The Difference Festival

In celebration of our research and successes join us at the Difference Festival 2021, a programme of exciting events showcasing the University of Westminster’s diverse contributions to our global community. We’ve changed city designs, impacted conversations about race and place, questioned preconceived biases and even challenged what a University should be. Join us in discussions about this work.

Monday 22nd February,

3pm – Difference as empowering Solidarities: A workshop on organizing politics - with Annapurna Menon, Part Time Visiting Lecturer, and others

5pm – Towards the Compassionate University: A panel discussion - Lead by Kathryn Waddington, Reader in Social Sciences, and others

7pm – Pursuit of silence – a photo exhibition with Adam Lazowski, Professor of EU Law

Tuesday 23rd February,

3pm – New perspectives and community voices on British Chinese heritage: an afternoon in London’s Chinatown with Cangbai Wang, Reader in Chinese Studies

5pm – Past, Present and Future of the University of Westminster impact in the Southern Caucasus with Nina Porakishvili and Professor Peter Lydyard

7pm – From ‘Me’ to ‘We’: Change the Pronoun, Change the World - Lead by Kathryn Waddington, Reader in Social Sciences, and others

Wednesday 24 February,

3pm – Stop Superbugs! with Manal Mohammed, Lecturer in Life Sciences

5pm – Sinophone creative responses to Covid-19 racisms and Xenophobia - with Séagh Kehoe, Postdoctoral Teaching & Research Fellow

7pm – Queering Public Spaces - with Pippa Catterall, Professor of History & Policy

Thursday 25 February,

3pm- Urban Tourism in the Wake of Covid-19: Minding the Gap
The event will be facilitated by Maja Jovic, Lecturer in Architecture & Cities, University of Westminster

5pm – Mental Imagery and Prejudice - with Orkun Yetkili, Lecturer in Social Sciences

7pm – MARKS: Forensic Photography and the Removal of the Trauma of Migration - with
Federica Mazzara, Senior Lecturer in Intercultural Communication, as well as photo journalist Max Hirzel and Drs Antonietta Lanzarone and Silvia Torresin.

Friday 26th February,
3pm – STOPWATCH – A discussion of current use of Stop & Search laws - with Simon Flacks, Senior Lecturer in Law, and others

5pm – Police use of stop and search: An example of cognitive bias in action? - With Coral Dando, Professor of Psychology

7pm – SUS: An online reading - with Matthew Morrison, Senior Lecturer in Humanities, Guy Osborn, Professor of Law in conjunction with Unfinished Histories