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CREN CONFERENCE 2016: Intersectional Interventions: Connecting oppression anywhere to oppression everywhere Friday 21st October 2016 Humanities Research Institute, The University of Sheffield Confirmed keynote: Professor Gurminder K. Bhambra We are excited to announce that registration for the Critical Race and Ethnicity Network’s 2nd annual conference is now open! To register for the conference and keynote lecture, or, to register to attend the keynote lecture only, please follow this Eventbrite link: <https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/critical-race-and-ethnicity-network-crens-2nd-annual-conference-2016-tickets-27045799715?utm-medium=discovery&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-source=cp&utm-term=listing> https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/critical-race-and-ethnicity-network-crens-2nd-annual-conference-2016-tickets-27045799715?utm-medium=discovery&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-source=cp&utm-term=listing The theme for this year’s conference is: “Intersectional Interventions: Connecting oppression anywhere to oppression everywhere”. It will take place at The University of Sheffield on Friday 21st October 2016, and will feature highly diverse and engaging entries that range from traditional paper presentations using the Pecha Kucha format, right through to artistic installations and activist-based workshops. We are also excited to welcome Professor Gurminder K. Bhambra for this year’s keynote lecture. Please see the provisional programme below. More information regarding the venue and accessibility information is available on our website here: <http://www.cren.org.uk/#!accessibility/c5gg> http://www.cren.org.uk/#!accessibility/c5gg If you have any further queries please do not hesitate to email us at <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] We look forward to meeting many of you in October! Beth Kamunge on behalf of the 2016 CREN Conference Committee. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This event has been made possible with funding received from: · BSA Race and Ethnicity Study Group · LEAP Researcher Training Hub, Leeds · White Rose DTC Provisional programme (please note this programme may be subject to slight changes) 9.00 a.m.- 9.30a.m: Arrival and registration 9.30a.m.-9.45a.m : Welcome and introduction 9.45a.m.-10.45a.m :Introductory plenary panel discussion 10.45a.m-11.00a.m: Break 11.00a.m- 11.50a.m. · Panel 1: Nation and Religion · Panel 2: Centering women's perspectives · Panel 3:(Im)Migration and Borders 11.50a.m.-12.00p.m: Break 12.00p.m.-12.50p.m. · Panel 4: Knowledge production · Panel 5: Negotiating racialised identities · Panel 6: Food politics 12.50p.m.-2.30p.m. Lunch break with a light Veg*n buffet and refreshments provided. 2.30p.m.-3.20p.m. · Panel 7: Against institutional voices of racism · Panel 8: 'multiculturalism' in the city? · Panel 9: Sensory food knowledge and creative practice 3.20p.m.-3.30p.m :Break 3.30p.m.-4.20p.m. · Workshop 1: Inclusive higher education workshop · Workshop 2: Art and activism workshop · Workshop 3: Participatory Food Justice workshop · Workshop 4: Anti-Islamophobia workshop 4.20p.m.-4.30p.m :Break 4.30p.m-5.45p.m. Keynote lecture by Professor Gurminder K. Bhambra 5.45p.m. close Beth Wangari Kamunge, Doctoral Researcher: Black-feminist food politics, Department of Geography at The University of Sheffield. Co-founder (October 2014) and facilitator (Sep 2015-present) of the Geographies of Food Reading Group- The University of Sheffield. /Committee member (January 2015- present) Critical Race and Ethnicity Network.