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

Lexie Scherer shortlisted for British Sociological Association prize

29th March 2017 Charles Leddy-Owen News, News and Events

One of CRaB’s members, Lexie Scherer from the School of Education and Childhood Studies, has been nominated for the British Sociological Association’s Philip Abram’s Memorial Prize for the best first and sole-authored book within the discipline of Sociology. The book, entitled Children, Literacy and Ethnicity: Reading Identities in the Primary School is published by Palgrave Macmillan and was launched in Portsmouth at a CRaB event in 2016 – http://crab.port.ac.uk/2016/11/11/booklaunch-for-lexie-scherers-children-literacy-and-ethnicity/ Congratulations to Lexie! The full shortlist is available here – https://www.britsoc.co.uk/opportunities/bsa-philip-abrams-memorial-prize/

‘Liberate my degree’ event

21st March 2017 Charles Leddy-Owen Blogs, News, News and Events, Previous Events

A report by CRaB member and postgraduate researcher Carlus Hudson. On March 16th, University of Portsmouth Student Union hosted a panel event “Liberate My Degree”. It brought students, academics and activists together as part of wider National Union of Students campaigns on the BAME attainment gap in higher education and lack of diversity in university curricula. This event continued the union’s “Race in Your Face” campaign from last academic year that highlighted ways in which communities perpetuate racial prejudice and discrimination. Members of the panel were Aadam Muuse (Black Students’ Officer – National Union of Students), Dr. Olivia Rutazibwa (Senior

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

27th February 2017 CRaB admin News and Events, What's On

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