Call for Papers - Newcastle University Postcolonial Research Group Seminar Series

About the Seminar Series

The 2013/14 seminar series focuses on the role incarceration has played in the history of political and resistance movements across the globe.  It is 50 years since Rev. Martin Luther King wrote a letter from Birmingham Jail in which he writes movingly of the everyday experiences of being Black in the USA and the need for the civil rights struggle.  The anniversary of the composition of the letter offers the inspiration for this year’s postcolonial seminar series, which will build towards the Martin Luther King Memorial Lecture at the end of the year. 

We therefore wishes to invite speakers whose research speaks to the issues this letter raises including; mass movements, incarceration, and resistance.  We are interested in scholars from all fields examining the social, political or creative aspects and impacts of mass movements or incarceration.  The seminar series provides a good space to explore new ideas and work in progress and we particularly we encourage early career scholars and postgraduate students to present their research.

Expressions of Interest

If you would like to present as part of this seminar series please send us a brief 200 -300 word expressions of interest containing:

• A self-introduction: something about yourself your institution, discipline, career stage etc. 
• A statement of you broad research interests and current work
• A brief outline of what work you would like to present as part of the seminar series

This need to be submitted as a word document by email to Claire Irving  claire.irving@newcastle.ac.uk no later than Friday 30th August.

About the Postcolonial Research Group

Newcastle University’s Postcolonial research group is an interdisciplinary group, situated within the faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, which encourages research activities focusing on postcolonial issues across the university. 

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