Tuesday 12 December 2023 – 4:30pm-5:30pm // free and online // Eventbrite registration required for non-UWE colleagues
An exciting collaboration between the Network for Black Studies in Education with UWE, Bristol Caribbean Kitchen, Phoenix Agenda Supplementary School (Leicester), and other community partners.
Overview
Culture Club: Words, Sight and Sounds remixes traditional book club formats, using digital sources to encourage a creative learning space for teachers, student teachers, community educators, and academics. We are specifically interested in developing deeper understandings of the wide-ranging area of Black Studies scholarship, and its relevance to local-global contemporary education.
Our guest discussant
We are blessed to welcome as our first guest, Professor Shawn-Naphtali Sobers (UWE: University of the West of England, Bristol, UK).
Shawn is a Professor of Cultural Interdisciplinary Practice at UWE Bristol and Director of the Critical Race and Culture Research Group. He is also co-founder of Firstborn Creatives production company. Shawn’s work in film and photography is primarily people-based, rooted in personal narratives, hidden histories, and untold stories. His latest book “Black Everyday Lives, Material Culture & Narrative: Tings in de House” was published by Routledge in 2023.
How it works:
Professor Shawn-Naphtali Sobers has selected THREE digital resources inspired by Words, Sights, and Sounds, for us to respond with. These stimuli are freely available from digital sources, with URL links provided on registration. Attendees will have up to four weeks to engage and reflect with the resources.
Event structure:
On the day, Professor Shawn will offer a presentation of the artefacts, and his connections to themes of Black Studies scholarship.
- Introduction with Malcolm Richards (UWE Bristol)
- Presentation with Professor Shawn-Naphtali Sobers
- Opening reflections
- Community dialogue with connections to wider Black Studies scholarship
- Closing words with Professor Shawn-Naphtali Sobers
Registration:
For UWE students (MA/EdD/PhD) or UWE staff, please email Malcolm Richards directly for information and registration: malcolm.richards@uwe.ac.uk
For non-UWE colleagues, please register for the event on Eventbrite: Culture Club: Words, Sight and Sounds w/ Prof. Shawn-Naphtali Sobers (UWE) Tickets, Tue 12 Dec 2023 at 16:30 | Eventbrite
Save the date:
- Dr Josie Gill (University of Bristol, UK) – Volume. 2 – (Tuesday 30 January 2024)
- Dr Rita Gayle (University of Birmingham, UK) – Volume. 3 – (Tuesday 19 March 2024)
- Dr Ryan Hanley (University of Exeter, UK) – Volume. 4 – (Tuesday 28 May 2024)
- Ass. Professor Obianuju Juliet Bushi (University of Windsor, Canada) – Volume. 5 – (Tuesday 9 July 2024)
Thanks:
Culture Club: Words, Sights and Sounds is a series of exciting collaborations by the Network for Black Studies in Education, with Bristol Caribbean Kitchen, Phoenix Agenda Supplementary School (Leicester, UK), UWE ECRG Equity in Education, and our growing connections with local-global community organisations.
If you would like to hear any more about joining the Network for Black Studies in Education with UWE, or this event, please don’t hesitate to reach out.
