Welcome back to the Weekly Update and we’ve got a ton of things coming up in the near future.
The Ins and Outs of Assessments and EC Regulations
Wednesday, 18 November: 13:00 – 13:40
How strict are word counts? How strict are deadlines and what happens if you miss one? What do you need to do when you encounter problems with your assessment due to extenuating circumstances? Ever wondered what you need to do when you face problems with submitting your coursework? What happens with your course work when you submit your work after the deadline? When can you expect to receive your provisional marks and feedback? What happens when you fail an assessment or module?
This are some of the questions we will address in this session. It will provide a simple overview of the key assessment policies that apply to you, as well as some tips and tricks to deal with them. In addition, there will be an opportunity to ask all the questions you have.
An invitation should be in your mailbox. If not get in touch with Koen Slootmaeckers.
Careers Orientation Event with City Alum
Thursday, 19 November, 15:00 – 15:45
Worried about your career future in these uncertain times? struggling to strategise between making job and PG applications and keeping up with your studies? Needing advice on how to think creatively about career paths available after a degree in our department and how to get involved in extra curricular activities and enrich your cv in an attractive way ? then participate in this short webinar featuring alumni who recently graduated from our department of Int.Politics and who have successfully joined sectors such as International Organisations, Youth Sector, Refugees protection , Media, Education. etc.
This event is open to all but is especially relevant to Third Year Students!
“In The Sea of Empires: Networks and Crossings in the Revolutionary Caribbean” with Jeppe Mulich
Thursday, 19 November, 17:30 via Zoom
At this event, Jeppe Mulich will present his recent book, “In a Sea of Empires: Networks and Crossings in the Revolutionary Caribbean” (Cambridge University Press, 2020).
Jeppe explores the interconnected nature of imperial politics and colonial law in the maritime borderlands of the Leeward Islands, where British, Danish, Dutch, French, Spanish, and Swedish colonies both competed and cooperated with one another.
His work offers a new account of the age of revolutions in the Caribbean, emphasizing the border-crossing nature of life in the region.
Organised by the Centre for Modern History.
Please contact CIPS@city.ac.uk for more details.
Student Consultant Job Opportunity
Deadline: Midnight (GMT), Sunday, 22 November
An exciting role has become available for twelve School of Arts and Social Sciences students, applications from both Undergraduates and Postgraduates welcome. All of the work will be done remotely.
The Student Consultant is a new position, and postholders will be encouraged to bring their own experiences, skills and vision to their work. Student Consultants will work as a team to identify particular issues with the student experience in the School, relating to equality, diversity and inclusion(EDI)and the representation and engagement of students from groups usually underrepresented in higher education.
This position offers students with a lived-experience relevant to, interest in, or commitment to, equality, diversity, and inclusion for underrepresented groups in higher education an excellent opportunity to contribute to meaningful, considered, and constructive recommendations on School on strategies and support processes.
For further information on the role and the person specification, please see the attached Student Consultant Job Description.
Applications can be submitted via an application form at
https://cityunilondon.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_54EJZj8HiXzSh2l
Autumn 2020 Webinars – US Think Tanks and Foundations in World Politics
The Battle of Ideas from The Academy Online: Race and Racism
28 November, All Day
In the wake of Black Lives Matter, politicians and cultural figures have pledged to overturn racial injustice, examine implicit bias, and reassess national history. Radical policy demands, such as ‘defunding the police’, have gained momentum. Riots and looting have been justified as a new political tactic. Amid this, a new focus on race and racial identity has emerged. White people are encouraged to accept their inherent racism, with ‘white fragility’ becoming the insult de jour. Skin colour is said to determine privilege. The goal of previous anti-racist struggles such as the Civil Rights Movement – to create a society where race and racial distinctions no longer mattered – is dismissed as anachronistic and even racist. For our second online event this year, we seek to uncover the political and intellectual history underpinning the return of race to the forefront of political discussion.
This online event will look at how race and racial thinking historically emerged in the wake of, and as justification for, colonialism, slavery, and imperialism. We will examine why the defeat of Nazi Germany discredited racial thinking among intellectuals and elites, but racist policies lived on – and were challenged across the world. We will explore how anti-racist intellectuals from WEB Du Bois to Frantz Fanon, James Baldwin to Ta-Nehisi Coates grappled with ‘race’ as a concept – sometimes accepting it as a grim reality, often arguing to overturn it, and sometimes seeking to uncover its revolutionary potential. Turning to the present, we will examine how racial thinking has made a comeback in the work of contemporary intellectuals, and how this is being institutionalised under the guise of anti-racist policies. We will also examine the role of race through literature, and examine historically the origins and response to race riots.