SYMPOSIUM: News practices and media law in Africa: Developing a research agenda.

Date: 1 June 2017 Venue: University of Portsmouth  Park Building, Room 2.07 Information: https://www.dropbox.com/home/Public?preview=News+Practices+%26+media+law+in+Africa.pdf Event registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/news-practices-media-law-in-africa-developing-a-research-agenda-tickets-34797501263 Description: This symposium will examine the changes and tendencies of news practices, media freedom and media law in Africa. This meeting aims at further developing a research agenda to explore political and cultural influences and post-colonial and post-conflict legacies on the development of journalism practices and media law and regulation in Africa.   Elements to be discussed (but not limited to): Empirical and theoretical approaches to the study of news practices in African contexts, including news values, editorial lines, journalism ethics and media

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CRaB public lecture: Dr Kehinde Andrews

The Citizenship, ‘Race’ and Belonging research network proudly presents: The Battle for Black Studies: Decolonising knowledge is not just ‘academic’ Dr Kehinde Andrews (Birmingham City University) Friday 28 April 2017, 4-6pm Dennis Sciama Building, room 2.14, Burnaby Road, Portsmouth, PO1 3FX Tickets free but please register here: https://crab-kehindeandrewslecture.eventbrite.co.uk “In September 2017 we will launch the first Black Studies degree in Europe and Birmingham City University. Far from this being a celebration of having Black perspectives at universities, the aim is to use the opportunity to use the university space to help develop what Abdul Alkalimaat called the ‘science of liberation’.

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Event: Anti-racist perspectives on ‘fundamental British values’

The Citizenship, ‘Race’ and Belonging research network presents: Anti-racist perspectives on ‘fundamental British values’ Monday 20 March, 3-5pm Milldam Building LE0.05, University of Portsmouth, Burnaby Road, PO1 3AS Speakers: Moazzam Begg, Outreach Director, Cage Sarah Keenan, Lecturer, School of Law, Birkbeck College Kojo Koram, Lecturer, School of Law, University of Essex Dolapo Bolaji, VP Education and Democracy, University of Portsmouth Students Union In recent years, there has been increasing emphasis within government policy (particularly within education and counter-terror legislation) on the promotion of ‘fundamental British values’, defined as democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect for and

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