Every year, the BSLS organises a winter symposium around a particular theme. This year’s has been organised by the BSLS executive committee and will be hosted online rather than at a particular institution. The event, which takes place on the 20th of November this year, is free to attend, and you can sign up .
Here’s the full programme (times are GMT):
10.00-10.15am Welcome and Opening Remarks by Jenni Halpin, BSLS Chair
10.15-11.15am Keynote Lecture: Josie Gill
11.15-11.30am Break
11.30-12.00pm Publishing Talk with Ben Doyle, Bloomsbury Academic
12.00-12.15pm Break
12.15-1.00pm Grants Talk with Tom Bray, Wellcome Trust
1.00-1.30pm Lunch
1.30-2.45pm Roundtable with Chisomo Kalinga, Manali Karmakar, Sandeep Bakshi
2.45-3.00pm Coffee Break
3.00-3.45pm Group Discussion: ‘What Kinds of Examples of Decolonial Practice Have You Seen in the Academy, or Want to See?’
3.45-4.00pm Break
4.00-5.00pm Reading Group: Priyamvada Gopal, ‘On Decolonisation and the University’; Michell Chresfield and Josie Gill, ‘Race and Antiracism in Science and the Humanities’ (readings will be pre-circulated to attendees)
5.00-5.30pm BSLS Social
