In our third episode of season 3, Tilly Lyons, a PhD student in Italian and History, briefly overviews the history of Africans in Italy between 1922 and 1945. In this episode, she contextualises the discursive landscape in which they found themselves in a colonial time where anti-Black propaganda was rife and discusses two case studies … Read more
Join us at our latest CMR event!It will be a one-day event that brings together scholars and practitioners to discuss and raise awareness on erasures. The focus will be specifically on Iraqi/Kurdish social groups and themes that deserve attention but remain neglected. Iraq and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) have remained in the public … Read more
A collaborative project between the Centre for Minorities Research and the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (2023 – 2024) Project Lead and Lead Cornwall Researcher: Sarah Edgcumbe Lead Scotland Researcher: Rory Cassie This project seeks to explore experiences of homemaking, including meanings invested in “home” among minorities living in Scotland and Cornwall. Aside from narratives surrounding … Read more
Join us on the latest CMR seminar series. The event will bring together scholars working with the concept and context of living heritage that either constrains or enhances diversity, minority positions and dimensions of indigeneity. The proposed approach will consider the relevant framework spelt out by international UN agencies like UNESCO and their legal instruments … Read more
For the second episode of season 3 of the CMR Podcast we have Parth Pandya, a PhD student in Demography, discussing their first PhD chapter looking at the effects of ethnic concentration on the partnership, employment, and housing patterns of ethnic minorities in the UK with a special focus on the key takeaways on the … Read more
Are you a member of a minority group residing in Cornwall or Scotland? Do you enjoy creativity? The project ‘“How Home Feels”: Inclusivity and Community-Making in the Celtic Promontories of Scotland and Cornwall’ is seeking multi-media contributions from minority residents of Cornwall and Scotland which explore and express what Cornwall and Scotland mean to you … Read more
The CMR Podcast is back with its third season! We are so proud of all involved in the last two seasons and can’t wait to hear a new group of talented students ready to share their research interests. Please join us in our latest and first episode of the third season. Environmental Justice and Persons … Read more
CMR is pleased to announce the second edition of the Centre-led online course. A 2-week intensive and bespoke professional development course on Humanitarian Intervention and Displacement, delivered by an interdisciplinary network of leading University of St Andrews experts. For more information about the course visit the Short Course page
The Borderworlds Conference happened in June 6th to 9th at the Monday 24th at the Charles University. It was an exciting three days of presentations and discussions with our colleagues in Prague, expanding the notion of borderworlds. From the University of St. Andrews, Dr Stavroula Pipyrou and PhD Candidates Camila Ferreira Marinelli, Rory Cassie, and Christina … Read more
The CMR Seminar Series is an annual event that brings together scholars working cross-disciplinarily with minorities. * The first Seminar Series, Minorities in Times of Scarcity and Conflict will soon be published as an edited volume for Routledge.