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1 - Jan/2013
Introduction
Happy New Year! We hope that one of your resolutions is to join in with the latest ARK activities. In the next few months, we are very pleased to be co-hosting three seminars with colleagues in Queen's University and University of Ulster. Each of these will highlight the work of three international speakers. Full details can be found below, and we hope you can join us.
Cultures of worklessness: popular myth or miserable reality
On Tuesday 29 January, Professor Tracy Shildrick (Teeside University) will examine the idea that intergenerational 'cultures of worklessness' exist in some families, influencing patterns of worklessness in the UK.
This seminar will be held NICVA, 61 Duncairn Gardens, Belfast, from 12:00-13:00, followed by a sandwich lunch. Everyone is welcome, and the seminar is free. However, places must be booked by email info@ark.ac.uk, or by telephone 028 7167 5513 This seminar is co-hosted with School of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work, Queen's University Belfast.
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The Here and There of Things. The Critical making of an Irish/English Diasporic identity
On Tuesday 12 February, John Given (www.narrativeworks.co.uk) will explore one Irish family's experience of emigration using biographical narrative. Through a digital collage of family photographs, music, video and poetry, the project creates a unique storytrack through which memories of their own family's story are evoked. Please note that this seminar will be held in the Old Staff Common Room, Queens University at 4pm. Everyone is welcome, and the seminar is free. However, places must be booked by email info@ark.ac.uk, or by telephone 028 7167 5513
This event is organised jointly with the Institute of Irish Studies, Queens University Belfast
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The Role of Heritage in Post-conflict Reconstruction: Reflecting on the translation of research into policy statements and the implications
On Tuesday 12 March, Marie Louise Stig Sørensen (University of Cambridge) will outline the role of heritage in post-conflict reconstruction efforts, and identify the challenges encountered when attempting to translate research into policy statements and recommendations. This seminar will be held NICVA, 61 Duncairn Gardens, Belfast, from 12:00-13:00, followed by a sandwich lunch. Everyone is welcome, and the seminar is free. However, places must be booked by email info@ark.ac.uk, or by telephone 028 7167 5513. This seminar is co-hosted with INCORE, University of Ulster
About ARK
ARK is a joint initiative between Queen's University and the University of Ulster, and began in 2000. Our mission is to make social science knowledge on Northern Ireland easily accessible to the widest possible audience. Most of our dissemination is via our website at www.ark.ac.uk, which is divided into four main areas:
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