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CIPCS & TNS Tuesday 14th March: Dr Bryan Gibson

When: Tuesday 14th March, 5pm Where: 65/1163, Avenue Campus Who: Dr Bryan Gibson, John Hopkins University Sold Out? US Foreign Policy, Iraq, the Kurds, and the Cold War This talk is co-sponsored by the Centre for Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies (CIPCS) and The Centre for Transnational Studies (TNS) From 1972 to 1975, the White House ran a covert operation to support Kurdish rebels fighting for autonomy from Baghdad. Continue reading →

MeXsu and Department of Film Joint Seminar and Film Screening Wednesday 1st February 2017

When: Wednesday 1st February 2017, 5.15-7pm Where: Lecture Theatre C, Avenue Campus Who: Pablo Naverette Part of the annual seminar series for the Centre for Mexico-Southampton Collaboration (MeXsu). British activist Jody McIntyre travels to Venezuela with UK-Iraqi rapper Lowkey to spend time with ‘Hip Hop Revolución’, a dynamic collective of musical revolutionaries. Continue reading →

‘Monsters!’ Study Day on Saturday 25 January

Academics from Modern Languages at the University of Southampton will be participating in a one-day cultural event at the University’s Avenue Campus on Saturday 25 January, entitled ‘Monsters!’. At this thought provoking conference, experts from Modern Languages, Film, History and the John Hansard Gallery will be leading a series of short talks, offering participants the opportunity to learn and engage in discussion about monsters. Continue reading →