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Posted: Friday January 13th, 2006 10:56 |
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SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY PRESENTS
The 2006 Research Colloquium for Black Academics and Practitioners
To be held at Sheffield Hallam University
On Thursday 29 June2006
The Colloquium will hold sessions that focus on Positive Aspects of Black Communities in:
Business, Employment, Organisational Behaviour/Studies, Management
Social Policy and Social Work
Education
Humanities
Other
Submitting Abstracts
Abstracts are due by:
Tuesday 28 February 2006
Confirmation of Abstracts Acceptance:
Friday 17 March 2006
Abstracts must be submitted to: Gil Robinson Email: g.robinson@Londonmet.ac.uk Tel. O207 1333041(Mon-Tues)
Yvonne Channer Email y.channer@shu.ac.uk Tel. 0114 2255608 / 2255564
Gloria Gordon Email Bravetg@lsbu.ac.uk Tel. 0207 8158038
Key Dates
Abstracts due: Tuesday 28 February 2006
Confirmation of Abstract Friday 17 March 2006
Submission of Final Paper: Friday 2 June 2006
Registration Finalised: Friday 9 June 2006
Communications concerning the Colloquium to be directed to:
Gil Robinson, Yvonne Channer and Gloria Gordon
The Colloquium Of Black Academics and Practitioners – Longer Term Aims
The Colloquium for Black Academics and Practitioners came out of an idea by Dr Mekada Graham, Yvonne Channer and Gil Robinson, robustly supported the idea. It became a reality in 2002, when in April of that year, the 1st Colloquium was held at the University of Hertfordshire.
Dr Graham’s initial idea was to encourage Black academics and practitioners to write and to discuss their writings in a forum that would be sympathetic. She came to this view after experiencing some hostility and intimidating behaviour when she attended a conference to present a paper. The experience was a frightening one for her, as there was little or no support, even though her ideas have since received international critical acclaim.
Dr Graham argues that her experience needed to be shared, and that if Black academics and writers are to be successful, they need the experience of presenting to audiences that will be constructive in their criticism rather than destructive. She further argues that if it was not for her strength, self-belief and determination, she could have easily given up.
So the main aim of the Black Colloquium is to encourage Black academic and practitioners to write and publish their material. Secondly, those who write need to examine the position from which they are writing i.e. not to follow in the footsteps of others who seemingly write about the Black experience from a pathological perspective.
As such, the Colloquium will encourage Black academics and practitioners to write about the Black experience from a positive standpoint, and not utilise the European experience to further denigrate Black experiences. By encouraging writing from this position, the Colloquium is aiming to develop an academic perspective, which will examine the experiences of Black people from an Afro-centric position rather than from a European one. Furthermore, the Colloquium aims to forge a relationship with academics and practitioners, enabling them to develop new themes and ideas with regards to the researching of the Black lived experience. In this way, the approach to the epistemological, study and pedagogy of the Black lived experience will be provided from within rather than from without.
An approach of the nature described above, will in our view lead to a radical and different outcome, in the way Blacks are perceived. It is recognised that such a strategy is not a short-term aim nor solution. Therefore, the Colloquium is the vehicle that is being used to give confidence to writers to write about their lived experiences, as they are just as valuable, and there is a need for a thorough examination of the Black lived experience to take place using Black lenses. This examination should be critical of the past errors, that have corrupted the thinking about the lived experiences of Blacks in the UK as well as elsewhere. Furthermore, there is a well documented view amongst a section of the Black academic population that writing from an Afro-centric position will lead to isolation, and therefore to write from this perspective is shallow and will bear little academic fruit for those who chose to pursue this avenue.
The Colloquium takes the opposite view and wishes to encourage an Afro-centric perspective, as the sound way of developing a new body of knowledge. It therefore questions the exclusivity of writings about Black communities from a European perspective, which is neither always valuable nor conducive to producing positive images of Blackness to the coming generations of Black academics and practitioners. Through these practices new philosophical tenets and pedagogy, which demonstrates Blackness positively can be forged for Black people, by Black people. In this way we are able to inform those who have been misinformed by interpretations provided through lenses that question and make value judgements about others, not from their perspectives but from an experience that bears little resemblance to those under the microscope.
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Posted: Friday January 13th, 2006 11:10 |
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@All this is not an elitist event and all are wellcome. Paritularly the Midlands crew....
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Posted: Friday January 13th, 2006 11:43 |
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Hey FredB,
This event sounds like it's going to be great. Is it something that will be held around the country and here in London. I was just about to put the date in my diary then realised it's Sheffiled .
Will all sessions be based on the submitted abstracts and do all who submit abstracts have to be present?......just looked again and found the email address for questions . I'll drop them a line
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Posted: Friday January 13th, 2006 11:49 |
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@Maat can answer your questions. The event use to be held annually but due to demands and cussing from colleques and people from Midlands and other parts of the country the decision was taken to have them twice a year.
