Research on images of the Kurdish identity in London
Posted on 22. Dec, 2009 by KSSO in Calender, Community, Research
We as a research team (Dr. Jane Holgate, Dr. Leena Kumarappan and Janroj Keles from WLRI, London Metropolitan University and Professor Anna Pollert at University of West of England) are doing a research project on ‘Influences of identity, community and social networks on ethnic minority representation at work’ at London Metropolitan University and focusing on Kurdish people in Hackney, Indian people in Ealing and Caribbean people in Lambeth.
We are looking for 20 Kurdish individuals (with different age, gender, education and occupation background) to participate in a focus group and to interpret the social and cultural meanings of 10 photographs of Kurdish everyday life in London including identity, community and work.
We are interesting in how Kurdish people conceptualize their identities and relationships with issues of community, work and social network in London. This ESRC funded research project would like to hear your voice, your opinion and give you an opportunity to understand the way you feel, interpret, and make sense of your experiences in London through using images of Kurdish people taken by a professional photographer Jim Hodson and RenkArt.
We only need approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes of your time and we will pay you £20 for your participation.
Date: Friday 13 November 2009
Time: 6:15pm
Venue: SOAS, Room FG08
School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG
Organised by : Kurdish Studies and Students Organisation at SOAS (KSSO)
Please note: Space is limited to 20 participants, and pre-registration is required! Deadline for registration: Friday at 11:00 am (13.11.2009). The discussion will take place in English and Kurdish.
If you would like to consider participating in this project, please mail Janroj Keles j.keles@londonmet.ac.uk or mc@ksso.org.uk, Telephone: 07875149068
Working Lives Research Institute, London Metropolitan University
31 Jewry Street, London EC3N 2EY
www.workinglives.org
This research project is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and is being undertaken by the Working Lives Research Institute, London Metropolitan University.
