Paula Akpan
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Thoughts on Intersections: In Conversation with Nottingham’s LGBT community
February 7, 2017
Yesterday, I attended the Intersections talk at Nottingham Contemporary, funded by the Right and Justice Research Priority Area (RPA). Presented by Ibtisam Ahmed, Campaigns Coordinator of the LGBT+ Network at The University of Nottingham, the event included a panel of representatives from six different organisations from around Nottinghamshire that work with the LGBT+ community. These …
Thoughts on The Evolution of an Emcee – with Akala
October 26, 2016
Yesterday, I attended The Evolution of an Emcee talk at The University of Nottingham’s Arts Centre given by guest speaker, Akala, an award-winning British rapper and poet. The MC talked in depth about the importance of understanding the impact Afro-Caribbean cultures have had on the music industry and how the way in which Africa is continually …
Black History Month Colloquium
October 25, 2016
Dr Meghan Gray from Physics and Astronomy talks about how the School is celebrating Black History Month by reflecting on how to reach traditionally underrepresented groups. Pathways to impact. Public outreach. Student recruitment. Research Excellence. Most academics will relate to the familiar feeling of trying to juggling multiple balls when setting priorities for academic work. …
Thoughts on Learning in Womanist Ways
October 11, 2016
I attended the Learning in Womanist Ways talk at the University of Nottingham’s Arts Centre last Friday, given by guest speaker, Dr Jan Etienne who is a researcher and associate lecturer at Birbeck, University of London. Despite having the potential pressure of being first of the University’s Black History Month events this year, the event …
Black History Month at the Centre for Research in Race and Rights
October 6, 2016
Hannah Jeffrey, a PhD student in American Studies with research interests such as the Black Power Movement and Emancipation and Abolition, introduces the events being hosted by the Centre for Research in Race and Rights for Black History Month 2016. Whilst 2015 celebrated the 50th anniversary of the US Voting Rights Act and UK Race Relations Act, 2016 …
Learning in Womanist Ways
October 4, 2016
Dr Jan Etienne, author and associate lecturer at the School of Social Sciences, History and Philosophy at Birkbeck, discusses her upcoming event based around her new book. I teach on the MSc Education, Power and Social Change programme at Birkbeck, University of London and will present key themes from my new book: Learning in Womanist …
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