NEWS ULIP AND GOLDSMITHS LAUNCH ‘LOCALITIES OF WELCOMING IN HOSTILE TIMES’ The University of London Institute in Paris (ULIP), in collaboration with Goldsmiths, University of London, has launched a new network linking researchers and activists engaged in neighbourhoods of welcome across Europe. Both universities have contributed to key research in this area, as well as led work with their own local refugee communities.
exchange information, discuss long-term strategies for welcoming and working with refugee communities, and develop a critical framework of key research areas in this field. Particular interest lies in the intersections between refugee-oriented work and other strategies for critical opposition, including Black Lives Matter actions, or the Gilets noirs in France.
Formed by ULIP’s Professor Anna-Louise Milne and Goldsmiths’ Professor Sue Clayton, ‘Localities of Welcoming in Hostile Times’ aims to connect people across Europe who are involved in refugee welcoming and support. The project is characterised by an effort to work across the boundaries between academic exploration and activist engagement, seeking to promote and
With the pandemic having a devastating impact on the human rights and living conditions of refugees, COVID-19 became the key topic of the network’s second online meeting, which took place on 9 July 2020. The meeting linked those in the UK with attendees in Serbia, Spain, Italy, France, Belgium, Greece, Croatia, and Malta, giving attendees the opportunity to exchange information and discuss key topics.
LIBRARY EXHIBITION HONOURS THE LIFE OF CHARLES DICKENS Senate House Library, the central library for the University of London and School of Advanced Study, has marked the 150th anniversary of Charles Dicken’s death with an online exhibition, celebrating his life and work as one of the world’s most renowned writers on childhood. Childhood in Dickensian London explores Victorian London from the 1830s until the turn of the 20th century, focusing on Dickens’s child characters and exploring the role of his writing in helping to create a better childhood for all. Through the online galleries, visitors can browse some of the rare and unique items in the Library’s collections, including works by Dickens and items related to his life, alongside examples of legislation that affected the lives of Victorian children. The online exhibition, which runs until the end of 2020, also features a video about Dickens’s London legacy with Lucinda Dickens-Hawksley, Dickens’s great-greatgreat granddaughter, as well as a series of blog posts written by the exhibition’s designers, curators and experts in the field. For details on Senate House Library’s exhibitions, visit london.ac.uk/senatehouse-library/exhibitions-and-events
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