Teaching 'Race' In Higher Education Social Sciences
Organised by: Higher Education Academy <http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/default.asp> Subject Network for Sociology, Anthropology,
Politics
Venue: Radisson Grafton Hotel & Jamie's Bar, London
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Booking Information: RTF format
Date of event: 27 to 28 June 2006
A central theme that the HE Academy Subject Network for Sociology, Anthropology and Politics (C-SAP) and the 'Race and Ethnicity'
study group of the British Sociology Association (BSA) have been jointly exploring in recent years is how 'race' and ethnicity is
being taught in the social sciences. They been keen to discover what challenges educators face when they attempt to articulate the
complex sets of issues around 'race' and ethnicity and, importantly, what learning, teaching and assessment innovations academics
have developed to help them in this process.
This conference, being jointly facilitated by C-SAP and the BSA, aims to build upon past successful events and provide a space to
raise some important - and sometimes uncomfortable - questions about our collective understanding of how the issues of 'race' and
ethnicity can be dealt with in our higher education curriculum. This event will provide an opportunity to meet and network with
others working in HE who have and interest in learning, teaching and assessment in the area of 'race' and ethnicity.
Draft Programme
* A late afternoon-early evening pre-conference film and book launch (June 27), will precede the one-day Conference (June
28) which will consist of plenary, workshop and poster sessions.
* High profile speakers are being invited for two plenary sessions.
* A number of parallel workshops will examine some of the different modes of learning, teaching and assessment practice that
take place. These workshops will be facilitated by invited speakers.
* We are inviting proposals for posters on the theme of teaching 'race' in the social sciences.
* C-SAP will launch two (Farrar and Todd; Spencer and Todd) edited books arising from its successful conference in November
2004 on teaching and learning in the field of 'race' and a third (Susie Jacobs) book arising from earlier research in this area.
* Farrar, M. and Todd, M. (Eds) (2006) 'Teaching 'Race' in Social Sciences - New Contexts, New Approaches' C-SAP,
Birmingham.
* Spencer, S. and Todd, M. (Eds) (2006) Reflections on Practice: teaching 'Race' & Ethnicity in Further and Higher
Education. C-SAP, Birmingham.
* Jacobs, S. (Ed) (2006) Pedagogies of Teaching 'Race' and Ethnicity in Higher Education - British and European Experiences,
C-SAP, Birmingham.
This event is free to attend. Delegates would be expected to cover their travel costs but a small number of travel bursaries are
available for post-graduate students, please contact Frances Thompson for further information.
Contact Details
Demand for places at this event is anticipated to be high and we would recommend that you register a provisional interest at the
earliest opportunity. Further information regarding venue and keynote speakers will be advertised soon. Should you wish to
register please complete the provisional booking form to Frances Thompson 0121 414 2995.
Venue and Hotel accommodation details will be sent to delegates at a later date. It is expected that the conference proceedings
will be published within an edited collection.
We look forward to seeing you in June.
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