We are pleased to announce the successful applicants of the Decolonising R&KE Pilot Project Fund.
Congratulations to:
Amit Dinesh Patel (FLAS/ICE)
This project seeks to challenge institutional Whiteness in Experimental Sound practice by investigating the creative identities of contemporary Black and South Asian composers working in the UK.
Shoaib Ul Haq (GBS)
RECLAIMING VOICES: DECOLONIZATION AND CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY ). This project aims to explore the intersections of colonial legacies, sustainability discourse, and indigenous knowledge within the context of the British extractive industry.
June Po (FES NRI)
This project examines how soil and land use appraisals and price changes of cash crops such as sugar cane, cotton, and cocoa, contributed to key agricultural policies and practices from 1950s to present, in the Caribbean region (e.g., Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Belize.), asking “to what extent did soil and land evaluations and trends of cash crop markets contribute to the policies and practices of colonial and postcolonial agricultural systems?”
Sterling Rauseo (GBS)
Deconstructing and reorganising theories and approaches to youth empowerment that embraces “local” origins. – A Reflexive Approach.
This project will examine can the collaboration of global south researchers contribute a new theoretical and methodological approach to youth empowerment.
Louise Abayomi (FES NRI)
Reevaluating and reassessing the process of change of transition towards independence.
Dating from developments during the era of colonialism, groundnut exports have traditionally been an important source of export revenue for several African countries, including Nigeria. This project aims to create a database of what was exported (focusing on groundnuts) during the pre/post colonial period, ascertain who made/participated in the strategic research framework and propose new framework for policy, actors and structures.
We look forward to seeing the outcomes of your research.
