Future Lives and Austerity - Austerity and Altered Life Courses online symposium
| Dates: | 16 October 2024 |
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| Times: | 09:00 - 17:30 |
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| What is it: | Symposium |
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| Organiser: | School of Social Sciences |
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| How much: | Free |
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| Who is it for: | University staff, External researchers, Adults, Current University students |
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The international online symposium has been designed in collaboration with brilliant partner organisations, institutions, and experts, and aims to amplify the experiences of young people across Europe during (and after) times of austerity. There will be several hybrid hubs across Europe with collective screening of the event.
We begin the day with an intention-setting session led by Will Medd, followed by a brief introduction to the Austerity and Altered Life-Courses project, including its aims, findings, and pledges. After this, there will be four parallel slots which include varied sessions which address the symposium theme, exploring how research can be conducted and shared in collaborative, creative, and thoughtful ways. This includes discussions about feminist archiving, play and theatre in qualitative research, digital zine making with Inspire Women, and lightning talks with early career researchers about their work with young people in the context of austerity.
Each of the central online sessions are 70 minutes long (with the closing session scheduled for 30 minutes) and take place between 09:00-17:30 (BST) and 10:00-18:30 (CET), with regular breaks and time for reflection in between. The symposium comes to a close with a discussion and reflective postcard activity, facilitated by the AALC team, focused on our shared hopes and plans for the future. You can come to as many of the sessions as you like, attendance for the full day is optional.
The online central hub (1 and 2) sessions will be conducted in English, with Zoom offering a translation service as part of the software. Zoom links for both Central Hub 1 and 2 will be provided to participants in advance once registered.
Please contact poppy.budworth@manchester.ac.uk if you have any questions related to the central online symposium or the Manchester hub. If we can make this event more accessible for you, please contact Poppy.
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