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Dear colleagues, See below. All the best, Pat Dr Patricia Noxolo, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT UK ________________________________ From: Race & Ethnicity Study Group (BSA) List [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of [log in to unmask] [[log in to unmask]] Sent: 04 January 2018 12:00 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [BSA-RACE] The passing of A. Sivanandan Hello, I'm emailing to share the very sad news regarding the recent passing of A. Sivanandan (Director Emiritus of the Institute of Race Relations). I won't attempt to articulate what Siva's work means to me, because that would far exceed the conventional length of an email. So, I just want to say that when I first started my PhD in late 2013, one of my supervisor's suggested that I engage with a collection of essays by Sivanandan called A Different Hunger. These works would prove pivotal, because they provided part of the foundation upon which my understanding of racism as something political, historical, deadly, and intertwined with economic exploitation would rest. I'm sure we're all indebted to the intellect of Siva, and his role in outlining how a set of power relations which we're all committed to resisting and overturning work. Below is a link to a short biography of his life, and his essays. http://www.irr.org.uk/about/people/siva/ A. Sivanandan | Institute of Race Relations<http://www.irr.org.uk/about/people/siva/> www.irr.org.uk The role of A. Sivanandan. Sivanandan has been instrumental in reorienting the Institute of Race Relations, from the 1970s, so as to reflect changing politics and ... RIP Siva Jas -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Email list is maintained by the BSA Race & Ethnicity Study Group. Visit the BSA website for further information about the group: https://www.britsoc.co.uk/groups/study-groups/race-ethnicity-study-group/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *** Please DO NOT REPLY to this message - unless it is for circulation to ALL list subscribers *** To reply to the sender of this message, use ONLY their email address, NOT the main list address. To post a NEW message to this list, email: [log in to unmask] (requires subscription) To unsubscribe from this list, email [log in to unmask], leave the Subject line blank, and in the message body write: UNSUBSCRIBE BSA-RACE-ETHNICITY