Hi Everyone,
We hope that week 2 is treating you well. Here is the digest of events and opportunities coming up in the near future
Opportunity: CityBuddy Programme
First year students are encouraged to join the CityBuddy programme which can connect you with a second or third year student, who will mentor you during your first term.
It is a great way to get to know City, meet people, and get helpful advice on how to succeed in your studies!
Register here!
Black History Month: Olivette Otele, Absent Black Bodies in the British Memoryscape
21 October, 2020 – 12:00pm – 1:00pm
We are honoured to welcome Professor Olivette Otele, who will focus on the way the Global North is currently looking at mass protest, racism and colonial violence seem to have shifted since the killing of African American George Floyd in May 2020. Yet, in Britain, debates about the legacies of the country’s colonial past that include memorialisation, discrimination and representation, seem to slowly descend into a disconnect between the histories of white men in urban landscape on the one hand and fear that the past as it has been presented until now, will be forgotten. A deep-seated insecurity about allegedly falling into an anachronistic witch hunt continues to shape discussions about Britain’s history. Inequalities and trauma have been noticeably absent to these debates. This presentation seeks to examine the hegemonic threads and absences of current debates about the country’s colonial past.
This session is a unique and exciting opportunity to hear about Professor Olivette Otele’s inspiring work on Black History. This will be followed by a Q & A session.
You can register here!
Book Launch: Lise Butler, Michael Young, Social Science, and the British Left
14 October, 2020 – 5:30pm – 7:00pm
Lise Butler, Lecturer in Modern History, is releasing a new book!
The Young Foundation will host an online event to celebrate the book launch with special guests (to be announced) sparking a lively discussion on the emotional drivers of political behaviour, the social sciences – and their inclusion in political discourse (both on left and right), and the role of knowledge and evidence in shaping public purpose in society.
You can register here!
Quick Read: Tom Davies, NGOs and Transnational Non-State Politics
Tom Davies, Senior Lecturer in International Politics, has written a short article on the growing influence of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in world politics (and appreciation of said influence).
Read it here!
Quick Read: Inderjeet Parmar and Shihui Yin, Chatham House: A Century of Service to Empire
Inderjeet Parmar, Professor of International Politics, has co-authored a short piece on Chatham House’s centenary and the role of this celebrated institution in embedding Western power in the international system.
Read it here!
Book Review: Elizabeth Khan on Global Poverty, Injustice, and Resistance by Gwilym David Blunt.
Elizabeth Khan has reviewed Global Poverty, Injustice, and Resistance by David Blunt, Lecturer in International Politics. You can read it in the most recent issue of Ethics & International Affairs.
Read it here!