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The Amazing Ira Aldridge: The story of a black American actor on British stages in the nineteenth century
Tuesday 19 November, 5:30pm Livesey Cafe, University of Central Lancashire, Heatley Street, Preston African American actor, Ira Aldridge arrived in England in 1827 and forged a successful career on…
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Two New Research Fellows at IBAR
We welcome our new Research Fellows, Dr Astrid Haas and Dr Nicole Willson, who have both taken up appointments at IBAR in September 2019. Astrid is working on her…
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IBAR’s Dr Nicole Willson Recovers Will of Historical Black Queen
Dr Nicole Willson, Leverhulme Trust Early Career Research Fellow at the Institute for Black Atlantic Research, has discovered a translation of the original will of Marie-Louise Christophe, first Queen…
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Queen Quet Presents On 'The Reality of Being Gullah/Geechee'
Celebrating Black History Month, IBAR, in conjunction with the Lancashire Research Centre for Migration, Diaspora and Exile (MIDEX) and the School of Humanities and Global Studies, is proud to…
About IBAR
The Institute for Black Atlantic Research (IBAR) is a research institute utilising UCLAN’s interdisciplinary and internationally renowned research pedigree in African Atlantic studies particularly in the Schools of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) and Art, Design and Fashion (ADF).