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From now on we will be sharing our news and events on BlueSky. We hope you will join us there. We will also continue to use our Facebook page. ucl.ac.uk/institute-of-a…

Worlds and World Views Conference 📆 15 - 16 Nov 📍 UCL - Bloomsbury and East campuses Humanities scholars from some of the best universities in the UK & China will come together for this year’s UK-China Humanities Alliance Annual Conference buff.ly/3NXJmzG @UCL_IAS

Imprisoned for text messages – the case of the Manchester 10 13 Nov 2-4pm @UCL_IAS Roxy Legane (Kids of Colour) will introduce the case of the Manchester 10 and the questions this case raises about state racism and access to a fair hearing in the UK today. ucl.ac.uk/institute-of-a…

Freedom & Self-Esteem in Epictetus 15 Nov 12-2pm Attila Németh explores how Epictetus, a key figure of imperial Stoa, understood the complex relationship between shame, moral conscience & the divine in shaping an individual’s self-evaluation & self-esteem ucl.ac.uk/institute-of-a…

IAS Book Launch: Inclusion, Diversity and Innovation in Translation Education 11 Nov 5-7pm Join us for the launch Inclusion, Diversity and Innovation in Translation Education edited by Alejandro Bolaños García-Escribano and Mazal Oaknín ucl.ac.uk/institute-of-a…

We are extending the deadline for the conference, Doing Ethnography: Notes from the Field, until Mon, November 4th. There are so many wonderful proposals thus far. @UCL_IAS @SarojiniSapru @UCLgeography Looking forward to more. All info can be found here: docs.google.com/document/d/1su…

Childhoods & the global polycrisis 6 Dec 5pm online Join us for the global launch of the UCL Critical Childhood Studies Centre as keynote speaker, Prof Ann Phoenix + respondents reflect on challenges & possible new directions for critical childhood studies ucl.ac.uk/institute-of-a…

Cape Canaveral of Africa 12 Nov 4pm We are delighted to welcome UCL alumna, Dr Thandi Loewenson, to give this lecture in celebration of the relaunch of the UCL Africa Research Centre. ucl.ac.uk/institute-of-a…

🎉We are excited to share a double bill of events on 21 Nov, to celebrate our first anniversary 🍷@UCL_IAS Book Launch: Early Modern French Witchcraft, 4-6pm ucl.ac.uk/institute-of-a… A 'taster' event with Beaujolais nouveau! 6-8pm ucl.ac.uk/institute-of-a…

The supply chain capitalism of AI 22 November 1-2pm A call to (re)think algorithmic harms and resistance through an environmental lens, with Dr Ana Valdivia - Visiting Research Fellow at the UCL Centre for Capitalism Studies @ucl_ccs ucl.ac.uk/institute-of-a…

Congrats @meghnanc + @lbclarkster for organising the 2nd of a series of @BritishAcademy_ x @UCL Early Career Network London events 🌟Writing grp for #London #ECRs🌟 ✅️ Great turnout ✅️ Many familiar faces from prior event ✅️ ECRs feel empowered +want more Thx @UCL_IAS

🗓️ Excited to announce our upcoming conference, "Doing Ethnography: Notes from the Field," on 18th November, 9 am - 1 pm at the @UCL_IAS! Join early-career researchers to share experiences and discuss ethnographic methods. ✨ #Ethnography @Ty_Valiquette @SarojiniSapru

This term's remaining seminars are live ⚡️ 'The Blonde Bombsite...', with @Jennifer_J_W 22 Nov, 5.30pm and Breton’s Surrealist Art Strike and Jouffroy’s Postsurrealist Abolition of Art', with @AbigailSusik 6 Dec, 5:30pm both @UCL_IAS Full Details: facebook.com/groups/1765904…

Coming up this week: Club, Culture and the City: Book Launch of Black Arsenal 📆 31 Oct, 4:45-6pm Discover how Arsenal Football Club has become central to modern Black identity by celebrating the launch of new book by Dr Clive Nwonka. buff.ly/482Lcsd @UCLSELCS @UCL_IAS

This Friday @UCLSSEES @UCL_IAS: Kseniia Kalmus &padochka on drones, homes and resistance in Ukraine (registration essential) ppv.life/post/ppv-44-re…

Seven Imaginative Exhibitions 1993-2024 30 Oct 6pm @UCL_IAS Join us for this book launch with artist Marzia Migliora. The exhibitions are informed by themes such as rurality, community-building, extractivism and patriarchal oppression. ucl.ac.uk/institute-of-a…

📅 28 October, 3-6pm Challenging Whiteness in Europe: Linguistic Citizenship and Social Inclusion The Platform for Linguistic and Epistemic Justice (PLEJ) is pleased to announce its inaugural symposium, a joint event hosted by @UCLSSEES and the @UCL_IAS buff.ly/3NdBjOH

Club, Culture and the City: Book Launch of Black Arsenal – 31 October Join Dr Clive Chijoke Nwonka @UCLSELCS for the launch of his new book. This event is free and has limited capacity. Find out more: buff.ly/482Lcsd @UCL_IAS

Should be of interest @UCLAmericas @ArtsHumsUCL @UCLSELCS

Short Film: Divine Winds in South America 21 Oct 6:30pm @UCL_IAS Join this screening of 'Divine Winds in South America: the Paths of Law in Chile and Argentina, 1762-1866' (2024) directed by Víctor Manuel Cázares Lira about Latin America's legal tempest. ucl.ac.uk/institute-of-a…