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Department of American and Canadian Studies

Events from the last 12 months

Date
26/03/2018
Location:
Portland Building, Room C27
Description
Mental Health in Higher Education is run by the charity 'Mental Health First Aid'. This one day course qualifies you as a Higher Education MHFA Champion.This intensive mental health awareness and skills course has been created in consultation with leading student mental health charity Student Minds, piloted in 16 universities and evaluated by the University of Chester. Everyone who completes the day gets an MHFA manual to keep and refer to whenever they need it, and a badge and certificate to say they are an MHFA Champion.

A Global Look at Queer

Date
08/02/2018
Location:
Five Leaves Bookshop
Description
Celebrating LGBT History Month, the Centre for Research in Race and Rights presents a discussion which asks what it means, in different contexts, to be 'queer'.

Film Screening: No Easy Walk to Freedom

Date
07/02/2018
Location:
Broadway Cinema
Description
Celebrating LGBT History Month, the Centre for Research in Race and Rights presents a screening of No Easy Walk to Freedom followed by a Q&A session at the Broadway Cinema, Nottingham

Date
17/02/2018
Location:
Rough Trade Nottingham
Description
Nottingham has a growing and vibrant LGBTQ+ community that is at its best when it celebrates its intersectional diversity. To mark 2018 History Month, we are hosting a networking event where various LGBTQ+ groups and allies are invited to join together to discuss the future of the community and how we can take steps toward a fairer and more representative tomorrow.

AHRC research network 'Hungry for Words' : Interdisciplinary Workshop

Date
26/01/2018
Location:
The Hemsley (Room B2)
Description
Join us for a workshop articulating, communicating and understanding male eating disorders with particular focus on anorexia nervosa: approaches by charities, academia, psychotherapy, medicine and science.

Stand-up comedy gig by Dave Chawner

Date
25/01/2018
Location:
Portland building University Park Campus
Description
Dr Heike Bartel, Associate Professor of German, Principle Investigator AHRC research network "Hungry for Words" hosts a stand-up comedy gig by Dave Chawner. Dave is an award-winning comic, published author and mental health campaigner. He is also an ambassador for the eating disorders charity Men Get Eating Disorders Too and will be a delegate at the Friday workshop.

Finding Cuba: an exhibition of contemporary Cuban art and culture

Date
13 - 14/12/2017
Location:
B1 Trent Building, Hennessy Collection
Description
A micro exibition of art works brought to the UK from Cuba by the artist Irene Rogan, following a research visit to explore contemporary Cuban art and culture, and to foment an exchange between Cuban and British artists. The works are a small sample of current contemporary art in Cuba by both young and more established artists.

Screening of Key Change

Date
29/11/2017
Location:
Hallward Library Screening Room
Description
The Centre for Research in Race and Rights presents a Screening of the Open Clasp Theatre Company's play "Key Change" for the International Day to End Violence Against Women & Girls and the 16 Days of Activisim Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign.

Encounters: Writers and Translators in Conversation

Date
20/11/2017
Location:
A01 Highfield House
Description
Ursula Krechel (German author of Landgericht, 2012) and Mandy Wight (translator into English) to read from their work, talk about theory and practice of translation and answer questions from the audience.

Postgraduate open day 2017

Date
29/11/2017
Location:
Trent Building, University Park
Description
Find out more about our courses, meet staff and students, look at funding options, tour our fantastic facilities and campus!
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Department of American and Canadian Studies

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