Agrarian Change Seminars
Journal of Agrarian Change and
Department of Development Studies, SOAS
Room 4421 (fourth floor, main building), SOAS
18 March, 5.15 pm
New land, new livelihoods: agrarian change in Zimbabwe following land reform
Ian Scoones (IDS Sussex)
West Africa Seminar Fridays at 4.30 pm in the Daryll Forde Seminar Room, UCL Anthropology, 14 Taviton St This Friday March 12 Murray Last Toys from Sokoto
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Research Seminars in the Art and Archaeology of Northeastern Africa Department of Art and Archaeology SOAS-University of London Tuesday 23 March 2010 5-7 pm Room B104 Convenor: Tania Tribe (tt10@soas.ac.uk) Dr Kevin MacDonald (Institute of Archaeology, UCL) "Investigating Sorotomo: the Oral History and Archaeology of a Malian Capital"" All welcome
Department of Art and Archaeology SOAS-University of London Tuesday 16 March 2010 5-7 pm Room B104 Convenor: Tania Tribe (tt10@soas.ac.uk) Prof Mark Horton (University of Bristol) " The Archaeology of Islam in Eastern Africa" All welcome
The Drill Hall presents Brian Lackey gets nose bleeds. He has had them since he was a child, when he came round in his basement with no memory of the last five hours. Years later, his quest for answers brings him into contact with alien abductee Avalyn, who's lonely and looking for her next close encounter! The only one who knows the truth is Neil, a street hustler forced to grow up fast. Only by facing their shared fate can they hope to find future happiness. The truth is out there... and it sets you free. Mysterious Skin was originally commissioned, developed and produced by the New Conservatory Theatre Centre, California. This reading is the adaptation's UK premiere. Cast: "Deeply moving and riveting. Raw. Graphic. Written in fire. "Razor-sharp and lacerating" Celebrate the best in new queer cinema from around the world in London from 17 March. The Festival is packed with engaging features, insightful documentaries, inspiring shorts and fabulous special events. Multi-award winning debut from wunderkind Xavier Dolan about the troubled relationship between a defiant teen and his mother. Living together in their garishly furnished home in Montreal, the pair are at constant war. Hubert finds respite from his turbulent home life in the form of his boyfriend Antonin and sympathetic teacher Julie. Tickets still available - don't miss out! For full programme information and to book tickets, visit http://www.bfi.org.uk/llgff 
Mysterious Skin
a staged reading of a play based on the novel by Scott Heim
adapted by Prince Gomolvilas | directed by Peter Darney
Monday 15 March 2010 | 6.30pm | Drill Hall 2
Harry Bradshaw | Rob Cavazos | Jessica Clark | Mark Field | Helen Longworth
Bracing, poignant, and unsettlingly honest."
San Francisco Chronicle
The Advocate all tickets £6 | book now
FROM OUR FRIENDS:
24th BFI London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
17-31 March 2010 
ONE TO WATCH: I Killed My Mother
Turning the World Upside Down
With Lord Nigel Crisp
Book launch and Reception
6pm
16 March 2010
Brunei Suite
School of Oriental and African
Studies
Richer countries import many health workers from poorer countries, whilst at the same time exporting their ideas and ideologies about health. It is an unfair exchange. What would it be like, Nigel Crisp asks, if it were the other way round - and poorer countries imported health workers from richer ones and exported their ideas and experience about health? Turning the World Upside Down explores what richer countries can learn from poorer ones and suggests that, instead of talking of international development – where the richer help the poorer – we should think in terms of co-development, each learning from the other. By bringing together insights from all parts of the world, the book sets out a new vision for global health, based on our interdependence, our desire for independence and on our rights and accountabilities as citizens of the world.
Please RSVP for the event at RSVP@royalafricansociety.org
The Centre for Higher Education Studies (CHES) – Seminar Series 2009/10
Please find below details of two forthcoming CHES seminars and also the announcements for the MODERN Conference and the MODERN Peer Learning Workshop
1. Tuesday, 16 March:
Professor Tomoyuki Nogami, Visiting Professor, Institute of Education, Professor Emeritus, Kobe University and Senior Managing Director, the Japan Association of National Universities, Tokyo
Japanese higher education: a report from the front line
Abstract: Professor Nogami will report on his 8-year experience as President of Kobe University, a Japanese national university, as well as his work as Senior Managing Director at The Japan Association of National Universities (a organization comprised of 86 national universities) since June 2009. He will discuss the current debate concerning quality assurance at Japanese universities; agendas and characteristics of "national incorporated universities"; the new DPJ administration's higher education policies and current issues faced by Japanese universities amidst an environment of fierce international competition. He will utilize statistical data, draw on his experiences as President, and discuss his impressions in talking to members of the new administration.
5.30 – 7.00pm, in Room 777, Level 7, Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way
2. Tuesday, 23 March:
Mary Scott, Founding Director of CAPLITS, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Culture and Pedagogy at the Institute of Education, University of London
Problematising 'proofreading'
Abstract: Mary Scott will be discussing the findings and implications for further research of a British Academy funded project, carried out at the Institute of Education and at Goldsmiths, in which students and tutors were interviewed about their perceptions of 'proofreading' .
