Monday, March 4, 2024 - 19:30 to Saturday, April 6, 2024 - 12:00
Online, via Zoom
"The Long and the Short of it” is an OU series of discussions online in-person as part of MK Lit Fest
Thursday, March 21, 2024 - 17:30 to 18:30
Berrill Lecture Theatre, and Online via Teams
In her inaugural lecture, Rose Capdevila, Professor of Psychology at the OU, will discuss research around the gendering of power in three contexts: activism, the history of psychology and social media.
Tuesday, April 23, 2024 - 18:00 to 19:00
Online via MS Teams
Rob McNeil will explore how migration is reported, the challenges around doing so, and whether it can be improved.
Friday, May 17, 2024 - 12:00 to 13:00
Online, via Microsoft Teams
Decolonisation has taken up a lot of print space in recent years. This paper draws on AHRC funded project Decolonising Education for Peace in Africa. The project aimed to shift the narrative of Africa as a continent marred by conflict to instead explore already existing values and knowledges of peace on the continent. It involved a range of sub-projects which stretch across 15 countries. Each project worked with a mix of NGOs and university academics in Africa although many were simultaneously being supported by UK academics. The paper introduces the project and explores actual decolonisation through three themes: friction, facilitation and frontiers. These provide three cuts into the practicalities of actually decolonising.
Friday, June 14, 2024 - 12:00 to 13:00
Online, via Microsoft Teams
Since the end of the Cold War, a growing number of regional organisations (ROs) around the world have formally adhered to democracy as common norm and have adopted institutionalised mechanisms to promote, protect and defend it.
Friday, June 28, 2024 - 10:00 to 19:00
Bournemouth University
In partnership with University Music, Bournemouth, The Open University Literature and Music Research Group are organising a one-day symposium on the theme of Words, Music and Silence, which will take place on Friday 28th June, 2024 at Bournemouth University (BH12 5BB). The day will conclude with a lecture recital exploring words, music, silence and disability given by the concert pianist Duncan Honeybourne, whose career has been shaped by his autism.
Friday, July 12, 2024 - 12:00 to 13:00
Online, via Microsoft Teams
We explore how Kenyan mothers are becoming involved in male circumcision, which is usually a men-only space. The talk examines new ideas about cultural rights, genital cutting, and harm in the law and ethics in Kenya.
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