Friday 9 August 2013

No rest for the wicked...

I must be very wicked as rest is something I have not been able to come by lately.

On 15th June 2013, I did my presentation (listed in the previous post) at Birkbeck College - University of London. Here, I covered research that I will include in my literature review. It was well received and I made some wonderful connections. It was a humbling experience and it was nice to know that my work is valued and that people really want to access things like this. There were approximately 50 people in attendance and the age range was quite diverse too. There were also teething problems in relation to the logistics behind the scenes but these things are learning curves.

25th July 2013, I presented and the 8th Colloquium on Ethnic Relations at UEL. This was for an academic audience but again it was received well, again I made wonderful connections and in some instances could put faces to names. Here I presented the overview of my actual research, what I am proposing to do. Many exciting development were discussed in the Colloquium in relation to the study of the Diaspora in the UK.

In between these presentations, I have followed up on networking leads and tweeked my research proposal and preparing for my field research e.g. consent forms, questionnaires etc. I have been busy attending talks and getting back into the Grime scene, fortunately the demand for it is increasing and there seems to be a space sociological space for it to flourish.

I am also gearing up to present elements of my research in Birmingham and Philadelphia - Good times!

Until next time