Unequal relationships, racism and dispossession still survive and even become more acute supported by the so-called green transitions. The elites, corporations and nations that dominate our planet intend to confront the enormous environmental challenges we are facing in the 21st century through disastrous business-as-usual or more accurately colonial-as-usual solutions.
Even though extensive bodies of scholarship proclaim white supremacy, racial capitalism, and coloniality to be global structures, South-East Europe is one of the regions often invisibilized in such conversations.
Date and time: Fri 1 Nov 2024 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM **Venue updated** Sociology Seminar Room, Department of Sociology, University of Cambridge, Free School Lane, Cambridge CB2 3RQ (map). Tickets (free): https://app.tickettailor.com/events/globalracismsinstitute/1433883 Gaza has long been home to a resilient and skilled tech community. Before October 2023, thousands of Gazans earned income online in... Continue Reading →
Rusha Latif's talk is based on her new book Tahrir’s Youth: Leaders of a Leaderless Revolution. She will challenge the commonly held belief that the 2011 Egyptian revolution was spontaneous and leaderless, through a provocative new account of the revolutionaries—one that foregrounds their solidarity with Palestinians as a key catalyst behind their revolt.
Join an interactive conversation between Professor Eduardo Bonilla Silva and Professor Arathi Sriprakash about the meanings of racism and anti-racism, as well as reparations and educational spaces. This event is part of the Thinking Us festival and will be followed by a drinks reception (19.30-20.30) and live performance by the Frida Violeta Band. Book your... Continue Reading →
Decolonise Sociology @ Cambridge 