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Taking place at De Brug, Roeterseiland Campus (REC)
Event details of Decolonial Futures Encounter
Date
30 April 2024
Time
15:00 -19:00

We are very excited to invite you to the first Decolonial Futures Encounter on Tuesday 30 April, 15.00-19.00 at De Brug! This encounter is all about getting to know each other and, to that end, it will include both a brief set of research ‘teasers’ and two rounds of academic ‘speed dates’. During each of these rounds you’ll have the chance to get to know & exchange with three colleagues of your choice. The research teasers will be provided by those who will have freshly been awarded funding through our RPA.

Please note that the Encounter is open to all staff and PhD students too!

In order to get to know you all and set up the ‘speed dates’, we kindly ask you to register by filling out this brief questionnaire, by Tuesday 23 April. In it, you will be asked to leave your:

  • Name & departmental affiliation
  • (Trans)disciplinary self-identification
  • UvA profile link (or any profile you feel is most representative of you/your work)
  • Research interests or ideas you’re looking for collaborators on, or types of things you’d be excited to collaborate on/exchange around
  • Optionally any outreach, activist or artistic engagements/interests you have you might like to share with the group

This information will be shared with all registered participants, after which each of you will be asked to select six colleagues (i.e. 3 per round) with whom you’d like to engage in conversation! Please expect to do so within a week of the form's closing and try to include at least two people from outside your faculty in your selection, to enhance interfaculty mingling. We’d be happy to act as matchmakers for the decision-fatigued among you, just indicate so on the form!

Program

  • Walk-in from 15.00, pick up your name badge, grab a drink
  • 15.15-16.00 Opening & research teasers
  • 16.00-16.45 First round of speed dates 
  • 16.45-17.00 Break & physical icebreaker
  • 17.00-17.45 Second round of speed dates
  • 17.45-19.00 Stay and socialize, there will be food! :)

Location

This first encounter will be held at the Roeterseiland Campus (REC), at De Brug.

Much looking forward to receiving your registrations and meeting you all!

Best wishes,

Decolonial Futures