Centre for the Advancement of Racial Equality Summer Conference 2024

Description

The Centre for the Advancement of Racial Equality (CARE)
Call for Abstracts
Summer 2024 Conference: Charting New Frontiers in Racial Equality Research
Waterside Campus, University of Northampton, 5th July 2024
Deadline for submissions 18th April 2024

The Centre for the Advancement of Racial Equality (CARE) proudly serves as an interdisciplinary research hub situated at the University of Northampton. Our dynamic team of researchers spans a multitude of disciplines, including Law, Literature, Sociology, Education, Computing, Business, Engineering, History, and Health. By uniting these diverse fields, CARE is dedicated to actively spearheading positive change in racial equality, both locally and on a global scale.
As we propel our ambitious agenda forward, we extend a warm invitation to scholars, practitioners, and community advocates to contribute to our Summer 2024 Conference. We seek papers, panels, and presentations that deeply engage with the complex issues surrounding race, ethnicity, racial inequality, and the pathways to positive change. Embracing inclusivity, we welcome submissions from individuals at all career stages, fostering a dialogue that includes academic perspectives alongside insights from professionals and community organisations actively involved in addressing these crucial issues.

Themes for Exploration:
•Legacy of Colonialism in Modern Britain
•Unpacking Systems of Inequality in the UK.
•Race and representations of people and communities
•Race and debates regarding immigration
•Mainstreaming political extremism and racism
•Race, racism, and social media
•Debates on defining and critiquing forms of 'decolonising'
•Migrant literatures and writings
•Contextualising 'Windrush 75' in wider Black history
•Race and attainment in education
•Healthcare and racial disparities
•Political and public discourses on race and racism
•Racial inequalities and the criminal justice system
•Intersections of gender and race
•Neurodiversity and representations of race
•Race and employment
•Race and faith
•Cultures and varieties of antiracism
•Contemporary Political Landscapes: Challenges and Opportunities in Africa or the Caribbean
•Identity and Intersectionality: Afro-Caribbean or African Perspectives
•Approaches to Critical Race Theory

Submission Guidelines:
•Abstract Submission Deadline: 18th April 2024
•Acceptance Notifications: 02nd May 2024
•Submit via: [email protected]
Presentation types
•Oral presentations (15 – 20 minutes)
•Poster presentation (Poster format is A0 vertical (841x1189 mm: Digital form)
About the event:
Our summer 2024 conference will offer opportunities for exchanging ideas in a supportive environment and will include opportunities to meet and network with new people. We look forward to bringing together research and reflections from a wide range of academics, activists and community groups and organisations.

If you are engaged in research, or are working on an important and impactful project, please let us know. To submit an abstract for a 15-20 minutes presentation, or a poster presentation, please send your abstract of Max. 250 words to: [email protected].
Please indicate the conference theme(s) that align with your topic and the preferred type of presentation. The following information on the presenter(s) should be submitted: First name, last name, highest degree/designation, affiliation, country, e-mail address.
If your abstract is accepted, you will be asked to submit a brief biographical statement for the booklet of published abstracts.
Join us in the vibrant exchange of ideas as we collectively strive towards a more equitable future. Together, let us chart new frontiers in racial equality research.
If you want to ask any questions about this event, please contact a member of the centre leadership:

Dr Patrice Seuwou [email protected]
Dr Emel Thomas [email protected]

Click here to find out more about the Centre for the Advancement of Racial Equality: https://pure.northampton.ac.uk/en/organisations/centre-for-the-advancement-of-racial-equality

Period	5 Jul 2024
Event type	Conference
Conference number	3
Location	United KingdomShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International