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We’ve got a whole tasty smorgasbord of activities to get amongst this week. Dig in.
An Important Message from Senator Sanders:
If you are in third year please fill out the NSS!
Political Photo Contest
Friday 12 March: 11:59pm GMT
Images are a powerful language. Take a picture of something around you that captures a key topic that you have addressed in one of your modules so far and enter your submission for the City International Politics best photo competition!
The Department of International Politics at City, University of London is delighted to announce its third round of “Best political photo contest” exclusively dedicated to undergraduate students currently (2020-21) studying for a degree in International Politics, International Political Economy, Politics, International Politics and Sociology, History, or History and Politics at City.
The award consists in a 50GBP Amazon voucher. The winner will be announced before the end of term. The winning picture will feature on our department website, various City social media (e.g.twitter), and also on the City International Politics blog.
How to apply:
1) You must be a City, University of London, student currently enrolled for an Undergraduate degree with the International Politics Department (i.e. BSc in: International Politics, International Political Economy, Politics, International Politics and Sociology, History, or History and Politics).
2) The picture must be your own work and must not be taken from existing websites/social media, etc., fully in compliance with Copyright laws.
3) The photo should relate to one of the topics that you have studied in your modules so far (this year or in previous years) and should therefore be accompanied by 50-100words to explain the significance of the picture and 50-100 words about yourself and what motivated you to take the photo.
4) If the photo entails featuring portraits of people’s faces then you must make sure that those individuals give you their written consent to take the picture and use it for the purpose of this competition which entails making the image public.
5) Take the image as high quality as possible, and send it as a standard format (e.g. JPEG, TIFF, PDF, PNG) from your own official City email to: sara.silvestri@city.ac.uk with the subject line ‘submission for photo competition’ by Friday 12 March 2021 , 11:59 GMT latest.
Images sent from email accounts different from official City student addresses will be discarded.
6) By submitting their photo/picture applicants agree that the image can be used (recognising authorship of course) across City, in City social media, MS Teams pages, module pages, Instagram and Twitter accounts of the Department/ University, etc.
DecipherGrey
Students from City have founded a new online platform. Show your support by engaging with their excellent content
DecipherGrey is a platform to debate, learn and share about fundamental matters. It is a place to connect with engaged people aiming to shape tomorrow’s society. Along with giving a non-partisan tribune to debaters, DecipherGrey is committed to publishing insightful articles and is welcoming renowned scholars as well as driven individuals to contribute.
Have a look at: https://www.deciphergrey.com/
If you want to publish an article on the platform or join the team, send an email to: team@deciphergrey.com
Employment Opportunity: The City Entrepreneurship Hub
The City Entrepreneurship hub is looking to employ students from the International Politics Department (from any of the programmes that we offer) to assist them with various social media tasks. The position is PAID and
TEMPORARY (see terms below).
Requirements:
• Must have an high 2.1 average (that is at least 66% )
• Can use Instagram reels/TikTok very well
• Is not afraid to speak in front of the camera
• Can use Premier Pro very well
• Who has podcasting or interviewing experience
Job context:
Working for CityVentures as an ad-hoc student ambassador to promote entrepreneurship, you will be responsible for content creation and working for a place where creativity is born and made to reality. Learn More.
The coordinator of this initiative, Taylor Wong, also came to speak to us in this career orientation event in November. She is the first presenter after the general introductions, at about 2’.10’’ into the recording.
Pay and perks:
• Pay – £14.01 an hour
• Happy to write provide a reference letter and LinkedIn endorsement
• Free entry to all our events
Application process
Applications are on a rolling basis starting from 18 Feb 2021. If you are interested send a CV, a short cover letter and a copy of your transcript to Taylor.Wong@city.ac.uk (with sara.silvestri@city.ac.uk in CC).
The City Politics Podcast, Episode 8: Global Problems, National Solutions
If you missed it The City Politics Podcast is back. This week David and Konstantin talk with Anastasia Nesvetailova and Stefano Pagliari about the revival of the state.
Stay tuned for our next episode on Migration in the 21st Century!
Webinar Series: International System of Power
Friday 5 March: 4:00pm – 5:45pm GMT
Webinar: Researching North American History
Wednesday, 10 March 2021, 2:00pm – 3:00pm GMT
Discover how to research the history of North America with resources from Senate House Library & the Institute of Historical Research.
This online training session will begin with an introduction by Dr. Sarah C. Dunstan, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the School of History, Queen Mary University of London. Sarah will outline the sources and research methods she used for her upcoming book “Race, Rights and Reform: Black Activism in the French Empire and the United States from World War I to the Cold War” (published February 2021 with Cambridge University Press).
The second part of the session will introduce key resources from Senate House Library and the Institute of Historical Research to support your own research into North American History. We will offer a series of case studies and ideas on how to conduct your research, ranging from creating and managing your reading lists to discovering online primary and secondary sources.
Opportunity: Laura Bassi Scholarship
Wednesday, 31 March, 2021
The Laura Bassi Scholarship, which awards a total of $8,000 thrice per annum, was established by Editing Press in 2018 with the aim of providing editorial assistance to postgraduates and junior academics whose research focuses on neglected topics of study, broadly construed. The scholarships are open to every discipline and the next round of funding will be awarded in April 2021.
All currently enrolled master’s and doctoral candidates are eligible to apply, as are academics in the first five years of full-time employment. Applicants are required to submit a completed application form along with their CV through the application portal by the relevant deadline.
Further details, previous winners, and the application portal can be found at here.
Webinar: New Research in Comparative Politics Lecture Series
Wednesday, March 3: 4:00pm – 5:30pm
Tobias Widmann (European University Institute) will present his paper “Does radical-right success make the political debate more negative? Evidence from emotional rhetoric in German state parliaments.”
To participate, just click on this link. The lecture is open to everyone, so make sure to disseminate this widely in your own networks.
Free Stuff: British History at Oxford University Press
Get free access to chapters from some of OUP’s best new research on British History, including the chapter ‘We Were All Very Sick and Very Stupid’ from City’s own Dr. Lise Butler’s recent book Michael Young, Social Science, and the British Left, 1945-1970!
Human Rights Watch Film Festival
18-26 March, 2021
“We will be running from March 18 – 26 online across the U.K. As always, our films will span a range of current and pressing human rights issues from around the world, and our Q&As will feature filmmakers, film subjects, human rights leaders and journalists with a focus on prioritising space for identities, viewpoints, forms of expertise and experiences either silenced or marginalised in the film industry, news and media. We are offering £4 tickets for students who register for free with the ‘Young Barbican’ strand, as well as a festival pass, and free tickets for those members of the public whom otherwise may not be able to participate.
Tickets for this online edition of the festival will be going on sale February 18 You will be able to purchase tickets and keep track of our program announcements here: ff.hrw.org/london
We do not want the cost of entry to these films to be a barrier for participation in these events. If the price of buying a ticket to this film would prevent you from participating, please email the following address (filmticket@hrw.org) for a free ticket code. We have set aside a set # of tickets per film on a first come first-served basis. Once the free tickets are no longer available, the code will no longer work. For anyone that purchases a ticket, we appreciate your support. Your ticket purchase enables us to continue the work we do at Human Rights Watch, as well as support our filmmakers.”