Events
"The Moss Side "joint enterprise" case and miscarriage of justice concerns in the criminal trial system" - David Conn
Refreshments will be provided. In 2017, 11 young black people were convicted of the killing of Abdul Hafidah, who was fatally stabbed by one of them. Seven were convicted of murder, four of manslaughter, after a "joint enterprise" prosecution that presented evidence that the young people were in a gang and had killed Hafidah principally beca..
Exploring carceral intersections of race, class and disability - Margarita Aragon
In this CoDE lunchtime seminar, Margarita Aragon from the University of London shares her research. In this paper, I will explore the incarceration of those perceived to be intellectually disabled in the early 20th century as an important practice in the making of race and class in Britain. This context helps illuminate the inextricable imbr..
Global Dignity And ‘Seeing Others’ - Professor Michèle Lamont
In this lecture Michèle Lamont addresses the power of recognition for understanding and addressing the global contemporary crisis of inequality. Discussing the key ideas from her recent book, Seeing Others: How Recognition Works and How it Can Heal a Divided World, she will talk about how she is developing these through international collabor..
How anti-semitism became a battleground - Rachel Shabi in conversation with Gary Younge
As claims of antisemitism continue to distort our politics at home and abroad, it has become almost impossible to talk about constructively, even in private. Instead, we find ourselves in a storm of misinformation, political mudslinging and bad-faith accusations. Rachel Shabi’s Off White offers urgent an analysis of one of the most divisive..
Book launch: 'Families' by Vanessa May
Please join us for a book launch event to (belatedly) mark the publication of Vanessa May’s book 'Families'. The book offers a timely intervention into current debates within family studies, discussing the shape of mainstream family studies today, and suggesting avenues of investigation that deserve further attention. Alongside broad social..
‘Unhelpful and redundant’? Identity, inequality and the BAME controversy - Brett St Louis
In this CoDE lunchtime seminar, Brett St Louis from the University of Manchester shares his research. The BAME (black, Asian and minority ethnic) acronym has proved highly contentious, facing criticism from varied sectors of civil society mainly as homogenizing ethnic diversity and disregarding cultural specificity. This paper focuses on two..
Third party assisted reproduction: Making connections across borders
This Morgan Centre Conversation/ConnecteDNA event seeks to make connections in third party assisted reproduction research. It does so in two ways. In part, it aims to bring together scholars from across the globe, contributing social science analysis of current and emerging issues in third party reproduction. And it also seeks to share evidenc..
Cultural dislocation and the politics of recognition - Gary Younge in conversation with Michèle Lamont
Creative Manchester and the American Studies Department of the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures are delighted to welcome Michèle Lamont, Leverhulme Visiting Professor, for an in-conversation event with Gary Younge, award-winning journalist and Professor of Sociology at The University of Manchester. During this event Professors Michèle..
Racial health equity and the question of Black (non?)being: Exploring the uses of Afropessimism in approaches to anti-racist health promotion - Tanisha Spratt
In this CoDE lunchtime seminar, Tanisha Spratt from Kings College London shares her research. Afropessimism is a critical framework that is often used to analyse anti-Black violence and its deep entrenchment within systems and structures that perpetuate Black subjugation. By conceptualising Black life as ‘non-life,’ afropessimism examine..
Alternative Futures and Popular Protest
AFPP is an international, cross-disciplinary conference on social movements, protest and cognate topics. It has drawn participants from over 60 countries, whether based in departments of sociology, politics, cultural studies, psychology, economics, history, geography or elsewhere. Discussions are marked by a long-established spirit of collegia..