Postcolonial Birmingham Network
The University of Birmingham has a high level of expertise in colonial and postcolonial studies, spread across various departments, including Languages & Cultures, English Literature, History, West African Studies, Archaeology, American and Canadian Studies, Sociology, and Education.
The city and the university share a history rooted in this tradition. Joseph Chamberlain, the first Chancellor, was a strong supporter of the British Empire, and the city’s diverse community is a direct result of this legacy.
The Postcolonial Birmingham Network aims to bring together experts in colonial and postcolonial issues from the university and the West Midlands. It seeks to improve teaching and research and to share knowledge with the wider community.
Within the university, the network encourages interdisciplinary dialogue through seminars and conferences, aiming to develop joint research projects and improve curriculum design for both postgraduate and undergraduate courses.
Outside the university, the network offers easy access to our experts in colonial and postcolonial studies. Researchers, students, journalists, authors, librarians, teachers, and other specialists can find and contact Birmingham scholars for information and ideas. The network also has a mailing list for sharing information, announcements, and calls for papers.
The Postcolonial Birmingham Network works closely with related research groups at the university, such as the French Studies FRANCOPOCO.
Contact us
Contact us
For further information on the Postcolonial Birmingham initiative, or to be added to the Postcolonial Birmingham mailing list, contact Berny Sèbe (b.c.sebe@bham.ac.uk ).
Network members
Network members
- Dr Gëzim Alpion - Role of and impact of Catholicism on Post-independence India; stereotyping of the 'other', especially the European 'Other', in the context of the Sociology of Nationality, Religion, Media and Film
- Dr Craig Blunt - The Algerian war of independence
- Professor Lynne Brydon - Gender and Development in West Africa
- Dr Anissa Daoudi - Sexual violence against women in Algeria: narratives, translations, languages
- Dr Dave Gunning - Comparative Anglophone literature; black British and British Asian culture
- Dr Louise Hardwick - Francophone Caribbean literature
- Dr Insa Nolte - Religion and development in West Africa
- Professor Peter Preston - The End of the European empires in East Asia and postcolonial nation-building and economic development by replacement elites
- Dr Katrien Pype - Anthropology and post-colonial Congo
- Dr Asha Rogers - Postcolonial literatures in English
- Dr Berny Sèbe - British and French colonial history; decolonisation; history of the Sahara
- Dr Marco Vieira - North-South relations; post-colonial theory, especially in relation to international relations