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  • Race, creative freedom and the cultural industries, Anamik Saha, Goldsmiths
    Race, creative freedom and the cultural industries, Anamik Saha, Goldsmiths
    Wed, 12 Jun
    Solent University
    12 Jun 2019, 12:00 – 13:30
    Solent University, E Park Terrace, Southampton SO14 0YN, UK
    12 Jun 2019, 12:00 – 13:30
    Solent University, E Park Terrace, Southampton SO14 0YN, UK
    Anamik will be looking at the issue of creative freedom in the cultural industries. He will be reflecting on how people from minority ethnic backgrounds are the subject of tighter forms of control than their white counterparts, and linking this to social justice. The Spark, TS312
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  • Class theory and precarious work, Charles Umney, University of Leeds
    Class theory and precarious work, Charles Umney, University of Leeds
    Tue, 04 Jun
    Solent University
    04 Jun 2019, 12:00 – 13:30
    Solent University, E Park Terrace, Southampton SO14 0YN, UK
    04 Jun 2019, 12:00 – 13:30
    Solent University, E Park Terrace, Southampton SO14 0YN, UK
    Charles Umney from Leeds University, and author of the influential 'Class Matters', will be developing a re-application of Marxian class theory in this seminar, in order to better understand precarious work
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  • Gender equality and sports leadership, Lucy Piggott, Chichester University
    Gender equality and sports leadership, Lucy Piggott, Chichester University
    Wed, 22 May
    Solent University
    22 May 2019, 12:00 – 13:00
    Solent University, E Park Terrace, Southampton SO14 0YN, UK
    22 May 2019, 12:00 – 13:00
    Solent University, E Park Terrace, Southampton SO14 0YN, UK
    Lucy will be talking about her work on gender equity in the leadership teams of two large English sport organisations. She will discuss the challenges for women leaders in obtaining sport leadership positions, including gendered organisational culture, and also identify strategies for change.
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  • The experiences of women craftmakers of colour, Karen Patel, Birmingham City University
    The experiences of women craftmakers of colour, Karen Patel, Birmingham City University
    Wed, 27 Mar
    Solent University
    27 Mar 2019, 12:00 – 13:00
    Solent University, E Park Terrace, Southampton SO14 0YN, UK
    27 Mar 2019, 12:00 – 13:00
    Solent University, E Park Terrace, Southampton SO14 0YN, UK
    This paper draws upon research with women makers of colour from London and Birmingham, and explores how identity is negotiated both online and in makers' work, in an increasingly competitive and ostensibly homogenous craft economy.
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  • Co-operatives for independent and self-employed workers, Harry Pitts, Bristol University
    Co-operatives for independent and self-employed workers, Harry Pitts, Bristol University
    Thu, 14 Mar
    Solent University
    14 Mar 2019, 14:00 – 15:00
    Solent University, E Park Terrace, Southampton SO14 0YN, UK
    14 Mar 2019, 14:00 – 15:00
    Solent University, E Park Terrace, Southampton SO14 0YN, UK
    Harry Pitts of Bristol University, and co-editor of the new Futures of Work blog, will be talking about SMart: a growing co-operative labour market intermediary for independent and self-employed workers.
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  • Technology at Work - Brian McDonough, Solent University
    Technology at Work - Brian McDonough, Solent University
    Wed, 27 Feb
    Solent University
    27 Feb 2019, 12:00 – 13:00
    Solent University, E Park Terrace, Southampton SO14 0YN, UK
    27 Feb 2019, 12:00 – 13:00
    Solent University, E Park Terrace, Southampton SO14 0YN, UK
    This paper examines the use of the hands in a qualitative study with a commercial aeroplane pilot. By being there and engaging with things, we can attempt to acquire an optimal grasp of our research participants worlds, thus providing insightful ways of knowing and making sense of qualitative data.
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  • The creative industries and the rise of machines, Nick Potts
    The creative industries and the rise of machines, Nick Potts
    Wed, 13 Feb
    Solent University
    13 Feb 2019, 12:00 – 13:00
    Solent University, Southampton SO14 0AB, UK
    13 Feb 2019, 12:00 – 13:00
    Solent University, Southampton SO14 0AB, UK
    Nick will be using Marx's labour theory of value to look at the role of machines in the creative industries.
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  • Seminar - Zoe Young, author of Women’s Work
    Seminar - Zoe Young, author of Women’s Work
    Wed, 30 Jan
    The Spark (TS312) Solent University
    30 Jan 2019, 12:00 – 13:00
    The Spark (TS312) Solent University, E Park Terrace, Southampton SO14 0YN, UK
    30 Jan 2019, 12:00 – 13:00
    The Spark (TS312) Solent University, E Park Terrace, Southampton SO14 0YN, UK
    Zoe will be talking about her research, published by Policy Press. Already receiving accolades from Ann Oakley, Women's Work follows the experiences of women returning to work after starting families, and the unexpected labour that they find they've taken on in managing new working arrangements.
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  • Active Ageing as a Human Right - Prof Asghar Zaidi
    Active Ageing as a Human Right - Prof Asghar Zaidi
    Wed, 23 Jan
    The Spark (TS312), Solent University
    23 Jan 2019, 12:00 – 13:00
    The Spark (TS312), Solent University, E Park Terrace, Southampton SO14 0YN, UK
    23 Jan 2019, 12:00 – 13:00
    The Spark (TS312), Solent University, E Park Terrace, Southampton SO14 0YN, UK
    Professor Asghar Zaidi, of the LSE and University of Seoul, will be talking about his international work on active ageing, most recently looking at China and South Korea. His premise is that the opportunities for active ageing in old age are to be defended as a human right.
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  • Seminar - Neil Ellis, Seafarers International Research Centre, Cardiff University
    Seminar - Neil Ellis, Seafarers International Research Centre, Cardiff University
    Time is TBD
    Solent University
    Time is TBD
    Solent University, E Park Terrace, Southampton SO14 0YN, UK
    Time is TBD
    Solent University, E Park Terrace, Southampton SO14 0YN, UK
    Well-being of the seafaring workforce
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