Standard academic procedure abstracts have to be submitted first so that assessment can be made to a) is the proposed paper relevent, b) of sufficient academic quality
Well it is assumed you will present at the conference or it doesn't make sense sending an abstract. You can send in abstracts or full papers to the academic journal the Colliquim is in the process of establishing.
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Posted: Friday January 13th, 2006 12:45 |
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Just emailed them then saw your reply Sigh! So when's the next one? Is it still planned to be in Sheffield? Participating in something like this is a must before the year is out!
'Standard academic procedure abstracts' - is there a certain format, template or similar? Thanks for the info about the journal.
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Posted: Friday January 13th, 2006 22:34 |
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Sound fab, sooo please its here up noorf...
@ FredB - do you have a conference web page/address? I had a scout around in SHU's site but could find anything obvious...
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Posted: Sunday January 15th, 2006 16:32 |
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@Maat. Definitely in Sheffield. But also going to have one in London. Really interesting to see in they can get a turn out like in London which is guarenteed to be jammed.
@Africa-Brit. Simple answer no they do not have a website. I don't forsee it for a couple years or probably earlier. The shift from one conference to two in diferent parts of the country and the production of a journal I suggest is a whole heap of work.
But it is an excellent idea and so obvious but the type of thing that can slip the mind when the pressure of work is on.
I will pass the suggestion on. But it is clearly a must just the case of when.
FBLast edited on Sunday January 15th, 2006 21:33 by FredB
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Posted: Monday January 16th, 2006 21:59 |
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| @FB - OK, Thanks. What's the score regarding attending the conference only (i.e. without presenting)? I am actually wanting to present something, but I'm not sure I'll get my act together in time and I wouldn't want to miss the event altogether... will you be posting registration details on this site or should I direct my query to the conference organisers.
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Posted: Monday January 16th, 2006 23:59 |
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AfriCaribrit. Don't worry sis all info will be posted here.
Some useless advice. There is always tommorow to present a paper if you are rushed. Never good I find to rush anything where your professionalism in public is at stake. People only have one opportunity to see you and make judgements.
So take your time and give it your best shot.
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Posted: Wednesday January 18th, 2006 13:35 |
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FredB wrote: AfriCaribrit. Don't worry sis all info will be posted here.
Some useless advice. There is always tommorow to present a paper if you are rushed. Never good I find to rush anything where your professionalism in public is at stake. People only have one opportunity to see you and make judgements.
So take your time and give it your best shot.
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@ FredB - Very sound advice which I fully take on board. Thanx.
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Posted: Thursday January 19th, 2006 12:59 |
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@Maat/AfriCariBrit. The Colloquium publication The Journal of African Centred Discourse is being released next year and will be available in paper and electronic form. The Journal will not only have an international inter-disciplinary specialist editorial board but will also have space for practioners, students or people working in various communities on real projects who have ideas, experiences or views which can contribute to the development of knowledge, ideas and good practice.
Part of that process involves assisting people to develop their ideas or work for publication and disemination and application in our various communities.
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By the way for students in that area. Professor Paul Gilroy, Sir Anthony Giddens Chair of Social Theory at the LSE is speaking at Coventry Uni I think 26 January at 5.00 PM.
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Posted: Friday January 20th, 2006 13:59 |
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@FredB: people working in various communities on real projects who have ideas, experiences or views which can contribute to the development of knowledge, ideas and good practice.
This is all part of what I'm doing now. At last!
Part of that process involves assisting people to develop their ideas or work for publication and disemination and application in our various communities.
This too is another strategic plan for progress so it would be a perfect opportunity to plant another seed by me getting involved.
@AfriCaribBrit: What's the score regarding attending the conference only (i.e. without presenting)? I am actually wanting to present something, but I'm not sure I'll get my act together in time and I wouldn't want to miss the event altogether.
Good question. The time sounded reasonable but thinking again I'm not sure I would be able to put it together as well as run the business, teaching and mentoring. I suppose I could always bring it in as my next project hmmmm. I've also got to make sure I have time for family especially as baby Maat is so young. The juggle is possible but it will need some serious discipline for the next 6 months at least.....speaking of which I soon come...
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Posted: Friday January 20th, 2006 19:26 |
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@Maat that is how we build movements. At no point of time are black people like yourself not doing postive things. But when we bring these people together under the right circumstances then we build movement.
For example long before there was a Black Academic Colloquium, there were many groups and networks or radical black scholars and doers. Once you pull them together around appropriate leadership you start to build critical mass and movement.
Simple really.
