Yesterday’s Connected Sociologies Curriculum Project event was inexpressibly thought-provoking. Endless thanks to Gurminder K Bhambra Dr Chantelle Jessica Lewis Ben Rogaly Bal Sokhi-Bulley Alan Lester Paul Gilbert Alice Corble (and others) for reminding me precisely why I’m here.
We can be impatient for change but recognise that it’s not going to happen tomorrow. What do we need to do to contribute to the change we want to see in the world?
Gurminder K Bhambra
Big up Connected Sociologies Curriculum Project for inspiring us to think and to act, facilitating accessible knowledge exchange
For days I've been riveted by this book, which was recommended by Gurminder K Bhambra (thanks!). She is right; this is a milestone! It tells the story of a 17th century Angolan prince who brought a case before the Vatican, detailing the abuses of slavery and seeking to ban the system. 1/4
⚡️A DECOLONIAL MOMENT IN EUROPEAN & EU STUDIES⚡️
This all-day event LSE European Institute explores connections between decolonial thinking & Europe, with a keynote address by Gurminder K Bhambra and a great line-up of speakers!
Hosted in London + online.
Register for free: eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-decolonial…
Just been to launch of a major, agenda-setting book in part by colleagues Gurminder K Bhambra and Paul Gilbert. Examines relationship between colonial taxation & metropolitan welfare provision, and between race & inequality. Do read! Andrew Mackillop spoke eloquently.
On Gurminder K Bhambra & John Holmwood's timely critical reappraisal of the established canon of the social sciences. My review essay for Thesis Eleven Journal/Sage Sociology: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/07…
Brilliant social history book @shabnabegum76 Lawrence Wishart Books just out. / Runnymede Trust Gurminder K Bhambra Fatima Rajina FarzanaKhan Bishopsgate Institute Kia Abdullah History Workshop Aditya Chakrabortty Jumanah_JY EastEndWomen'sMuseum Migration Museum Tower Hamlets Archives Sharon Heal Harsha Patel
Opening plenary from The BSA President Gurminder K Bhambra on colonial modernity, epistemological justice & reparatory sociology, with introductions from The BSA Chair Louise Ryan #britsoc23
The powerful opening paragraph from Gurminder K Bhambra 's 'Rethinking Modernity: Postcolonialism and the Sociological Imagination' was really helpful for my students to understand what the problem with modernity is in sociology and the social sciences more broadly.
Full house Connected Sociologies Curriculum Project event for Gurminder K Bhambra on racial capitalism.
A closed-door Royal Society workshop in London on 8th9th May on 'Colonialism and climate science', involving scholars Debbie Coen, Nayanika Mathur, Sujit Sivasundaram, Debjani Gurminder K Bhambra+climate scientists.Public panel Uni of Reading on the 10th register forms.office.com/e/kdM8yMwZw3)
There's still time to sign up for the book launch of 'Imperial Inequalities, the politics of economic governance across European empires', co-edited with Gurminder K Bhambra join us in person at the University of Sussex or on Zoom on 27th Jan, 2-4pm
eventbrite.co.uk/e/imperial-ine…
The Persian translation of Gurminder K Bhambra's Rethinking Modernity is out in Iran.
fidibo.com/book/146204-%D…
Can’t wait for the superb roundtable at the Hague on Global #Reparations chaired by [Peter James Hudson] with Gurminder K Bhambra Horace Campbell AfrikanOlogist Hilbourne Watson; convened by Andrew M. Fischer, Sree Sathi, Annina Kaltenbrunner and me, with Development and Change ISS, The Hague & CERES Research School Dev Studies; registration details below
The GLOBAL SOCIAL THEORY is an awesome resource if you want to change your syllabus to being more global and inclusive and less canonical or US/EU focussed (its edited by Gurminder K Bhambra)
globalsocialtheory.org
Another great Connected Sociologies Curriculum Project summer school. As always lots of fun working w/ Gurminder K Bhambra Alex Wanjiku Kelbert J. & Knowledge is Power to make it happen.
Thanks to everyone who came & special mention to John Narayan & Adam Elliott-Cooper for speaking at every summer school since August 2018!
What an absolute privilege and pleasure to talk about wealth taxation Gurminder K Bhambra's Presidential #britsoc23 event with the brilliant John Narayan, Dr Laura Clancy and Mike Savage. And then the after-party!
'A powerful contribution to working-class and multicultural histories of Britain.' Gurminder K Bhambra on From Sylhet to Spitalfields by @shabnabegum76.
Pre-order your copy here: bit.ly/3wfcclX
Summer School: Race, Class & 'Crises'
📅 Next week 3rd & 4th August
📍BSix | Sixth Form
Full programme
Day one: Adam Elliott-Cooper Gurminder K Bhambra Sita Balani Professor Michaela Benson AnotherHistoryisPossible Karis Remi Graves Onni Gust Karim Murji Cindy M + more!
🎟️ Tickets: eventbrite.co.uk/e/summer-schoo…
