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The BSA Race & Ethnicity Study Group is excited to launch #criticalcurrents:, a new monthly online seminar series for sharing and discussing work-in-progress on #race and #ethnicity.

Read our CfP: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Deadline: 2 December 2025

#sociology #AcademicSky #BSA
October 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Join us TODAY at 1pm for the next #CriticalCurrents seminar exploring #whiteness, #museum research, colonial collections, and #decolonisation through two fascinating papers by O'Brien and dr Wanniarachchi.

#Museums #Decolonisation #Race #MuseumStudies #WhitenessStudies #Colonialism #Sociology
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June 9, 2026 at 6:55 AM
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✨ Thank you to Dr Burgher and Dr Akintoye for their brilliant presentations at our last #CriticalCurrents session! 👏 #Whiteness & #Law will be 14 April at 1PM on Teams, with Abíọ́dún and Aurėja. Link below 1/3

#Whiteness #Law #Racism #FarRight #Autoethnography #Scotland #Sociology #WhitenessStudies
Programme - Critical Currents; - BSA Race & Ethnicity Study Group
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March 17, 2026 at 7:04 AM
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Our next session of #CriticalCurrents will be on #media and #representation on 12/05 @1pm on Teams. 2 presentations: 1) Bourdieusan analysis of the UK cultural industries; & the 2) the role of journalist in prod neg representations of #Muslims.

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#whiteness #law #criticalcurrents #media #representation #colourwashing #diversity #journalism #bourdieu #britishmedia #representation #blacklivesmatter #blackhistory #inequality #mediainequalities… |...
Two brillant papers on #whiteness and #law today by Abíọ́dún Abdul SFHEA and Aurėja Stirbytė! Thank you to all who attended. You can request slides by contacting the presenters using their contact det...
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April 17, 2026 at 6:14 AM
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📢 CALL FOR PAPERS

#criticalcurrents: is back for a second season in 2027!

The BSA Race & Ethnicity Study Group is looking for researchers, artists, organisers & practitioners who want to share and discuss work on #race & #ethnicity.

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Black poster for critical currents:, the BSA Race & Ethnicity Study Group’s online research seminar series. Large coral-red text reads ‘critical currents:’ around a grainy black-and-white image of a silhouetted hand reaching towards a bright rectangular light. The BSA logo appears in the top-right corner. Text at the bottom announces a ‘call for papers’, with a deadline of 2 December 2026, and contact email bsaraceethnicitystudygroup@gmail.com. A QR code linking to further information appears in the bottom-right corner.
September 13, 2026 at 9:42 AM
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📊 Our 2025–26 Annual Report is out! A huge thank you to everyone who has helped grow the Study Group over the past year. Swipe through for highlights, from community growth and #CriticalCurrents to our plans for 2027. 💜 1/2
#Sociology #RaceAndEthnicity #AcademicSky #BSA #HigherEd #SocialScience
Infographic with a light purple background titled "Our Community Continues to Grow." Three white icons illustrate key membership figures for the BSA Race & Ethnicity Study Group Annual Report 2025–26: 836 JISCmail subscribers (+4.9%), 87 BSA members (+7.4%), and 749 non-members (+4.6%). A footer reads: "BSA Race & Ethnicity Study Group – Annual Report 2025–26" alongside the British Sociological Association logo. Infographic with a light purple background titled "Looking ahead 2026–27." A colourful vertical timeline highlights the BSA Race & Ethnicity Study Group's planned initiatives: a Race & Ethnicity Study Group Plenary at the BSA Annual Conference 2027, the launch of the inaugural RESG Paper Prize with mentoring for winners, the continuation of the Critical Currents seminar series throughout 2027, an in-person/hybrid Study Group event in May–June 2027, and the development of an online platform for members to share working papers and publications. A footer reads: "BSA Race & Ethnicity Study Group – Annual Report 2025–26" with the British Sociological Association logo.
July 9, 2026 at 10:21 AM
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Send us your abstracts!
#Race #Technology #CriticalCurrents #ResearchSeminars #Sociology #BSA
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📢 CALL FOR PAPERS

#criticalcurrents: is back for a second season in 2027!

The BSA Race & Ethnicity Study Group is looking for researchers, artists, organisers & practitioners who want to share and discuss work on #race & #ethnicity.

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Black poster for critical currents:, the BSA Race & Ethnicity Study Group’s online research seminar series. Large coral-red text reads ‘critical currents:’ around a grainy black-and-white image of a silhouetted hand reaching towards a bright rectangular light. The BSA logo appears in the top-right corner. Text at the bottom announces a ‘call for papers’, with a deadline of 2 December 2026, and contact email bsaraceethnicitystudygroup@gmail.com. A QR code linking to further information appears in the bottom-right corner.
September 13, 2026 at 9:47 AM
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2/2 Abstracts below. #Palestine #friendship #HigherEd #Sociology #OnlineResearchSeminar #CriticalCurrents #Gaza #UrbanStudies
Teams link in the programme: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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July 2, 2026 at 12:48 PM
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#CriticalCurrents #Whiteness #Law #Racism #WhiteDecline #RaceSuicide #FarRight #LifeWriting #Autoethnography #Scotland #UK #ScotsLaw #ResearchSeminars #Sociology #WhitenessStudies

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March 17, 2026 at 7:04 AM