these phenomena and why do we so often refuse to? What are the practices that help us to accommodate the unconscionable? How might we contend with the horrors that meet us each day\, rather than becoming desensitized to them? \nViolent Ignorance sets out to examine these questions through an understanding of how the past persists in the present\, how trauma is silenced or reappears\, and how we might reimagine identity and connection in ways that counter – rather than ignore – historic violence. In particular Hannah Jones shows how border controls and enforcement\, and its corollary\, racism and violence\, have shifted over time. Drawing on thinkers from John Berger to Ben Okri\, from Audre Lorde to Susan Sontag\, the book questions what it means to belong\, and discusses how hierarchies of belonging are revealed by what we can see\, and what we can ignore. \n\nSign up here!
URL:https://www.swdtp.ac.uk/event-calendar/book-discussion-violent-ignorance-confronting-racism-migration-control-3/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar/Seminar/Symposium
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