Call for Papers: Racism and Anti-Racism through Education and Community Practice

Posted by on November 26, 2012

Call for Papers

Racism and Anti-Racism through Education and Community Practice: An International Exchange

26th—28th June 2013

Centre for Education for Racial Equality in Scotland, University of Edinburgh, UK

This international conference aims to put ‘race’ back on the agenda in education and community theory and practice. Over recent years, practitioners and academics interested in the operations of ‘race’, racism and anti-racism have had to negotiate various disabling discourses in policy, politics and practice. From the backlash against ‘failed’ multiculturalism in Europe, to the marginalisation of ‘race’ in inclusive education to a shift in preference for discussing culture and ethnicity rather than racism, it seems that ‘race’ and ‘challenging racism’ has been silenced from broader discussions about educational inclusion and social justice. This conference aims to bring together academics, policy makers and practitioners from around the globe to critically debate and share practice experiences about ‘race’, racism and anti-racism in different national contexts.

Conference streams

Stream 1: Teacher education and liberatory pedagogies
Stream 2: Anti-racist community activism
Stream 3: Recognising and dismantling everyday racism
Stream 4: Language, power and identity
Stream 5: Constructing new ‘race’ theories

Keynote Speakers

Gary Younge, Columnist for *The Guardian* and *The Nation
Professor David Gillborn, University of Birmingham, UK
Professor Philomena Essed, Antioch University, USA
Professor Geri Smyth, University of Strathclyde, UK

Abstracts of no more than 300 words should be emailed to [email protected] by Monday 3rd December 2012. When sending the abstract please state the title of proposed paper, author(s’) name(s), affiliation, full contact details and specify for which stream you would like your abstract considered.

Early Bird Three-day conference delegate registration booked before 28th February 2013 (£199)

Three-day conference delegate registration booked after 28th February 2013 (£225)

Day delegate (£150)

Community/voluntary sector organisation (£100 per day)

Student rate (£70 per day)

For further information, including the full conference programme and hotel accommodation, please visit http://www.ceres.education.ed.ac.uk or contact the conference organisers at [email protected]