Janina Bauman Prize
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The Post-Colonial Bauman (1): Talk by Julian Go
The first in our series on Bauman and post-colonial social theory, co-sponsored with PIN: Postcolonial Intellectuals and their European Publics
The Post-Colonial Bauman (2): Talk by Manuela Boatcă
The second talk in our series reflecting upon the relevance of Bauman's work to current concerns in post-colonial and decolonial theory
The Post-Colonial Bauman (3): Talk by Shalini Randeria
The third talk in our series reflecting on reading Bauman in the light of critiques of Eurocentrism and the transformative challenge of decolonial thought
The Post-Colonial Bauman (4): Talk by Griselda Pollock
Our closing talk, and also a celebration of the recent award to Griselda Pollock of the 2020 Holberg Prize, Norway's equivalent to the Nobel Prize for critical theory
2020 Janina Bauman Prize Winner Announced
We are delighted to announce the winner of the 2020 Janina Bauman Prize to be André Dallas, for his thesis “Development as I-nity: Rastafari Philosophy as a Decolonial Alternative to Orthodox Development Paradigms in Jamaica”
BSA Theory Study Group Webinar: The Life and Work of Zygmunt Bauman
Bauman’s biographer Izabela Wagner and deputy director of Bauman Institute Jack Palmer will be featured in a special webinar co-sponsored by the BSA Theory Study Group and the Bauman Institute online on 2 December 12-1pm. Further information and registration for this event here: https://baumaninstitute.leeds.ac.uk/events/bsa-theory-study-group-the-life-and-work-of-zygmunt-bauman/
New Bauman Institute Director appointed
As the Bauman Institute celebrates its tenth anniversary, Prof Adrian Favell has become the new Director of the Bauman Institute. Founding Director Mark Davis will continue to play a key role in the direction of the Institute. Adrian is well known as a political theorist of citizenship and multiculturalism, and is working on a new book for Polity Press in migration theory.
Turning Words into Action: New Report on Community Municipal Investments
CMIs are being hailed as a breakthrough for hard-pressed councils to achieve their climate targets – and transform their relationship with residents.