Junko Nishigaki, Osaka City University
The possibility of academic writing / academic writing education to create students' development: exploring the future direction of developmental psychology research
Abstract: Junko Nishigaki will examine the trend of educational practices of academic writing in Japanese undergraduate (first degree) curricular, and will explore the possibility of academic writing education to create the foundation of students' life-long development. Education of writing is now in the focus of the education for freshmen (FYE: First year experience) in Japanese universities. However, many of the practices adopt skill-based approach, which seems to have difficulty to fulfill the purpose of undergraduate education. Junko will consider the background of the adoption of skill-based approach, and explore the possibility of improvement of present academic writing education into the academic writing education for students' development. She will also explore what developmental psychological research should do to contribute to the development of academic writing education for students' life-long development.
5.30 – 7.00pm, in Room 828, Level 8, Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way
Everyone is welcome, if you have any queries, please contact: a.peacock@ioe.ac.uk
3. Also, please find attached the announcements for the MODERN Conference "Assuring the Quality of Internationalisation" on 7 May 2010 and the MODERN Peer Learning Workshop "From strategy to quality: Internationalisation as an element of QA-systems in Higher Education Institutions" on 6 May. Both events will take place in Amsterdam.
More information can be found on www.highereducationmanagement.eu
Please note that you may register at a reduced rate for the MODERN Conference. The username and password to register at the reduced rate are:
Username: PARTNERMEMBER
Password: MODERNPLATFORM
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UCL international institute for sOCIETY AND hEALTH Health & Society Summer School * July 12– 16 2010 * Programme Social Determinants of Health Monday 12 09.15-10.00 Registration & Welcome 10.00-10.30 Welcome from the course directors 10.30-11.45 Social Determinants of Health (including Commission on SDH) – Lecture: Prof Sir Michael Marmot 11.45-13.00 Lunch 13.15-14.15 Inequalities in Oral Health – Lecture: Prof Richard Watt 14.15-15.15 Inequalities in Oral Health – Seminar: Prof Richard Watt & Dr George Tsakos 15.15-15.30 Tea /Coffee 15.30-16.30 Social-Biological Determinants – Lecture: Dr Eric Brunner 16.30-17.30 Social-Biological Determinants – Seminar: Dr Eric Brunner & Dr Tarani Chandola Tuesday 13 09.45-10.30 Russian Mortality – Lecture: Prof Martin Bobak 10.30-11.30 Russian Mortality – Seminar: Prof Martin Bobak & Dr Hynek Pikhart 11.30-11.45 Tea /Coffee 12.45-14.00 Lunch 14.00-15.00 Work Environment and Health – Seminar: Dr Hynek Pikhart & Dr Eric Brunner 15.00-16.15 Gender – Lecture: Prof Mel Bartley 16.15-16.45 Tea / Coffee, UCL Museums session 17.00-18.30 Seminar – Climate Change, Health Inequality and well-being – Mr Andrew Simms and Prof. Anne Power. 18.30-19.30 Drinks Wednesday 14 09.00-09.15 Review of the day 09.15-10.15 Ethnicity and Health – Lecture: Dr Yvonne Kelly 10.15-11.15 Ethnicity and Health – Seminar: Dr Yvonne Kelly 11.15-11.30 Tea /Coffee 11.30-12.30 Lifecourse Epidemiology and Health Inequalities – Lecture: Dr Rebecca Hardy 12.30-13.30 Lifecourse Epidemiology and Health Inequalities – Seminar: Dr Rebecca Hardy & Dr Andrew Wills 13.30-14.30 Lunch (Print Room Café – tbc) 14.45-15.00 Group Photo – UCL Quad: Portico Steps 15.00-16.00 Strategic Review of Health Inequalities in England (Marmot Review) - Panel and Discussion 16.00-16.15 Tea/Coffee 16.15-17.00 Cont'd – Strategic Review of Health Inequalities in England (Marmot Review) - Panel and Discussion Thursday 15 09.00-09.15 Review of the day 09.15-10.15 Social Class and Health – Lecture: Dr Tarani Chandola 10.15-11.15 Social Class and Health – Seminar: Dr Tarani Chandola & Prof Mel Bartley 11.15-11.30 Tea / Coffee 11.30-12.30 Disability, Inequality & Human Rights in a Global Context – Lecture: Prof Nora Groce 12.30-13.45 Lunch 13.45-14.45 Disability, Inequality & Human Rights in a Global Context – Seminar: Prof Nora Groce 14.45-15.45 Globalization and Health – Lecture: Dr Roberto De Vogli 15.45-16.15 Tea/Coffee 17.30-19.00 Tackling Health Inequalities - Guest Lecture – Prof. Margaret Whitehead 19.00-20.00 Social Event Friday 16 09.00-09.15 Review of the day 09.30-10.30 Health Policy and Governance – Lecture: Dr Seb Taylor 10.30-11.30 Health Policy and Governance – Seminar: Dr Seb Taylor 11.30-11.45 Tea/ Coffee 11.45-12.45 Public Health Ethics and Health Inequalities – Lecture: Dr Sridhar Venkatapuram 12.45-14.00 Lunch 14.00-14.45 Public Health Ethics and Health Inequalities – Seminar: Dr Sridhar Venkatapuram 14.45-15.45 National & International Policy – Lecture: Prof Sir Michael Marmot 15.45-16.15 Evaluation – Tea/ Coffee 16.15-17.00 Conclusion – Prof Sir Michael Marmot NB. This programme is correct as of February 2010. In the unlikely event that changes have to be made registered participants will be sent a revised programme. 12/02/10
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