On Gesture: Approaches & Questions

The study-day draws upon the rich literature on gesture recently emerged across media and film studies, design, dance, psychoanalysis, linguistics, art, philosophy and performance studies.


Whistleblowers: Voices of Justice

Organised by Coventry University’s Centre for Financial and Corporate Integrity, in co-operation with the international law firm Constantine Cannon, the not-for-profit organisation WhistleblowersUK and the community network organisation MLROs.com, this conference will discuss the important role of whistleblowers in exposing corporate criminal activities, and how to encourage the reporting of corporate criminal behaviours and to best protect the individuals involved in such reporting.


When Amartya met Paulo: Social Work, Human Capabilities and Critical Pedagogy

This presentation seeks to offer a radically different model of social work based on combining the ‘human capabilities’ approach developed by Amartya Sen with ideas from ‘critical pedagogy’ and the work of Paulo Freire.


Feminist Research, Craft Theory And Virtual Materiality

In this seminar, visiting artist and scholar Dr Lynne Heller will give a talk about her research which brings a feminist perspective, crafts theory and collage methodology to research practice exploring the area between material and virtual realities.


Struggles for Organic Sovereignties: Networking and Conventionalizing Diversity in Latvia and Costa Rica

Struggles for Organic Sovereignties: Networking and Conventionalizing Diversity in Latvia and Costa Rica.


Research in South America: Challenges and Opportunities

Research in South America: Challenges and Opportunities


Artful Research Cultures

Please join us for this interactive discussion on how the CST and CAWR are together developing transformative research approaches for responding-with diverse communities of place. These artful forms emerge within a worldview that values and helps flourish our essential interconnectedness with animate world of which we are a part.


The politics of self-organisation and the social production of space in urban community gardens

This presentation draws on fieldwork conducted in Seville in 2016-17, exploring the politics of self-organisation and self-management in urban community gardens.


Somatics Toolkit Launch Event

The Somatics Toolkit proposes physically engaged approaches to familiar research activities.


Climate change impact on farming systems in the South Atlantic – Implications for the sheep wool sector

This study focuses on measuring GHG emissions from grasslands and to report baseline data from typical farming management practices to be integrated into the whole carbon balance of their farming system.


Postdigital Intimacies Symposium

Postdigital Intimacies addresses important issues in how we make sense of our minds, bodies, relationships and emotional worlds.


Water security and climate change in sub-Saharan Africa

High levels of rainfall variability are magnified in the response of river discharges and lake levels creating major challenges to ongoing activities to achieve water security in sub-Saharan Africa.


AgroecologyNow! Agroecological Transitions-Transformations for A more Just and Sustainable Food System

In this Seminar, the AgroecologyNow! group at CAWR will present a framework they have developed for understanding and enabling agroecology transitions-transformations. This material is being developed into a book that will be published in the coming year.


The Living Classroom Film by GardenAfrica (GardenAfrica Films)

The Living Classroom is the cumulative result of GardenAfrica’s learning and work alongside agroecology specialists and training organisations in sub-Saharan Africa since 2001. GardenAfrica is a UK NGO that collaborates with in-country partners to co-design and develop initiatives that promote plant-based solutions to address everyday challenges.


Midlands African Studies Hub (MASH) Conference

Following the establishment of the Midlands African Studies Hub (MASH) in Birmingham in September 2017, we are holding a one-day conference at Coventry University on the theme of ‘Contesting Injustice: People’s mobilisation from below’ and invite you to submit a paper proposal. 


Research on Africa Seminar (CURAS 2018)

Across many departments and research centres in Coventry University are researchers undertaking varied and sometimes interdisciplinary research projects on Africa that aligns with the research interest and agendas of other fellow researchers. Thus, the idea behind CURAS 2018 is to bring together researchers in Coventry University undertaking research in Africa.


The Big Question: What has Grenfell Tower taught us about housing, racism and social justice?

The inferno that engulfed the Grenfell Tower was a personal disaster for the many who lost their friends and families. The subsequent analysis and media frenzy highlighted issues of housing, social justice and racism.