Discussing Decolonisation 2025/26 Summer Finale Event

York St John’s Discussing Decolonisation 2025/26 summer finale event will take place on campus and online from 10am until 16.30pm (BST) on Friday 26th June.

Building on last year’s summer event, which was dedicated to building the decolonising movement in the North of England, this half-day event will explore decolonisation beyond, across and against borders.

We will interrogate the colonial history and racist logic of contemporary immigration, surveillance and border regimes, and consider what migrant justice and border abolition might look like and entail, in theory and in praxis. 

The day will include a livestreamed keynote by Dr Monish Bhatia (University of York), a hybrid panel with postgraduate and early-career researchers, and a plenary with local community organisers and scholar-activists. The event is free and open to all, with lunch and refreshments provided.

Please find the event schedule with indicative timings below, and see our draft Event Programme for more information, including titles, abstracts and bios for all speakers.

Event schedule:  

10.00–10.15: Arrivals and coffee 

10.15-10.30: Opening remarks from series co-conveners, Lucy Potter and Dr Laura Key (hybrid) 

10.30-12.30: Session 1 – Livestreamed keynote, including film screening and Q&A, with Dr Monish Bhatia (University of York) 

12.30-13.15: Lunch (provided)

13.15-15.00: Session 2 – Hybrid panel discussion with postgraduate and early-career researchers (PGR/ECRs)   

15.00–15.15: Comfort break

15.15–16.30: Session 3 – Plenary discussion with local community organisers and scholar-activists 

16.30: Close  

Bookings:

Bookings for this and all events in the series are managed via Eventbrite. Please visit our Eventbrite collection.

This event is part of the ongoing Discussing Decolonisation series at York St John University. If you would like to receive updates about forthcoming events in the series, along with recordings and materials from past events, please sign up to our mailing list.

If you have any questions about the event itself, please email co-conveners Lucy Potter (l.potter@yorksj.ac.uk) and/or Laura Key (l.key@yorksj.ac.uk).