Commentary title: "Are We Post-Enlightenment? Queer Questions for Epistemic (In)Justices. A Commentary to Dr Polynczuk-Alenius': ‘Reality’, ‘truth’, and the democratic imagination in journalistic reporting on antiracist, queer, and feminist activism in Poland"
In this invited contribution, Dr Kulpa will share reflections on how EDI (equality, diversity, and inclusion) and decolonialisation work in the UK academic contexts, embedded in the processes of neoliberalization of higher education in the anglophone contexts.
The RESIST Project: Press Release. FINDINGS FROM THE 2nd STAGE OF THE PROJECT RELEASED
Headline: RESIST reveals the ‘heartbreaking’ impact of so-called ‘anti-gender’ politics across Europe
Lead: The RESIST project, which is investigating so-called ‘anti-gender’ politics across Europe, has discovered several negative consequences, including ‘systemic, institutional discrimination’.
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Dr Scott Lyall organises A Celebration of the Life and Work of Lewis Grassic Gibbon
Feb 7, 2025
Summary
For I Will Give You The Morning Star: A Celebration of the Life and Work of Lewis Grassic Gibbon
The great Scottish novelist James Leslie Mitchell, better-known as Lewis Grassic Gibbon, died on 7 February 1935. Just thirty-three years old, he had published an astonishing range of books in his cruelly short but hugely influential writing career, including Sunset Song, a novel of truly iconic status regularly voted Scotland’s favourite by the reading public.
This event, chaired by Prof Alison Lumsden, will mark the 90th anniversary of his death. Renowned academics, Gibbon specialists and writers will celebrate his legacy and explore the enduring fascination of his life and work: Dr William K. Malcolm, Gibbon's authorised biographer; Dr Alison Baxter, granddaughter and biographer of Jean Baxter to whom Sunset Song is dedicated; Gibbon experts Dr Scott Lyall and Prof Uwe Zagratzki, plus choice readings by Dr Shane Strachan.
The event is supported by the School of Arts and Creative Industries, Edinburgh Napier University.
Invitation to join Local and Community media research project
Mar 3, 2025
Summary
I have been invited to join a new research project focusing on local and community media in the UK. This is a project run by Rachel Matthews, head of Centre for Arts, Memories and Communities at Coventry University. The project will formally be launched after our meeting in June 2025. I was invited to join based on my previous research on local and community radio in the UK. Dr Matthews was the external examiner on my PhD.
Dr Roberto Kulpa spoke on the popular Polish Radio Nowy Świat about the findings of the RESIST Project, and broader about the role of gender, sexuality, and 'anti-gender' politics in Poland and Europe.
