Author Archives: tabularasa

‘The Trouble with Research’

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Postcolonial Matters – Naples 14 June 2012

Posted on June 9, 2012
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How Do you Like Your Diversity? Unravelling Multiculturalism, Interculturalism and Cosmopolitanism

Posted on May 4, 2012

      22nd May 2012 at   6:30pm – 8:30pm @ Rivington Place, London Panel discussion led by Handel Kashope Wright, with respondents Mica Nava, Roshini Kempadoo and Ashwani Sharma. Date: 22nd May 2012 from 6:30 – 8:30pm Location: Rivington Place, London … Continue reading →

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Then and Now: The changing context of debate?

Posted on November 5, 2011

Iniva (Institute of International Visual Arts)                                                      Wednesday 9 November, 6:30pm £5 (£3 concessions) Rivington Place, EC2A 3BA The current exhibition Entanglement: The Ambivalence of Identity (14th September – 19th November 2011) curated by Iniva provides an opportunity to explore a … Continue reading →

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Race forum, Birkbeck College – 16th Feb 2011

Posted on January 27, 2011

An invitation to an evening of talks and discussion on Wednesday 16th February, 6-9pm: ‘Is this England: Who do we think we are? Culture, memory and identity in London as a ‘post-racial’ city’. In the age of Obama, notions of ‘post-race’ are … Continue reading →

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Post-racial Imaginaries – darkmatter Journal CFP

Posted on November 29, 2010

darkmatter Journal – http://www.darkmatter101.org/ Special Issue – Call for Papers: Post-racial Imaginaries Increasing reference to the notion of ‘post-race’ is suggestive of an emergent discursive framework in critical approaches to race and racism. ‘Post-race’, ‘post-racial’, ‘post-black’, and associated ideas, are … Continue reading →

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Challenging Italian Racism – New Issue: darkmatter Journal

Posted on November 26, 2010

http://www.darkmatter101.org/site/category/journal/issues/6-challenging-italian-racism/

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‘All the pieces matter’ – a few introductory notes on The Wire

Posted on September 9, 2009

The Thugs were bored. Episode 7 failed to move them. “Too slow,” griped Shine. “They’re making us wait,” said Orlando. “See, that’s when this stuff gets unreal. When they start making you feel like you could actually get somewhere in … Continue reading →

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Obama – an utopian memory

Posted on July 1, 2009

A short entry I wrote in elation immediately after the Obama election victory. The event seems a long time ago with Obama’s presence in the machinery of the White House becoming nearly taken for granted. I still hold onto the … Continue reading →

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darkmatter journal update

Posted on June 3, 2009

Newsletter – June 09 The Wire Files – Special Issue [4] We are pleased to announce the publication of the special issue on the critically acclaimed TV series The Wire. The Wire Files brings together an innovative range of writings … Continue reading →

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