Race Forum

Birkbeck research

Exploring histories of ‘race’ and racism

Birkbeck, University of London is a global centre for research and teaching on 'race' and racism. The College is home to multidisciplinary communities of scholars and students, academic programmes and research centres committed to the study of this subject area. The College continues to build on this work as it enters its third century.

The Race Forum at Birkbeck hosts conferences, lectures, seminars, symposia and reading groups that examine histories and legacies of colonisation. These events, that are free and open to all, illuminate the connections between transcontinental histories of empire and postcolonial social formations and inequalities.

Future events

Find out about the events that we have planned in the Centre.

Past events

Find out about our past events, including lectures, seminars and symposiums.

University of Sanctuary

Birkbeck is the first higher education institution in London to receive the title University of Sanctuary by the City of Sanctuary charity for its support of refugees and asylum seekers.

MA Culture, Diaspora, Ethnicity

Our transdisciplinary master's programme stretches across the arts and humanities and social sciences. It examines the connections between histories of colonisation and contemporary social formations and inequalities.

Race Forum

Race Forum

Future events

Past events

University of Sanctuary

MA Culture, Diaspora, Ethnicity

Reading Group