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Forthcoming conference

Graphic title: Britishness, Identity and Citizenship, The View From Abroad

5th - 6th June 2008

Conference programme (Word version) and abstracts now available.

Campus map in colour [pdf file - requires Adobe Acrobat Reader]

The Centre for Democracy and Governance at the University of Huddersfield is organizing a two day conference to be held on 5th-6th June 2008. The main theme of the conference is ‘Britishness’ within global contexts, addressing such issues as transnationality of identity, British diasporas and the implications of dual citizenship across the former Empire and beyond.

Conference poster; click for larger (248kb) version

About the conference

The conference will include the following themes:

  • Philosophical considerations of post-colonial and post-imperial citizenship and identity.
  • The historical legacy of empire: transnational constructions of Britishness.
  • British Diasporas and the impact of dual citizenship on identity and governance.
  • Representations of Britishness in non-British national media, education and culture.
  • Contemporary debates on the value and legacy of Britishness across within the UK, the Republic of Ireland, the Commonwealth, Europe, United States and elsewhere.

Confirmed speakers

Keynote speakers and plenary participants already confirmed include Professor Sir Bernard Crick (University of Edinburgh), Professor Krishan Kumar (University of Virginia), Professor Christopher G. A. Bryant (University of Salford), and Professor Paul Ward (University of Huddersfield). Further details of keynote participants to be confirmed.

Conference structure and publications

The conference will provide an integrated programme of presentations from invited keynote speakers, plenary sessions, and a number of themed invitational panels addressing the core themes (including a dedicated post-graduate poster presentation session). We are currently in negotiation with publishers with a view to producing an edited volume of selected papers from the conference.

For further enquiries, please contact:

Dr. Andrew Mycock,
Division of Criminology,
Politics and Sociology,
University of Huddersfield,
HUDDERSFIELD HD1 3DH.
E-mail: britconf@hud.ac.uk

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