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Posted: Saturday January 21st, 2006 22:43 |
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FredB wrote: @Maat that is how we build movements. At no point of time are black people like yourself not doing postive things. But when we bring these people together under the right circumstances then we build movement.
For example long before there was a Black Academic Colloquium, there were many groups and networks or radical black scholars and doers. Once you pull them together around appropriate leadership you start to build critical mass and movement.
Simple really.
Peace.
True. Bringing together is all good but I also like to see continuity. Remember when we spoke about funding before....do you find that these projects have difficulty maintaing finance (and projects) to keep them running longer?
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Posted: Friday January 27th, 2006 15:53 |
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@Africaribrit...Hold the front page I speak too soon. A website is on the cards big time..Some brothers who are being funded to set up acadmic based web stuff have agreed to design the site as they have the capacity and interest.
So it will be up and running in say a couple of months if that...Watch this space.
@Masai..Succession plannning, life-planning and maturity is the key to success. I bet you in most cases where inititiatives fail poor planning or immaturity is at the heart. Experience teacheth nuff wisdom. Key to success if being simplly single minded and learning to say no not being dragged all over the place trying to save the world and achieving nothing...and building up your succession capacity to keep things moving and growing.
You can have an act of god scenario which even the best planners cannot deal with. I pride myself on my planning and excution abilities and once had three wicked educationalists and fathers to develop and extend a particular important area of work. One primary leader and two who could step in of equal quality. What is the mathematical probability that every one of them would be caught up in woman and children drama literally all at the same time.
That is the X factor or act of god you hear about. But I got a lift the other day when I was a meeting with a large international publishing house and the Director told us they had two new journals which was coming out and they were very very excited about it because: a) they were going to make money, b) the editors were leaders of their fields bar none, radical and out there by themselves.
Would you believe both of these white editors died literally months between each other. The company could not get editors to step into those shoes.. The shoes them were too big and those who could as she said the best people are always the busiest people so even if they wanted to they are already committed up to the eyeballs.
So I shook my head and said boy not only black people suffer from this and these companies pay people to Edit and pay them very very well. So she had two brand new journals volume 1, No 1 and no others had been produced.
But don't worry about sucession steps have been taken and expertise utilised to make sure we have particular things in place. Acts of god we can do nothing about but for everything else we have a plan.
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Posted: Friday January 27th, 2006 16:43 |
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@ FredB
Glad to hear all your plans are cooked and curried... I'm sure the website will make everything take off even more as more people are able to access information easier and all interactive like... good news... your words re the key to sucess are also very timely... I'm having to detangle myself from overcommitting on too many things at the minute... and doing this and not letting people down is real tuff, but I'll get there... It was reassuring to read Maat's post and all the things she's juggling all at once... It sounded tons heavier than what I've got going and made me think i should mayb not moan as much as i do!...
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Posted: Tuesday February 7th, 2006 14:52 |
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i only just saw this thread
seems interesting
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Posted: Thursday March 16th, 2006 21:00 |
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Hiya @ FredB - Hope all is well with you? Any more news on this conference?... I'm thinking registration must be anytime now and don't want to miss it... and the internet site... any joy as yet?...
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Posted: Thursday March 30th, 2006 14:01 |
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 HELLO!! FREDBLACK!!!
A whey yu dey man?...
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Posted: Sunday April 2nd, 2006 20:50 |
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LMAO @ AfriCariBrit. It's true though? I hope all is well.
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Posted: Tuesday April 4th, 2006 16:35 |
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Maat wrote: LMAO @ AfriCariBrit. It's true though? I hope all is well.
Yeah, me too... its not like FB to be so quite for such a long while... hopefully, he's jus working hard and has little time for the boards and its nothing else... I'm gunna have another look on SHU's site to see if they've put any info on there are yet...
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Posted: Tuesday April 4th, 2006 19:56 |
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@AfriCariBrit: Good idea
@FredB: ...and I just realised that you called me Masai. Wait till you come back
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Posted: Tuesday April 4th, 2006 21:26 |
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@ Maat
there was nothing on the site (very disappointing, SHU should be doing much better with the promotion this  ) so I called one the numbers FredB gave and spoke to Yvonne Channer, she explained everyone was super bizi sorting through the abstracts they'd received and that all was going well and on course for the conference. She also said the conference was free (how fantastic!) and suggested emailing her (y.channer@shu.ac.uk) and then she'd put you on the list and ensure you were kept up to date with whats what.
Free conference... on my doorstep... Black academics... easiest regristration ever... academia don't get any better than this! I Can hardly wait. Hope to see you there.... I'll be the one doing this
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Posted: Saturday April 29th, 2006 23:45 |
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I'll see you all there
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Posted: Saturday May 27th, 2006 19:51 |
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... no you won't ...
Black Colloquium cancels annual conference at Sheffield Hallam University (click for more)
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