The Centre for Minorities Research (CMR) supports academic dialogue and real-time action on one of the most urgent global challenges of our time: achieving meaningful, intersectional engagement with vulnerable populations. Bringing together an outstanding team from across the University of St Andrews and beyond, CMR facilitates cutting-edge research, interdisciplinary debate, and knowledge application to promote empowerment and engagement with minority issues.
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Season 4 / Episode 2
In this episode of the CMR Podcast, Allan Mjomba Majalia, a third-year PhD student in Sustainable Development at the University of St Andrews, School of Geography and Sustainable Development, delves into the Indigenous and local knowledge of fisher folk in Kenya and Ghana. He examines how marine social science—a Western epistemological framework—intersects with African ontologies…
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New Publication
We are delighted to share a new article by CMR Academic Exchange Fellow Dr. Ruxandra Ana, published in the Dance Research Journal (Cambridge University Press). “Cuban-Style Salsa: Intersections of Tourism-Led Entrepreneurship and Dancing Personal Development” explores how Cuban-style salsa serves as both a cultural practice and a tool for personal and economic transformation. Through a…
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New Publication
We are thrilled to announce that CMR Academic Exchange Fellow Dr. Ruxandra Ana has published a new article in Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power. “Modes of Embodiment: Exercising Agency through Afro-Cuban Dance” delves into the agentive power of Afro-Cuban dance within the global dance industry. Dr. Ana follows the professional journeys of dancers,…
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