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The Connected Sociologies Curriculum Project, a project of The Sociological Review Foundation, will partner with a London sixth-form college for a two-day summer school exploring race, class and colonial legacies.
Sixth form students, undergraduates, teachers and members of the public are invited to join this free, in-person event on 3 and 4 August at BSix Sixth Form College in Hackney, East London. Sessions will focus on subjects including Race and Class, Colonialism and The Making of the Modern World, Racism and Anti-Racism, and teaching in university and school classrooms.
The Connected Sociologies Curriculum Project, a project of the Sociological Review Foundation, is an educational platform that provides open-access resources for students, teachers and academics who are interested in decolonising school, college and university curricula.
The Knowledge is Power programme at BSix Sixth Form College, Hackney, is a curriculum of events and workshops to discuss major issues facing society and young people. It is a place for students to build knowledge and power as they explore how our lives and learning are shaped by climate change, disability, gender, racism, youth violence and more.
Registration opened on the 3rd of May 2022, and spaces are limited — register here
Speakers at the Connected Sociologies Curriculum Project Summer School 2022 will include leading educators and researchers in sociology and related disciplines. Among those confirmed are Sociological Review Foundation Chief Executive Professor Michaela Benson (Lancaster University), incoming British Sociological Association president Professor Gurminder K. Bhambra (University of Sussex), Professor Gargi Bhattacharyya (University of East London), Discover Society co-founder Professor John Holmwood (University of Nottingham) and Dr Kojo Koram (Birkbeck, University of London).
The two-day summer school will build on previous online and in-person Connected Sociologies Curriculum Project events that looked at the connections between historic anti-racist struggles and Britain’s imperial past. Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, this is the first summer school to be held in person since 2019.
Dr Amit Singh, Project Manager of the Connected Sociologies Curriculum Project, said : “We’re excited to be back in the classroom this August.
“This year we will look at the connections between race, class and colonialism in interactive sessions on topics including racial capitalism, migration and citizenship, the Haitian revolution and the recent ‘Trojan Horse affair’. Participants will be able to attend four sessions a day, choosing from among concurrent sessions in three classrooms.”
Dr Singh added : “Our aim with this free two-day event is to bring together as many people as possible to explore important themes, and we’re looking to welcome sixth-formers and teachers, undergraduates, academics and members of the public. This is part of our wider commitment, along with the Sociological Review Foundation, to promote public sociology. And if the lineup of speakers and subjects isn’t enough to entice people to take part, hopefully the free lunch will be!”
For further information about the Connected Sociologies Curriculum Project’s Summer School 2022, or for teachers or youth worker wishing to bring a group, email consenteduk@gmail.com
The entrance is free. Register here.