God loves Uganda screening

The Department of American and Canadian Studies present a screening of ‘God loves Uganda’, followed by a discussion led by Coral Leather. Part of LGBT History Month.

Tags: Coral Leather, Department of American and Canadian Studies, film, LGBT, LGBT History Month, screening

Paris is Burning screening

The Department of American and Canadian Studies present a screening of the documentary ‘Paris is Burning’. There will also be a post-screening discussion. Part of LGBT History Month.

Tags: Department of American and Canadian Studies, EQView, film, Hannah Murray, LGBT, LGBT History Month, Roy Ward, screening

Gay rights in the US: the promise and perils of patriotism

The Department of American and Canadian Studies, Rainbow Heritage and the Centre for Advanced Studies present ‘Gay rights in the US: the promise of perils and patriotism’, featuring a talk by Simon Hall, an introduction by David Edgley, and a public conversation with Tom Bishop.

Tags: Centre for Advanced Studies, David Edgley, Department of American and Canadian Studies, LGBT, LGBT History Month, Rainbow Heritage, Simon Hall, Tom Bishop

Presenting Philippines

Anders Stephanson, Columbia University, talks about “Presenting Philippines: World Expositions, Architecture, Empire, Concrete, Roads, Race and maybe the Real”, including a public conversation with Ben Offiler.

Tags: Anders Stephanson, Ben Offiler, Columbia University, Department of American and Canadian Studies, Philippines, University Park

Stop erasing bisexuals – including the ‘B’ in LGBT

Join Grant Denkinson, counsellor and psychotherapist, in converstion with Francesca Kitson, postgraduate researcher in the Department of American and Canadian Studies. Part of LGBT History Month.

Tags: Department of American and Canadian Studies, Francesca Kitson, Grant Denkinson, LGBT, LGBT History Month, psychology

Workers of all lands unite?

‘Workers of all lands, unite?’ is a conference aiming to gather postgraduate students (PhDs, MRes, MA), early career researchers, trade unionists and activists interested in working class nationalism and internationalism. Featuring keynote speaker Dan Gallin, Chair of the Global Labour Institute.

Tags: class, Dan Gallin, Department of American and Canadian Studies, Department of History, Global Labour Institute, postgraduate, research

Rock ‘n’ roll double header

The rock ‘n’ roll double header begins with Randall Stephens discussing ‘Rock and religion in the 1950s south’, before Simon Philo explains ‘How the Beatles liberated America’. Admission free, all welcome.

Tags: America, culture, Department of American and Canadian Studies, history, music, Randall Stephens, rock, Simon Philo

Print culture double-header

Join us to hear talks by Dr. Hester Blum and Dr. Graham Thompson, who will also engage in a public conversation and take questions from the audience.

Tags: America, culture, Department of American and Canadian Studies, Dr Graham Thompson, geography, history, lecture, print

Black Panther speaks

A former Black Panther spoke about her experiences of activism at the University during Black History […]

Appears in Issue 71

Tags: Black History Month, David Blight, Department of American and Canadian Studies, Driven by the Movement, JoNina Abron Ervin, Professor Cecile Wright, Professor of American History at Yale University, Professor Sharon Monteith, Professor Zoe Trodd, School of Sociology and Social Policy