Announcements

[Awards] Our annual recognition awards will be presented at the conference ... More…

[Keynotes] We are pleased to announce that Pam Tatlow of Million+ will offer one of the keynote talks. We are also delighted to have keynote contributions from David Gellner, Oxford University, and Marilyn Strathern, University of Cambridge. More…

Conference Programme: Thursday 26 November 2009

Please note programme subject to change.

9.00 - 10.00 am Coffee and Registration
10.00 - 11.00am KEYNOTE 2 (Chair: Ian Fairweather, Academic Co-ordinator, C-SAP)
Theme: Rights and Responsibilities   FILMED
Prof Marilyn Strathern - University of Cambridge
Title: Responsibility, life and the examiner
Rooms 101-102
11.05 – 12.05pm Paper Session D
Roles Workshop
Room 101-102
M McManus
Why Teach?
Attend 3 Sessions (Wed, Thursday & Fri)
Roles
Chair: Helen Howard
Room 105
E Walton
An Exploration Of The Roles And Experiences Of Students With Disabilities & / Or Illness
Relationships
Chair: Donna Lee
Room 106
P Ransome Critical Responsibilities
Curriculum Development SIG

D Miller
Critical Reflections on the Social Science Curriculum

Roles C Bolsmann & P Lowe
Developing the UG Sociological Curriculum At Aston University: Critical Reflections & Possible Interventions

Relationships
J Parker & M Wyman
Innovative Assessment In Politics: The State Of The Discipline In The UK
12.05 – 1.00pm Lunch
1.00 – 2.00pm Paper Session E
Meet the Keynotes
M Strathern
David Gellner
Jacqui Briggs
Rob Mears
Rights & Responsibilities Workshop
Room 105
A Trias I Valls
New 'Copy Rights' & New Responsibilities: Shifting The Boundaries Of Peer Reviewing: Open Access Anthropology; Engaging Colleagues & Students Into Self-publicising & Self Archiving
Relationships Workshop
Room 106
L Marr, R Huggins & D Woodman
'Gravesend Is A Sikh & Christian Community': Engagement, Voice & Participatory Learning In The Social Sciences
Roles Workshop
Room 108
I Fairweather
Why Anthropology Matters To The Graduate of the 21st Century (attend 3 sessions Wed / Thurs / Fri)
2.00 – 2.30pm Break and check in
2.30 –
3.30pm
Talking Circle 2 - (see questions here)
Roles
Chair: Peter Kerr
Room 101-102
Rights & Responsibilities
Chair: Cath Lambert
Room 105
Relationships
Chair: Mark Turin
Room 106
3.35 – 5.00pm KEYNOTE 3: Thinking Aloud Session (Chair: Professor David Hartley, School of Education, University of Birmingham)   FILMED
Theme: Roles
Question: 'Are we limiting the academics of the future with a model of the past?'
David Gellner - Professor of Social Anthropology University of Oxford
Dr Jacqui Briggs - Political Science Association (PSA)
Rob Mears - Professor of Sociology, Bath Spa University (Chair, BSA Council)
Rooms 101-102
5.00 – 6.00pm Optional Free Space for Special Interest & Other Groups to meet
eLearning SIG
Room 101-102
Chair: D Marsh - Open Educational Resources
Gender SIG
Room 105
Chairs: E Forster / P Kerr - Teaching Gender and Sexuality to Politics and International Students
Religion SIG
Room 106
Chair: I Fairweather - What is the place of faith in the social sciences?
Race SIG
Room 108
Chair: P Warmington - Atlantic Crossings: new dialogues in Critical Race Theory
7.00 – 7.30pm Drinks Reception (sponsored by Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
Poster / Exhibition Time
 Deborah Lee: Relationships Between University Study, Volunteering & Careers: Introducing the new C-SAP Mini-site "A Companion To Volunteering & Careers"
Rooms 101-102
7.30pm onwards Awards Presentation: David Sadler, Director of Networks, Higher Education Academy.
Followed by Dinner.(menu options)