Seminar Series 2017/18
The School for Cross-faculty Studies (SFCS) hosts regular regular research seminars throughout the academic year, open to all University students and staff. Presenters include SFCS members and invited external researchers. Each event is focused on a topic of their choice related to their current research interests, followed by Q&A and general open discussion. The seminars offer a collegial forum for presenting and debating various aspects of our teaching, research, outreach and public engagement practices in a relaxed and supportive atmosphere.
For any queries, please contact Anne Maynard (J dot A dot Maynard at warwick dot ac dot uk)
Academic Year 2017-18
All seminars begin at 4pm unless otherwise stated. Presentations will last approx. 45 minutes, followed by informal Q&A and discussion. Refreshments and snacks will follow!
| Week 2, Wednesday 17 January 2018 |
R2.41, Ramphal | Stéphanie Panichelli-Batalla (GSD) & Virginie Grzelczyk (University of Aston) | Opening the Door to Change: Developing a sustainable future for Cuba and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | Synopsis |
| Week 4, Wednesday 31st January 2018 (Begins at 4:15pm) |
R2.41, Ramphal | Nick Cherryman (University of Manchester/GSD) | 'Ugly as F**k', the Martha Stewart Lifestyle; or, how does Tranimalism Drag Sashay Away from Gender? | Synopsis |
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Term 1: Autumn 2017
All seminars begin at 4pm unless otherwise stated. Presentations will last approx. 45 minutes, followed by informal Q&A and discussion. Refreshments and snacks will follow!
| Week 2, Wednesday 11 October (begins at 4:15pm) | R2.41, Ramphal | Andrew Jones, University of Warwick (GSD) | Why do we care? Public support for aid & development in contemporary Britain | Synopsis |
| Week 4, Wednesday 25 October | R2.41, Ramphal | Christine Gent, World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO) | Market Access, Design & Empowerment for Refugee Artisans (MADE51) | Synopsis |
| Week 5, Wednesday 1 November (5pm-7pm) | R0.21, Ramphal | Film screening: In Our Hands | Film screening & audience Q&A with the film's producer Humphrey Lloyd; Chiara Tornaghi (Centre for Agroecology, Coventry University), and Ben Richardson (PAIS). | Register here |
| Week 6, Wednesday 8 November | R2.41, Ramphal | Alastair Smith, University of Warwick (GSD) | Concretizing Globalization, Neo-Colonialism and Eco-Dependency: Concern for the Bocas del Toro Archipelago, Panama and beyond | Synopsis |
| Week 8, Wednesday 22 November | R2.41, Ramphal | Rahul Rao, SOAS University of London | The Nation and its Queers | Synopsis |
| Week 10, Friday 8 December (10am-12pm) | L4 Lecture Theatre, Science Concourse |
Joan MacNaughton CB, Chair of The Climate Group and of the Energy Academy of Europe | The US withdrawal from the Paris agreement: the role of subnational actors and business in driving forward change* | Register here |
*Organised jointly with the Warwick Institute for Advanced Teaching and Learning (IATL)
Term 2 details coming soon...