EDI Research Spotlight: Discrimination and Decolonisation

The Oxford Department of International Development (ODID) has partnered with the Social Sciences Division (SSD) to organise an ODID Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Research Spotlight event. SSD EDI events are intended to shine a spotlight on the contribution of SSD researchers to the broad field of scholarship on equality, diversity, and inclusion. The aim is to highlight that EDI is not just a matter of management of people and organisations, but also an intellectual challenge and a thriving academic field in which SSD researchers play a leading role within the University and beyond. This Hilary Term the event will showcase research undertaken by staff and doctoral students at ODID.

PROGRAMME

12.30-1.30pm Lunch

Session 1: Discrimination

  • Catherine Briddick, ‘Resisting Domestic Violence’
  • Carolina Rota, ‘Discrimination at Work: Migrant Domestic Labour in Urban India’
  • Kazmel Hamweemba, ‘Rethinking ‘Crisis’: Manhood, Precarity, and the Limits of Our Concepts’
  • Matthew Gibney, ‘Denationalisation and Discrimination’

Session 2: Decolonisation in Development Studies

  • Clement Amponsah, ‘Decolonising Resilience’
  • Amir Lebdioui, ‘Decolonising Economics’
  • Dan Hodgkinson, ‘Co-producing history and the ethics of audio-visual archive in Africa’

5pm Refreshments

Convenors: Nandini Gooptu and Clement Amponsah

Please note that this is primarily an in-person event. However, we recognise that for some this format might be difficult. If you inform us in advance, we can send you a link to enable you to watch online. Please contact aradhana.cheruparavadekkethil@some.ox.ac.uk

Registration is free, but essential for catering purposes.