Category: News and Events

CRaB and ArtReach event, Monday 21 May

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CRaB are collaborating with ArtReach as part of a project funded by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue and Google.com. The aim of the project is to promote ongoing dialogue between Portsmouth residents and refugees and asylum seekers in order to counter negative narratives and reduce the prevalence of and potential for extremist views. The first event, an arts workshop and subsequent conversation, will be taking place this Monday and will involve artist Gil Doron and his fascinating New Union Project. All welcome! Come to Friendship House on Elm Grove, Portsmouth, for 1-2.30 for the workshop and 3-4 for the Coffee Shop

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Conference on Englishness at University of Winchester, 28 March

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One of our members, Charlie Leddy-Owen, is co-organising a conference on qualitative approaches to the study of English identities with John Denham from the University of Winchester’s Centre for English Identity and Politics. Charlie will be speaking at the event along with David McCrone, Anoop Nayak, Katharine Tyler, Lisa McKenzie, Sivamohan Valluvan, Robin Mann and others. The event will be held at Winchester Cathedral on 28 March. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stories-of-england-tickets-43440799601

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CFP: The Invisible Within: Actors, Relationships and Activities in Chinese Migrant Families

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Call for papers for an international workshop The Invisible Within: Actors, Relationships and Activities in Chinese Migrant Families Two-day workshop to be held at the University of Central Lancashire (UK) 15-16 November 2018 Organisers: Dr Lara Momesso (University of Central Lancashire) and Dr Isabelle Cheng (University of Portsmouth) The literature on Chinese families emphasises the power of the patriarchal, patrilineal and patrilocal structures and ideologies over family members, particularly women and younger generations. Reinforced by Confucian values, family members, within this patriarchal system, are expected to prioritise solidarity, filial piety, frugality, and collective wellbeing over individual interests. Yet, in a global context characterised

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