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Getting to University: support
Did you apply for university when you were 18 or 19, or go back to study as an adult? You may remember the application process as challenging: trying to find out what might work best for you from many options, work out what you could afford, perhaps, and convince your chosen institution that they wanted…
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Seminar: Prof Adrian Favell (University of Leeds) ‘From political economy to political demography: beyond methodological nationalism’.
The Migration Working Group – North West is holding its inaugural seminar on 19th of October 2018 at 2pm. Migration Working Group-North West brings together academics, organisations and practitioners working on migration who are either based in the North West of the UK, or researching migration in this region (including Action for Refugees). For the…
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Growing up in Afghanistan: Exhibition is open
The Growing up in Afghanistan exhibition is now open. Guy Smallman visited the university to set up his photographs in Hale Hall. On Thursday 4th October 12-1pm there will be an opportunity to hear Guy discuss his work and answer questions in a short talk. Please contact [email protected] to reserve your place.
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GROWING UP IN AFGHANISTAN Photography Exhibition @EHU
HALE HALL Edge Hill University Monday 24th September —Thursday 4th October 2018 This is a ten day exhibition of the work of freelance photographer Mr Guy Smallman. The exhibition will take up residency in Hale Hall for 10 days and involve a display of selected photographs from Mr Smallman’s time in Afghanistan. Visitors are welcome…
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Imagining community through sport at Edge Hill University
Dr Jack Sugden In 1983 Benedict Anderson wrote ‘Imagined Communities’, a book that pointed out, among other things, that the communities, towns, cities and especially nations in which we live are not actually real. Although they might feel real to us, part of our lives, our identities, have you ever actually seen an England? Touched…
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Dr Julia Hope: Children’s Literature about Refugees
Visiting from Goldsmiths’ University, last week Dr Julia Hope shared with the faculty her wealth of experience from her PhD research and a decade as a ‘refugee teacher’, working with children from a refugee background in the classroom. Her paper explored the range of ways in which children’s books can support children with a refugee…
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For more information see: https://www.facebook.com/events/435324230237734/ https://www.edgehill.ac.uk/events/2018/06/01/new-boat-people-unheard-stories-fastest-growing-refugee-crisis/
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Event: Dr Julia Hope – Children’s Literature About Refugees 14th May
‘Children’s Literature About Refugees: A Catalyst in the Classroom’ DR JULIA HOPE, GOLDSMITHS COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON Monday 14th May 2018 at 1.00pm, Room E1 This seminar welcomes Julia Hope, author of, ‘Children’s Literature About Refugees: A Catalyst in the Classroom’. This book addresses one of our most pressing global issues – often called “the migrant crisis”…
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Free course: Working Supportingly with Refugees
A new online course, Working Supportingly with Refugees: Principles, Skills and Perspectives, commences on Monday 21 May. The course will run for three weeks and is free to access. Attendance is flexible and self-paced, participants can enrol any time before or after starting date to complete the course. You can access it here – https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/cultural-mediation/1 What topics will you cover? The basics about…
