Week beginning Monday 30 November 2020
Monday 30 November 2020
5.00pm:
- China as a Rising Military Power: Developments, Dynamics, Downsides, and Dangers
Professor Andrew S. Erickson (U.S. Naval War College; Visiting Scholar, Harvard Fairbank Center)
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China has already parlayed the world’s second largest economy and defense budget into armed forces boasting global superlatives. China under Xi has likely reached its peak growth rate and the zenith of its leaders’ ability to mobilize resources to serve ambitious national objectives.
Tuesday 01 December 2020
1.00pm:
- IDP UK Virtual Education Fair - Mumbai and Indore (India)
Amy Mitchell-Bell
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3.30pm:
- The Blame Cascade: Justice for Victims at the ICC
Leila Ullrich Lecturer in Law, Queen Mary, University of London
5.30pm:
- Germany and Israel: Whitewashing and Statebuilding
Daniel Marwecki (Hong Kong University)
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According to common perception, the Federal Republic of Germany supported the formation of the Israeli state for moral reasons—to atone for its Nazi past—but did not play a significant role in the Arab–Israeli conflict. However, the historical record does not sustain this narrative.
Wednesday 02 December 2020
8.00am:
- European Report Launch: A Toolbox of Sustainable Crisis Response Measures for Central Bank and Supervisors: 2nd Edition – Lessons from Practice
Irene Heemskerk (De Nederlandsche Bank), Danae Kyriakopoulou (OMFIF), Pierre Monnin (Council for Economic Policy), Nick Robins (LSE), Simon Dikau (LSE), Ulrich Volz (SOAS)
2.00pm:
- SUNY Old Westbury Graduate and Professional School Fair
Kim Tritton
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and much more!
3.00pm:
3.00pm:
- Freedom of expression, from the fundamental human right to hate speech scapegoat.
Elizabeth Rivera, IFEX
4.00pm:
- "The Flexible Seamstress": Global South Suppliers and the New Economic Imperialism (Webinar)
Intan Suwandi (Illinois State University)
4.00pm:
- BRIT-Education Virtual Fair (Thailand)
Amy Mitchell-Bell
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5.00pm:
- Japanese Culture Through Videogames: Games as Texts and Discursive Practice
Rachael Hutchinson (University of Delaware)
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What can videogames teach us about Japanese culture? Plenty and more, says Rachael Hutchinson.
5.00pm:
5.00pm:
- Identity Politics and Popular Culture in Taiwan: A Sajiao Generation
Dr. Hsin-I Sydney Yueh (Northeastern State University)
5.00pm:
- POSTPONED UNTIL TERM 2: “La France, c’est moi”: Love and Infatuation with the Occident
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Speaker: Prof Zahia Smail Salhi (Manchester)
POSTPONED UNTIL TERM 2
5.00pm:
- White Privilege and Shortcuts to Anti-Racism
Dr Miriyam Aouragh
7.00pm:
Thursday 03 December 2020
Friday 04 December 2020
3.00pm:
- GDAI Webinar #7 - Sudan at the crossroads: hopes and fears for the future
Dr Bashàïr Ahmed (Shabaka) and Paul Asquith (African Foundation for Development/SLE, Humboldt University, Berlin)
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CAS Research Associates Dr Bashàïr Ahmed and Paul Asquith discuss the prospects for Sudan at this critical time.
5.00pm:
- One Left: A powerful tale of trauma and endurance that transformed a nation’s understanding of Korean comfort women
Bruce Fulton and Ju-Chan Fulton (Translators)
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One Left is a provocative, extensively researched novel constructed from the testimonies of
dozens of comfort women.
Saturday 05 December 2020
2.00pm:
- Study UK Virtual Fair - INDIA
Amy Mitchell-Bell
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