Event Archive

2020

October

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  Samuel Coleridge-Taylor - Music, Life, Legacy (Part of our Black History Month programme)

  29 October 2020, 18:00 - 19:30

  Focusing on the celebrated composer and political activist Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912) this event will consider the lack of diversity in classical music.

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  Dr Tara Wilson - Centre for Russian Music - Goldsmiths

  29 October 2020, 16:00 - 17:30

  Repetition in a Cold Climate: Russian Minimalist Music as Identity and Discourse

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  A Discussion: Underrepresentation of Black and Ethnic Minority Women in Scottish Politics (Part of our Black History Month programme)

  28 October 2020, 17:00 - 18:00

  Learn more about the impact of the underrepresentation of Black and Ethnic Minority women and discover some of the possible solutions.

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  Black (Zimbabwean) Literary Imaginaries (Part of our Black History Month programme)

  28 October 2020, 15:00 - 17:00

  An online discussion with celebrated Zimbabwean writer Tendai Huchu

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  Charles Heddle: An Afro-Scottish trader and the abolition of the slave trade in Sierra Leone (Part of our Black History Month programme)

  27 October 2020, 13:15 - 14:00

  This talk will outline the significance of Black history to understanding Scotland today.

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  Breast Cancer Awareness: A discussion about AI in breast cancer screening

  26 October 2020, 14:00 - 15:00

  An informal discussion about AI's role in routine breast cancer screening.

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  Translation in action: Two translators approach a Chinese short story

  22 October 2020, 19:00 - 20:15

  Online translation event

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  Princes as Philanthropists: Edwardian Era Monarchy and the Politics of Giving

  22 October 2020, 17:00 - 18:15

  Join Dr Heidi Mehrkens on Thursday 22 October from 5pm-6.15pm (BST) as she explores what motivated royal princes of the Edwardian era to become leading philanthropists of their time, using the example of the King Edward's Hospital Fund for London (today known as the King's Fund). At the turn of the century, voices in British...

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  America & Race, c. 1840-1940 (part of our Black History Month programme)

  22 October 2020, 17:00 - 18:00

  A lecture by Professor William Naphy looking at the movements for changing race relations in the US.

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  Centering Race in International Law (Part of our Black History Month programme)

  22 October 2020, 14:00 - 15:00

  Join us for a lecture as part of our Black History Month programme by Professor James Thuo Gathii.