Thinking Through Race, Anti-Racism and Decolonial Methods aims to develop critical thinking on issues of race, anti-racism and/or decoloniality. The aim is to deepen our engagement with race and decoloniality across, through and beyond disciplines. These workshops will facilitate discussion to enable critical reflections on terminology, theoretical approaches, contemporary and historical debates, and everyday life.
The framing questions to this series of workshops include: How do we research race, anti-racism and decolonisation? How should research methods challenge, complicate and/or celebrate existing ways of thinking about race, anti-racism and decolonisation? What does it mean to be a POC researcher in academia? Delivered in a variety of dynamic and engaging formats that will be relevant across the Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences and beyond, the workshops will take an innovative and interdisciplinary approach to address these questions by thinking collectively, collaboratively and supportively about research methods on race, anti-racism and decolonisation.
We aim to deepen understandings of interdisciplinary research methodologies and to sharpen theoretical knowledge, skills and practice around the areas of race, anti-racism and decolonisation. We will give space to develop and discuss critical race methodologies through a number of key themes:
- an introductory session on collaborations and methods
- arts-based and creative methods
- popular culture & science fiction as critical tools
- impact and knowledge exchange
- practical methods in decolonising praxis
There will be numerous opportunities to discuss your own research, projects, impact-related activities, methods and finding a place in academia in individual sessions with a wide range of interdisciplinary and international scholars, activists and artists.
We aim to co-create a supportive, safe space for solidarity, networking and building future collaborations and communities of care.
Please note: within the programme of Thinking through Race, Anti-Racism and Decolonial Methods, there is a workshop aimed specifically at people of colour (POC) researchers. Please bear in mind when deciding whether to attend this workshop that it involves sharing lived experiences of being a POC researcher in HE in a safe and supportive environment amongst fellow POC researchers.
Session 1: Thursday 19 May, 12pm – 5.30pm (online)
Session 2: Friday 20 May, 12.30pm – 5pm (online)