Discussing Decolonisation: Guest Lecture by Dr Luke de Noronha
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Discussing Decolonisation: Guest Lecture by Dr Luke de Noronha

By York St John University
LX/601, York St John London Campus and online via Microsoft TeamsLondon, England
Apr 24, 2025 to Apr 24, 2025
Overview

Join us for this Discussing Decolonisation talk by Dr Luke de Noronha at our London Campus and Online

On Thursday 24th April, York St John's Discussing Decolonisation series comes to London with a guest lecture by Dr Luke de Noronha from UCL's Sarah Parker Remond Centre. The event takes place at the YSJ London Campus (Export Building), but will be live-streamed for those who are unable to attend in person. Tickets are free and all welcome.

Speaker bio:
Luke de Noronha is an academic and writer working at the Sarah Parker Remond Centre at University College London (UCL). He has written widely on the politics of immigration, racism and deportation, and has produced a podcast called Deportation Discs. He grew up in Manchester and now lives in London.

Abstract:
This talk explores some of the key challenges for the analysis of race, racism and the postcolonial today. The global right is obsessed with immigration, demography, birth rates, and national decline, scanning the border for signs of contamination and promising greatness through ethnic and national coherence and order. But this raises challenging questions about the relationship between nationalism and racism and the best ways to historicise and theorise their articulation – especially given that the forces of ultra-nationalism and postliberal authoritarianism connect, borrow and sustain one another in ways which disorient those attentive to white supremacy (Israel and India; Philippines and Hungary). As new poles of capitalist overdevelopment emerge, and inequalities within nation states widen, privilege and wealth are no longer so neatly colour coded – the racial does not sit within either international relations, scientific debate, or culture as it did in the 1930s or the late 19th Century. To develop lively accounts of race and racism, we need to avoid thinking in anachronistic geographies, and develop a certain curiosity and openness as to how new economic forces, digital technologies, and cultures of nationalism might be categorising and producing individuals and groups in new ways. This talk offers one opening in that direction, prising open a set of questions about the best ways to approach racism in confounding times.


This event is taking place in person, in London, and online via Microsoft Teams. To join us in person at the YSJ London Campus, please book your place by Tuesday 22nd April in order to receive a personalised QR code to access the Export Building.


If you would like to receive updates about forthcoming events in the series, along with recordings and materials from past events, please sign up to our Discussing Decolonisation mailing list.



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Join us for this Discussing Decolonisation talk by Dr Luke de Noronha at our London Campus and Online

On Thursday 24th April, York St John's Discussing Decolonisation series comes to London with a guest lecture by Dr Luke de Noronha from UCL's Sarah Parker Remond Centre. The event takes place at the YSJ London Campus (Export Building), but will be live-streamed for those who are unable to attend in person. Tickets are free and all welcome.

Speaker bio:
Luke de Noronha is an academic and writer working at the Sarah Parker Remond Centre at University College London (UCL). He has written widely on the politics of immigration, racism and deportation, and has produced a podcast called Deportation Discs. He grew up in Manchester and now lives in London.

Abstract:
This talk explores some of the key challenges for the analysis of race, racism and the postcolonial today. The global right is obsessed with immigration, demography, birth rates, and national decline, scanning the border for signs of contamination and promising greatness through ethnic and national coherence and order. But this raises challenging questions about the relationship between nationalism and racism and the best ways to historicise and theorise their articulation – especially given that the forces of ultra-nationalism and postliberal authoritarianism connect, borrow and sustain one another in ways which disorient those attentive to white supremacy (Israel and India; Philippines and Hungary). As new poles of capitalist overdevelopment emerge, and inequalities within nation states widen, privilege and wealth are no longer so neatly colour coded – the racial does not sit within either international relations, scientific debate, or culture as it did in the 1930s or the late 19th Century. To develop lively accounts of race and racism, we need to avoid thinking in anachronistic geographies, and develop a certain curiosity and openness as to how new economic forces, digital technologies, and cultures of nationalism might be categorising and producing individuals and groups in new ways. This talk offers one opening in that direction, prising open a set of questions about the best ways to approach racism in confounding times.


This event is taking place in person, in London, and online via Microsoft Teams. To join us in person at the YSJ London Campus, please book your place by Tuesday 22nd April in order to receive a personalised QR code to access the Export Building.


If you would like to receive updates about forthcoming events in the series, along with recordings and materials from past events, please sign up to our Discussing Decolonisation mailing list.



Events Access & Inclusivity

At York St John University we are committed to making our events as welcoming and inclusive for as many people as possible.

If you are planning to attend one of our events and have specific access requirements, including wheelchair access, then please contact us by e: events@yorksj.ac.uk or t: 01904 876318 and we will make every effort to accommodate you.

If you need a suitable seat reserved for you (and your companions), please let us know, preferably at least one week before the event. Sign language interpreters and real-time captioning may be requested in advance. Please contact us as soon as possible (ideally at least 3 weeks before the date of the event) if you require either BSL interpretation or captioning. We will try our best but cannot guarantee provision.

Parking

There is no parking for any vehicles on site and ANPR cameras are in operation 24/7.

We have a small number of Blue Badge spaces available, these spaces can only be used if guests have pre registered their number plates by emailing events@yorksj.ac.uk.

Registering your details does not guarantee a space, as they operate on a first come, first served basis. Please ensure your blude badge is displayed clearly in the vehicle.


Privacy Policy

York St John University will use the data you submit in Eventbrite for the purposes of administering this event. York St John University utilises third party software for data storage, tracking and analysis activity but your details will not be used by any of these third parties in order to contact you Any data you share with us will be used to help us improve your event experience and for event tracking and analysis activity within the University.

We will only send you important information and reminders related to the event you have booked unless you tell us otherwise. During the booking process, if you opt-in to receive emails about the latest events hosted and supported by York St John University, you consent to York St John University contacting you with relevant information.

If you no longer wish to hear from us you can opt-out at any time by changing your contact preferences via the link in emails you receive from us or by emailing events@yorksj.ac.uk.

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