Connecting Cultures GRP has supported Congregate, an international online encounter between poets, musicians, artists and critical thinkers.

CONGREGATE: BLACK LIVES MATTER - A SPECIAL RESPONSE

Congregate was due to launch its second season initiated by Soul City Arts and supported by Raise Karma, University of Warwick, and a team of artists, academics and activists. We have recognized the real need to respond to the current situation and show solidarity with the struggle.

On Friday 5 June, 9PM (UK Time), we are collaborating with special guest artists Tshaka Campbell, Zena Edwards and Cleveland Watkiss for a conversation and freeform artistic response exploring what is happening now. Register to watch the stream.

The programmed season will go ahead as planned in the near future, featuring diverse themes and artists

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All 10 Global Research Priorities, including Connecting Cultures, are participating in a new funding call. Global Research Priorities aim to connect and support interdisciplinary research across the University. This call invites colleagues to apply for internal funding to support activities in the following areas:

• Explore, examine, demonstrate or participate in innovative activities during the Covid-19 pandemic
• Secure ongoing collaborations to keep research buoyant into the future
• Investment in the future of an element(s) of the Global Research Priority Programme which has future focus in some other way

Please see the funding application form for more details. The closing date for applications is Friday 1 May, 2020.

For more details, questions or queries please contact Rachael Kirwan, GRP Administration Coordinator, on imgrp@warwick.ac.uk 

Find out more about the fantastic research projects that have been funded in the first week of our highlight call in response to the COVID-19 crisis.  These range from projects which respond directly the the current crisis and use innovative digital interfaces to keep people and communities connected under lockdown, to funding investments in developing new resources and new software to benefit future research.

A Connecting Cultures supported project has launched a free downloadable learning resource about Victorian Prisons aimed at GCSE level. Full of useful information, archival material & games, the toolkit is particularly helpful for history students and teachers as well as anyone interested in themes around crime and punishment. The toolkit includes creative activities so may be of use to Drama and English students and teachers as well.

Get your free copy of Past Time Tool Kit here

The toolkit, created by Professor Hilary Marland and Rideout (an arts project that seek to challenge and empower those at the margins) is part of a large research project. Read more about the research project here