Talks and Performances
'Legal Disputes in the Era of the Slave Trade: Afro-Portuguese Relations in the Bight of Benin in the Eighteenth Century'. Wednesday 28th September , 16:30 - 18:30 Danford Room, 2nd Floor, Arts Building (R16 on campus map)
Speaker: Carlos Da Silva Jr, PhD Candidate at the Wilberforce Institute for the study of Slavery and Emancipation, University of Hull, UK.
Carlos Da Silva Jr. is the author of the books Africanos na Cidade da Bahia: tráfico negreiro e identidade africana, século XVIII (2016, along with Cândido Domingues and Carlos Eugênio Líbano Soares) and Atlântico de dor: faces do tráfico de escravos (Carlos Silva Jr. and João José Reis, eds., 2016). He is currently Research Assistant at King's College London.
This event is part of a series of Africa-focused lectures hosted by the Africa Hub at the University of Birmingham during the month of October 2016. Free event and registration not necessary.
'Aliens, Citizens, and Rights: Zimbabwe's Citizenship Law since Independence'. Wednesday 5th October , 16:30 - 18:30 Danford Room, 2nd Floor, Arts Building (R16 on campus map)
Speaker: Zoe Groves, Lecturer in African History at Cambridge University and a Research Associate at Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research (WISER), University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.
Zoe Groves' research explores histories of migration and urbanisation in southern Africa, with a particular focus on social and cultural identities and transnational movements during the 19th and 20th centuries.
This event is part of a series of Africa-focused lectures hosted by the Africa Hub at the University of Birmingham during the month of October 2016. Free event and registration not necessary.
Maori in Birmingham (1863-2016). Saturday 8th October , 13:00 – 16:00 Room UG09, Murray Learning Centre, (R28 on campus map)
Birmingham has hosted Maori tribal chiefs and collected tattooed heads of fallen Maori warriors. Join us for an afternoon of Maori history, meet the team who returned the tattooed heads home and see awesome Maori performances from Ngati Ranana. The event includes talks about the joint work between Te Papa and University of Birmingham, a performance of Maori song and dance, and finishes with afternoon tea where we all have an opportunity to chat informally. We look forward to welcoming you for a truly unique afternoon
Speakers include:
Dr June Jones, Head of Repatriation, University of BirminghamTe Herekiekie Herewini, Manager of Repatriation, Te Papa Tongarewa, New ZealandEsther Jessop, patron of Ngati Ranana, Maori performing group based in London.
This event is free, but please register your attendance with Eventbrite.
Talk by Jason Allen TBC. Wednesday 12th October , 16:30 – 18:30 venue TBC
Jason Allen, will present an outline of his postdoctoral research project focussing on the links between Atlantic colonial trauma and the epic in Francophone and Anglophone Caribbean Literature.
The event is free to attend and registration is not necessary.
Femi Oyebode reads from his poetry. Wednesday 19th October, 16:30 - 18:30 Danford Room, 2nd Floor, Arts Building (R16 on campus map)
Femi Oyebode was born in Lagos. He studied medicine at Ibadan and trained in psychiatry at Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He is Professor of Psychiatry University of Birmingham. His research interests are psychopathology and medical humanities. His most recent books are: Symptoms in the Mind:Textbook of Descriptive Psychopathology (translated into Italian, Portuguese, & Estonian), Mindreadings- psychiatry & literature and, Madness at the Theatre.His volumes of poetry include Master of the Leopard Hunt and Indigo, Camwood & Mahogany Red.
This event is part of a series of Africa-focused lectures hosted by the Africa Hub at the University of Birmingham during the month of October 2016. Free event and registration not necessary.
20th Annual Ethnic Minority Business Conference. Thursday 20th October , 10:00 - 16:00 Fazeley Studios, Digbeth, Birmingham
The conference brings together Researchers, Policy Makers, business support organisations, business angels, entrepreneurs from ethnic minority backgrounds, female, disabled and young entrepreneurs – all with an interest in hearing the latest research in the field and being part of the conversation to shape future policy and support at local and national levels. The conference will be followed by an exclusive evening dinner celebrating minority entrepreneurs.
The conference is by invitation only. For further information or to enquire about being added to the guest list for this please contact Sophie Sinclair, s.c.sinclair@bham.ac.uk, t: 0121 415 8362.
Intersecting Histories - an evening of short films and discussion. Thursday 20th October , 18:30 - 20:30 Room UG09 Murray Learning Centre (R28 on campus map)
Join UNMUTED Birmingham and the University’s Rainbow Network for an evening of short films and discussion about the intersections of Black and LGBTQ+/QTIPoC* histories and identities’.
The event is free to attend and registration is not necessary.
*Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer/ Queer, Trans, Intersex People of Colour
'Writing about the "Other" in Africa: reflections from the 16th century' . Wednesday 26th October , 16:30 - 18:30 Danford Room, 2nd Floor, Arts Building (R16 on campus map)
Speaker: John Chesworth, Research Officer at the Department of Theology and Religion, University of Birmingham.
John Chesworth is a Research Officer at the Department of Theology and Religion, University of Birmingham, where he co-ordinates the research project Christian-Muslim Relations: A Bibliographical History 1500-1900 (CMR1900), working with Professor David Thomas. CMR1900 a four year AHRC funded research aims to compile the documentary history of relations between Muslims and Christians in the period 1500-1900. It brings together all the known writings of Christians and Muslims about and against one another, together with works containing significant information about relations.
This event is part of a series of Africa-focused lectures hosted by the Africa Hub at the University of Birmingham during the month of October 2016. Free event and registration not necessary.
Black History Month Award Ceremony . Thursday 27th October , 19:00 - 20:00 Foyer of the New Library
Certificates and prizes for poetry, short story and university challenge competitions, featuring a performance from the Library Services Gospel Choir. Contact: b.p.maynard@bham.ac.uk.