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The Activist-in-Residence Scheme

The Activist-in-Residence Scheme has provided £20,000 in grants for four projects that support collaboration between researchers and activists in addressing societal problems.

Race Across the Channel investigates the digressive strategies used by French and British elites to counter antiracist scholarship, led by Dr Reza Zia-Ebrahimi (History), Rokhaya Diallo and Grace Ly (writers, journalists and activists).

Rebel by Default is working with women living with HIV, focusing on their lived expertise and capacity to bring about change. Researchers on this project are Dr Katharine Low (GKT School of Medical Education/Centre for Education), Dr Ella Parry-Davies (English/Centre for Humanities and Health) and Positively UK.

Reimagining Language Justice through the Art of Translation examines language injustice and political domination, led by Dr Sanja Perovic (Languages, Literatures and Cultures), Dr Rosa Mucignat (Languages, Literatures and Cultures) and Cristina Viti (professional translator).

Moving/homing by kindredpacket centres on people with East and Southeast Asian backgrounds and intersections between home, movement and digital technologies. Dr Wing-Fai Leung (Culture, Media & Creative Industries), Dr Jonathan Gray (Digital Humanities) and David Kam (movement artist and teacher) are undertaking this project.

For more details about the scheme, contact the Faculty's Impact & Knowledge Exchange team.

Project Team

Jonathan W. Y. Gray

Reader in Critical Infrastructure Studies

Wing-Fai Leung

Reader in Cultural and Media Industries

Katharine Low

Senior Lecturer in Performance and Medical Humanities Education

Rosa Mucignat

Reader in Comparative Literature

Ella Parry-Davies

Lecturer in Theatre, Performance and Critical Theory

Sanja Perovic

Professor of French Literature and Cultural History

News

Festival celebrates co-production between academics and activists

Participants in the Activist-in-Residence Scheme at King’s joined together for a celebration of their projects in 2024-25 on 3 June.

networking at activist-in-residence festival (sarah mclaughlin) (7)

Events

03Jun

Activist-in-Residence Festival 2025

Join us for a creative and collaborative gathering celebrating the work of this year’s Activist-in-Residence participants at King’s College London.

Please note: this event has passed.

23Oct

Translator in the House

Sessions with professional translator Cristina Viti for translation discussions, career advice, and practice-based insights, open to all students and...

Please note: this event has passed.

01Nov

Re-Imagining Language Justice

A two-day conference celebrating the richness and relevance of ‘minority’ languages including Romani, Gaelic, Scots, Welsh and Cornish through translation,...

Please note: this event has passed.

02Oct

Translator in the House

Sessions with professional translator Cristina Viti for translation discussions, career advice, and practice-based insights, open to all students and...

Please note: this event has passed.

Project Team

Jonathan W. Y. Gray

Reader in Critical Infrastructure Studies

Wing-Fai Leung

Reader in Cultural and Media Industries

Katharine Low

Senior Lecturer in Performance and Medical Humanities Education

Rosa Mucignat

Reader in Comparative Literature

Ella Parry-Davies

Lecturer in Theatre, Performance and Critical Theory

Sanja Perovic

Professor of French Literature and Cultural History

News

Festival celebrates co-production between academics and activists

Participants in the Activist-in-Residence Scheme at King’s joined together for a celebration of their projects in 2024-25 on 3 June.

networking at activist-in-residence festival (sarah mclaughlin) (7)

Events

03Jun

Activist-in-Residence Festival 2025

Join us for a creative and collaborative gathering celebrating the work of this year’s Activist-in-Residence participants at King’s College London.

Please note: this event has passed.

23Oct

Translator in the House

Sessions with professional translator Cristina Viti for translation discussions, career advice, and practice-based insights, open to all students and...

Please note: this event has passed.

01Nov

Re-Imagining Language Justice

A two-day conference celebrating the richness and relevance of ‘minority’ languages including Romani, Gaelic, Scots, Welsh and Cornish through translation,...

Please note: this event has passed.

02Oct

Translator in the House

Sessions with professional translator Cristina Viti for translation discussions, career advice, and practice-based insights, open to all students and...

Please note: this event has passed.

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