Events
Our forthcoming events are listed below.
You can find information about our past events here (2016 - present) and here (2000 - 2015).
For videos and podcasts of past CSWG events, click here.
Thu 21 Feb, '19- |
Seminar: "Moderate Feminism Within or Against the Neoliberal University? The Example of Athena SWAN"S2.79 – Social Sciences BuildingLunchtime Seminar Discussion of the article At this lunchtime seminar, we will be discussing a recently published article by two current and former Warwick colleagues, offering a critical and empirical analysis of Athena SWAN. Attendees will be asked to read, or skim through, the article beforehand, and the session time will be dedicated to discussing the findings, and the questions they raise, with the authors of the article and other colleagues from a range of Faculties involved in Athena Swan. The article can be downloaded for free here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gwao.12336 We welcome all academic and administrative colleagues from all Faculties and Services throughout the University, and hope you will enjoy this chance to debate important and topical questions about Athena SWAN, whether you’re very familiar with it, or just becoming acquainted with it. This event is free and open to all, and lunch will be provided. Useful Information:
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Tue 26 Feb, '19- |
Seminar: “The Politics of Cultural Work: Inequality, Entrepreneurialism and Precarity”R3.25 - Ramphal“The Politics of Cultural Work: Inequality, Entrepreneurialism and Precarity” Abstract: Speaker Bio: This event is free and open to all, with no advance registration required. It will be followed by a reception. Useful Information:
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Wed 6 Mar, '19- |
CSWG Graduate Seminar - Contested MasculinitiesE0.23 |
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Fri 8 Mar, '19- |
Workshop: "Doing Feminist Pedagogy in Contemporary Universities: Old Dilemmas and New Challenges"LIB1 - Library BuildingThis workshop will bring staff and students together to reflect on how we might rethink and redo feminist pedagogy in the present, in light of old dilemmas and new challenges, including the working/studying conditions of the neoliberal university, changing student activist cultures, an epidemic of mental health issues among staff and students, or calls for a more intersectional, liberated curriculum. It features the following speakers (in alphabetical order): Janine Francois (University of Bedfordshire): Moving from Safe Spaces to Brave Spaces: How ‘Intersectionality’ can Facilitate Difficult Conversation within Teaching and Learning Radhika Govinda (University of Edinburgh): 'Mirror Mirror on the Wall..." The Promise and Perils of Decolonising Feminist Classrooms Awino Okech (SOAS): Reflections on Inclusive Pedagogy Nicola Rivers (University of Gloucestershire): Resisting Resilience: The Role of Vulnerability in the Neoliberal Academy This event is free and open to all, including staff, students (of all levels) and visitors from outside the University of Warwick. All participants must book in advance. You can book here. You are welcome to drop in throughout the afternoon, and attend only part of the event. Useful Information:
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