Citizenship, 'Race' and Belonging research group

Launch of Culture Bars Podcast

CRaB recently launched a new podcast series – Culture Bars. Culture Bars is a collaborative project realized by international scholars, educators, artists and grassroots community
STEAM Education: A Global HipHop Perspective

This workshop explores how HipHop can reconfigure educational practices by taking an artistic approach to educational and social reforms. Time & Location: Tuesday 10th of
Call for Papers: Exploring the Edges of Citizenship, Workshop 1: Nationhood and Nationalism

Call for Papers: Exploring the Edges of Citizenship, Workshop 1: Nationhood and Nationalism International Interdisciplinary Workshop at the University of Portsmouth on 4th July 2019

CRaB LONG READ: English nationalism, progressive politics and the Labour Party

18th January 2017 Charles Leddy-Owen Blogs

The question of Englishness – broadly, what should and can be done culturally and politically about ‘the English’ today – doesn’t appear to be going anywhere, in both senses of that phrase. It remains a point of lively discussion among journalists, politicians, academics and the general public, but with any satisfactory answer to the question seemingly as far away as ever. The perceived character, failures and promise of Englishness have of course long been analysed and debated, but it was New Labour’s devolution of powers to the smaller nations of the UK that is widely considered to have ignited the

Black Panthers in London – talk by Carlus Hudson

9th January 2017 CRaB admin Blogs

The Black Panthers are one of the most pivotal organisations in the histories of radicalism and anti-racism in the United States, and their ideas have had an enormous impact on activists who have come after them. Far less famous, but by no means less significant, was the Black Panther Movement in Britain. Active in the late 60s and early 70s, its history touches on the fight within the anti-racist movement in Britain between its liberal and radical wings, and the internationalisation of struggles against colonialism, neo-colonialism and the Vietnam War. CRaB research student Carlus Hudson recently gave a talk on

University of Portsmouth PhD Bursaries

2nd December 2016 CRaB admin News

University of Portsmouth’s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences are currently advertising a number of fully funded PhD bursaries for an Autumn 2017 start. Members of CRaB welcome expressions of interest by applicants with an interest in researching topics related to Citizenship, ‘Race’ and Belonging. You can find out more about CRaB members’ research interests on our Staff Profiles page. Applications are particularly encouraged that will address potential interdisciplinary connections within the broad themes of Security and risk or Democratic citizenship. The Bursaries are offered for full-time, Home or EU candidates only. Applicants will be expected to have, or be