Woohoo we’ve made it to week three of term! There’s some great events taking place this week… we’ve got our first CUGS speaker event, a discussion on decolonisation and a discussion of the arguments for becoming vegan. 🌾 As always, make sure you check the details before the event as these are correct at the time of publishing, but subject to change! Thank you for all the love on this section so far this year! Let us know what events you want to see more of! Geography love from the Blog Team. 🦒
Thursday 22nd October – Out Of The Dark Night: Essays on Decolonization: A webinar with Achille Mbembe.
Time: 13:00 – 14:30
Hosted by: Theory from the Margins and CoFutures
About the event: Achille Mbembe is Research Professor in History and Politics at the Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. His book, Out of the Dark Night, reconstructs critical theory’s historical and philosophical framework for understanding colonial and postcolonial events and expands our sense of the futures made possible by decolonization. Zoom links to the event are given out on their facebook page on the day of the event.
Thursday 22nd October – ‘Challenge after challenge’ – Dr Sharath Srinivasan.
Time: 18:00 – 19:00
Hosted by: Cambridge MedSoc
About the event: Dr Srinivasan is a King’s College Fellow and co-director of the University of Cambridge’s Centre of Governance and Human Rights (CGHR). His work improving communication between healthcare policymakers and local communities in East Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic has been widely praised, and his talk will focus on how COVID has affected communities in these low-resource settings, how their governments aim to build trust in their response (and what other healthcare policymakers could learn from this) and how public health communication can be optimised. Zoom links to the event are given out on their facebook page on the day of the event.
Sunday 25th October – Why Vegan? A conversation with Peter Singer.
Time: 22:00 – 23:00
Hosted by: Cambridge University Vegan Society.
About the event: Philosopher Professor Peter Singer discusses the ethical and moral arguments for becoming vegan.
Monday 26th October – Careers in Environmental Consulting.
Time: 17:00 – 18:00
Hosted by: CUGS
About the Event: Tune in to our very own CUGS’ first online speakers event with Chris Speight, OHES Environmental, to learn how to get into Environmental Consulting.
Monday 26th October – Racism, Imperialism and Decolonization in International Relations.
Time: 18:30 – 20:00
Hosted by: The London School of Economics and Political Science.
About the event: Four key matters will be addressed in discussion of how International relations as an academic discipline has treated black history and whether it can accept wrong doings in terms of erasing non-western history when shaping international society. The speakers are Dr Nivi Manchanda, Dr Olivia Umurerwa Rutazibwa, Dr Musab Younis and Dr Christopher Murray, with the discussion chaired by Professor Karen E. Smith. You can register for the free event here: https://www.lse.ac.uk/Events/2020/10/202010261830/racism
Tuesday 27th October – Does the Rule of Law Matter in China?
Time: 18:00 – 19:00
Hosted by: Wolfson College.
About the event: The Chinese legal system plays a crucial role in building China’s political, economic, and social foundations. Despite its authoritarian nature, the Chinese Party-state claims to envision rule-based governance in China. This talk will explore the concept of Chinese law in historical context, examine the basic structure of the Party-state, and provide an overview of certain critical aspects of Chinese law that would inform a general understanding of China’s legal system. Professor Ge Chen (Assistant Professor of Chinese Law at Durham Law School) is the speaker at the event. You can register for the free event here: https://wolfson-cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/register/9316019923374/WN_UL4G36pBR16N4MdjbAVe2A?fbclid=IwAR2Cx-tW5VIr4RonFvyWz1IG8WPMhEavasiCkMJjppvWcwz_Uyj2s5sBvrQ
Wednesday 28th October – Examining the impact of colonialism on the development of South Asia
Time: 18:30 – (end time unknown)
Hosted by: Cambridge University International Development Society.
About the event: The very borders of South Asian countries provide a stark reminder of colonial legacy. This event examines the impact of colonialism on development in the region.