CULTURE, THINGS, AND EMPIRE: VIRTUAL SEMINAR SERIES.

ABOUT

A series of seminars on the cultures, narratives and materials connected to Britain’s relationship with the world is extremely timely. In the wake of current events, discussions around Britain’s imperial past, its post-colonial present, and its multicultural future have never been more important. Suddenly a multitude of news stories have emerged over the past few months across the globe reporting on topics of race and colonialism, which have specifically sought out the views of academics and researchers. This seminar series will enable us, as postgraduate and early career researchers, to make our own contribution to these dynamic debates by sharing our new research findings and fostering a community of support and solidarity for those engaging with empire studies.

The series consists of 6 online seminars for postgraduate students, early career researchers and museum practitioners to present their work-in-progress research, obtain feedback, and engage in interdisciplinary discussions surrounding the fields of imperial, colonial and global studies. We hope that the series will contribute to the emerging and vibrant academic research culture that has recently shifted into the virtual world and will bring together researchers from across the world to exchange ideas about pertinent issues relating to empire, class, race, gender and materiality.

We recognise that the overwhelming whiteness of academic spaces means they are often harmful for people of colour. We would like to make clear that we are an anti-racist seminar. We are committed to supporting people of colour in our space, as speakers or attendees, and will prioritize approaches that critique or de-centre whiteness. We welcome any critiques or suggestions on how we run the series.

Images:
Banner: R.T. Cooper, ‘1907 First Oranges from South Africa, 1903 First Sultanas and Currants from Australia: Buy Empire Every Day’ London, Dunstable and Watford, England, United Kingdom, circa 1926-1934, Empire Marketing Board. Library and Archives Canada, e010758917, MIKAN 2845186.
Image Gallery:
Logo: Thanks to Needpix.com user harshrajbhanawatcer1 for allowing us to use image entitled ‘Jaipur India Architecture’.
Other featured images:
Pipes, carved ivory, Southwest Alaska Eskimo (center), c. 1900, and Bering Strait Eskimo (bottom), early 1800s. Exhibit from the Native American Collection, Peabody Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Photography was permitted without restriction; exhibit is old enough so that it is in the public domain.
‘Aboriginal Art Painting’, pixabay image in the public domain, free for commercial use.
‘Illustrations of Mughals from the Baburnama’, image in the public domain via Wikimedia Commons.

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