Contested Spaces, Shared Places

Programme 9:30 9:45 10:30 11:15 11:30 12:00 Introduction: Professor Janet Haddock-Fraser, Provost, MMU Cheshire Contested Spaces – Shared Places: A South African Perspective. Professor Saloshna Vandeyar, Institute of Education, University of Pretoria, South Africa Session 1: Edgelands a) “I’m obviously Catholic, but I wouldn’t class myself”: Exploring presentation of social identity in Northern Ireland Robert Lowe, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, MMU Claire Campbell, Department of Psychology, University of Ulster, Coleraine b) “A Stubborn Deceit”: The Contested Cultural Geography of the American Borderlands Matthew Carter, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, MMU Coffee / Tea “Silent Tradition”: FGM, A Violation of Human Rights. Dorcas Akeju OBE Session 2: Migrant (Un)belongings a) Inside and Outside Place: Representations of race in the literature of Rochdale Jennie Bailey, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, MMU  12:45 b) Eleven years on from EU Accession: Polish migrants’ accounts of work and life in South Cheshire and surrounds Stephen French, Dept of Human Relations and HRM, Keele University Geraldine Lee-Treweek, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, MMU Kasia Kliks, Translator and Interpreter, Independent researcher Lunch and Poster Session 1:30 Session 3: Gendered Spaces a) Exclusion, identity and categorisation – gender politics and transgender women Michael Loughlin, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, MMU Emma Loughlin, Glasgow LBGT Society & Glasgow University Feminist Society b) Going into Battle: Becoming a male primary school teacher Corinne Woodfine, Faculty of Education, MMU c) Deep Pink Meriel Lland, Department of Contemporary Arts, MMU 2:15 Session 4: Experiencing Spaces a) The Psychological Benefits of Being Physically Active in Different Environments Emma Lawton and Eric Brymer, Department of Exercise and Sport Science, MMU b) Redefining Urban Spaces: Parkour for Mental Health Charlotte Blake & Eric Brymer, Department of Exercise and Sport Science, MMU c) Small Journeys Skyward Meriel Lland, Department of Contemporary Arts, MMU d) Photographing Memories Carla Hamer, Department of Contemporary Arts, MMU Coffee / Tea Session 5: Community Spaces a) Triple Helix Partnerships & Civic Engagement: Arts, Academia and the Public Carola Boehm, Department of Contemporary Arts, MMU b) Lessons from a Failed Youth Football Movement Rick Fenoglio, Department of Exercise and Sport Science, MMU Close 3:00 3:15 4:00