CONF : The Connected Sociologies Curriculum Project Summer School — Wednesday 3rd and Thursday 4th of August 2022, London

Presen­ta­tion

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.

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