BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:talks.ox.ac.uk BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Positionality and Reflexivity in Research Practice - Dr Natasha Ro binson (University of Oxford)\, Xin Qu (SAME)\, Professor David Gellner (S chool of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography\, University of Oxford)\, Kei ko Kanno (University of Oxford) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260216T140000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260216T160000Z UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/b8db2730-1f3e-4b75-8499-b72348e7dc70/ DESCRIPTION:For some of us\, our research projects are situated back home or in locations where we have already spent considerable time. For the res t of us\, our field sites could be in locations where we are visiting or l iving for the first time. Some of us work closely with people in our own c ommunities\, whilst others join local communities as external fieldworkers . Depending on our backgrounds\, we may navigate fieldwork as "insider" re searchers\, "outsider" researchers\, or both. \n\nThere may be varying k inds of social norms and local expectations for researchers from different backgrounds. Some of us might start our fieldwork as outsiders\, but we m ay find ourselves no longer entirely outsiders after spending some time in the field\, and the ways in which locals consider us may also shift over time. Similarly\, insiders may be subject to new expectations from their l ocal communities when returning home for fieldwork after spending some tim e outside their communities.  \n\nAt this workshop\, former fieldworkers will share their experiences in the field\, and we will discuss the oppor tunities and challenges of navigating fieldwork as insiders\, outsiders\, or both. The workshop is an open space for meeting other fieldworkers and discussing various fieldwork-related topics\, including but not limited to tips and strategies to prepare for and navigate fieldwork smoothly. \n\n Panellists: \nProfessor David Gellner\, FBA — Professor Emeritus of Soci al Anthropology\; Fellow of All Souls College\nXin Qu — DPhil Student\, School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography\nDr Natasha Robinson — Pos tdoctoral Researcher\, Department of Education\n\nModerator: Dr Keiko Kan no \n\n\nSpeakers:\nDr Natasha Robinson (University of Oxford)\, Xin Qu (S AME)\, Professor David Gellner (School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnogra phy\, University of Oxford)\, Keiko Kanno (University of Oxford) LOCATION:6 Worcester Street (Social Sciences Division HQ)\, 6 Worcester St reet OX1 2BX TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/b8db2730-1f3e-4b75-8499-b72348e7dc70/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Positionality and Reflexivity in Research Practice - Dr N atasha Robinson (University of Oxford)\, Xin Qu (SAME)\, Professor David G ellner (School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography\, University of Oxfo rd)\, Keiko Kanno (University of Oxford) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Belonging to the Difficult Past: History education and human flour ishing among Coloured youth in Johannesburg - Dr Natasha Robinson (Univers ity of Oxford) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260119T124500Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260119T140000Z UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/dc011e8a-d3fa-4a09-94ee-961e95940024/ DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nIs knowing one's history important for human flouris hing? In this paper I explore how Coloured history students in Johannesbur g think about their identity and place in South Africa\, and how this is i mpacted by the absence of any Coloured history in the South African histor y curriculum.\n\nFollowing 8 months of ethnographic fieldwork in a Coloure d school\, I suggest that students interpreted the absence of Coloured his tory as evidence of national exclusion\, while simultaneously developing h istorical identities that relied on narratives of abandonment\, gang affil iation and sexual violence.\n\nHowever\, this paper also explores how expo sure to Coloured anti-apartheid activists over the course of 8 months bega n to transform ideas of what it meant to be Coloured among history student s.\n\nBiography\nDr Natasha Robinson is a British Academy Postdoctoral Res earch Fellow at the Department of Education\, University of Oxford. Her re search is interested in the ways that history education informs processes of transitional justice\, particularly among post-post conflict generation s. She has consulted for the OECD on the development of the PISA "Global C ompetencies" framework\, and currently advises UNESCO on the "Addressing v iolent pasts through education" project.\n\nPlease join either in person o r online. For in-person attendees\, the talk will be preceded by a light l unch at 12.15pm. Please email comms@sociology.ox.ac.uk with any questions. \nSpeakers:\nDr Natasha Robinson (University of Oxford) LOCATION:Seminar Room\, Department of Sociology and Online TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/dc011e8a-d3fa-4a09-94ee-961e95940024/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Belonging to the Difficult Past: History education and hu man flourishing among Coloured youth in Johannesburg - Dr Natasha Robinson (University of Oxford) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:*EPHF* 'South Africa: on the importance of history education post colonialism’ - Dr Natasha Robinson (University of Oxford) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230221T170000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230221T180000Z UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/9e300249-e0e3-4deb-901f-bf1612a24f18/ DESCRIPTION:\nSpeakers:\nDr Natasha Robinson (University of Oxford) LOCATION: Pavilion Room\, St. Antony’s College TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/9e300249-e0e3-4deb-901f-bf1612a24f18/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:*EPHF* 'South Africa: on the importance of history educat ion post colonialism’ - Dr Natasha Robinson (University of Oxford) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR