In the aftermath to the abolition of slavery, about 2 million indentured workers travelled from the Indian sub-continent to the British plantation colonies between 1834 and the First World War….Read More >
global development
Global Development workshop: Conceptualising historical legacies
It is widely acknowledged that the past can offer a window into the future. In academia, studying historical trends to explain the present or predict and imagine future events is…Read More >
Harry Pettit Seminar, Thursday 25 February, 1-2pm
Join us for our next Human Geography & Global Development online seminar this term. Harry Pettit, David Robins Fellow in Urban Geography, University of Reading, will be presenting on: The…Read More >
Cocaine: falling coffee prices force Peru’s farmers to cultivate coca
A slump in world coffee prices has pushed farmers in Peru’s central jungle to rip up their plants and replace them with coca leaf – the raw material used in…Read More >
Partnerships for global development
On 9 December, the University held an event to showcase the rich and varied work taking place right across the disciplines to address issues of inequality, social justice, resilience and…Read More >
Methods for Participatory Development and Communications
Global Research Division workshop Using visual methods to enable participatory action-research: women and Zero-Budget Natural Farming in Andhra Pradesh, India – Henny Osbahr and Grady Walker We use participatory photography when…Read More >
Methodologies for Global Development Research,
A Global Development Research Division workshop Ethnographic perspectives on the drug trade – Tom Grisaffi How can you collect data on illegal activities? Tom will give a brief history of ethnographic…Read More >
Human Geography Seminar Series
Human Geography Seminar Series – Autumn 2020 All sessions will be held on Microsoft Teams. Please email Ruth Evans (r.evans@reading.ac.uk) for more information. Sessions: 29 October 1-2pm: ‘The Trepidations of…Read More >
