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This interdisciplinary project explores the historical trajectories of print activism among low caste and Dalit movements in south India, and how print continues to play a significant role in a range of ongoing anti-caste endeavours across the country today. We are interested in exploring the positive financial and organisational impact that the emergence of community-focused...
The LAHRI and Cultural Institute Teams are delighted to announce that the following three projects were successful in the first round of the Sapling Fund. Aylwyn Walsh, Dalton Harrison, Abolitionist Futures & Ripon House: 'arts & abolitionist futures' William Gould, Andrea Major, Neelam Publications and Books: 'From Paper to Pixel: Exploring anti-caste Print Culture' Dibyadyuti...
Melanie Rose, our LAHRI postdoctoral research fellow and The New Forest National Park Authority Artist in residence unveils her new exhibition entitled Shadowing, opening on 4th October and running until 30th October 2023. Here's Melanie's description of her work: SHADOWING The title of the exhibition references the dappled light found in and among the trees in...
The new year brings with it a new LAHRI director. Dr Alex Bamji, Associate Professor of Early Modern History, will be taking over from Prof Jamie Stark on 1st January 2024. The LAHRI team asked three key questions so you can get to know more about Alex and her plans for LAHRI going forwards. Alex,...
LAHRI and the Cultural Institute recently launched The Sapling Fund, (deadline of 5pm on Monday 2nd October). You can read this interview with LAHRI Director Jamie Stark to find out more about what this scheme is for. Jamie, what is the Sapling Fund? We set up the Sapling Fund to support developing research and collaborations,...
If you are interested in poetry, energy and energy conservation this online event may be for you. My name is Wei Zhou. I’m a research assistant at the Centre for Endangered Languages, Cultures and Ecosystems (CELCE) at Leeds. I’m co-organising a ‘Women and Energy Poetry Show’ held in the Goethe Zentrum in Kampala on 23 September...
LAHRI and the Cultural Institute are delighted to launch the Sapling Fund - Supporting the development of collaborative projects in arts, humanities, and culture. This scheme replaces the Interdisciplinary Research & Impact Fund for Culture (IRIFC). It is supported by the Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF). Key details Amount: £5k per project Time frame:...
Ahead of the Sadler Seminar Series 2023-24 launch, we are delighted to announce that there will be five projects in this year's series. We would like to thank all applicants. Our congratulations go to: Hanem El-Farahaty (LCS), for the series: Legal Metaphors Across Languages and Cultures (LeMALC): Interdisciplinary Approaches for the Identification and Translation of Human...
Dr Adaobi Muo, one of our Lucas-Lahri fellows, has been in touch with an update about her current project, A Cry for Help: Advocacy for Ecological Recuperation in Selected South-eastern Nigerian Locations. Read all about it below: Introduction My on-going research examines how African ecological crisis is being remediated through reprocessing/recycling activities of overlooked change agents,...
Have you heard about the Digital Creativity and Culture Hub? No? Well now you can find out all about them via their new website.