UEA School of Politics

https://thecommonlot.org/2021/04/14/theatre-for-the-people-of-norwich/ 🙌

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Would you like to be a political journalist? ✍️Use your love of politics to ask the difficult questions and learn the skills you need to start a career in journalism.

Join the MA Broadcast Journalism Open Day next Weds 4th May at 2pm. ⏱Visit our newsroom in Norwich city centre, and have a go at producing or reading the news.

Sign up now at www.majournalism.co.uk 🙌

Still not sure what to do after graduation or looking for networking opportunities? ✍️

You can now register to the upcoming GradFair! You'll be able to attend live workshops, meet employers, and apply to roles.

Find out more and register here: 🙌 https://ueagradfair2022.vfairs.com.

📖 http://www.ueapolitics.org/2022/03/29/poland-hungary-and-lgbtq-rights-the-responsibility-and-response-of-european-union/

Read this new article here!

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17539153.2022.2048990 👈

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15th March 🙌

🪧 1st - 31st March

Join us this month to explore inspirational women throughout history. 🙌

Happy Tuesday! 🙌

☀️ From this summer, Registry will be home to the Faculty of Arts and Humanities until at least 2025. The move is part of the Campus Development Programme – a huge programme to create a more sustainable University and ensure a good student experience. Our current home in ARTS is part of the Grade II listed Lasdun Wall which needs urgent repair and refurbishment. We would like ideas and feedback from students about how to make our new home in REG the kind of place that everyone looks forward to visiting.

🙌 Have your say here!

https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=lYdfxj26UUOKBwhl5djwkM780a0W0rNHltxjMThKxZJUQTlEMTVDQVBBMUFSWEw3Mzc4Tk9IMzBUVS4u

Floor 2 of UEA’s library 📖

A great opportunity for all humanities students! Create a podcast relevant to employability through various workshops in a week long project during spring break. This is a paid opportunity!

🎧 To find out more & apply
https://mycareercentral.uea.ac.uk/students/login?ReturnUrl=%2fstudents%2fjobs%2fdetail%2f2119399%2fhum-intensive-project

Book now!

✅ https://mycareercentral.uea.ac.uk/students/login?ReturnUrl=%2fstudents%2fevents%2fdetail%2f2097534

Book your place here!
https://mycareercentral.uea.ac.uk/students/login?ReturnUrl=%2fstudents%2fevents%2fdetail%2f2097540 ✅

The fantastic Aneeta Prem joined us today as the founder of Freedom Charity that aims to raise awareness and prevent child abuse through school programs and social media 🙌

📖 Will be reading her new book Cut Flowers!

We had a very interesting session with ITVs Washington correspondent Robert Moore today 🙌

For further information on this years World Speech Day:

✅ Wednesday https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/world-speech-day-2022-introductory-workshop-wednesday-16th-february-4pm-tickets-264124061177

✅ Thursday https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/world-speech-day-2022-introductory-workshop-thursday-17th-february-6pm-tickets-264131804337

🙌 This years World Speech Day theme is ‘Harmony’ , open to your interpretation you just need passion for your speech. To enter fill out the form here: https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1EDusP1KO1LGvz8vERfPZRh5rMsk-r8nN/mobilebasic?lsrp=1 ✅

Journalism students had an insightful session with Mike Talbot from ITV Anglia News today 🙌

Make sure you sign up to our online session for March! 🙌

👉 https://www.uea.ac.uk/study/information-for/young-people/subject-taster-sessions 👈

✅ On this day in 1990:

The ban on African National Congress lifted, resulting in the release of Nelson Mandela from prison on the 11th of February.

📸 F.W de Klerk & Nelson Mandela shake hands.

UEA Politics is proud to be one of the few departments to provide an official module in collaboration with the UK parliament. Taught in collaboration with Parliamentary staff— it offers advanced students first-hand knowledge of the way parliament works.

https://www.uea.ac.uk/course/undergraduate/ba-politics -modules-3

UEA politics PhD researcher Sabrina Ahmed has published a useful journal review of a new book on the fluidity between ideas of state crime and terrorism. Read here:

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14753634.2022.2031620

The “war on terror”, state crime & radicalization: A constitutive theory of radicalization (2022). The “war on terror”, state crime & radicalization: A constitutive theory of radicalization. Critical Studies on Terrorism. Ahead of Print.

Do you want a career in politics? Politico’s two-day online fair is here to help you achieve that! 🎯

Sign-up to network with professionals in your desired field, attend career webinars, and more.

Registration and further information: https://www.uaces.org/events/politicos-eu-studies-and-career-fair

POLITICO’s EU Studies and Career Fair | UACES Taking place online via a bespoke interactive platform, the fair is the largest recruiting event in EU affairs in Europe.

UEA politics' John Street and Prof Alan Finlayson are involved in the new "Our Subversive Voice" research project looking at the history and politics of the English protest song. The website is live and contains a treasure trove of examples. Check it out here:
https://oursubversivevoice.com/

Our Subversive Voice · The history and politics of the English protest song Our Subversive Voice is a 2-year research project funded by AHRC, investigating the use of song to register protest from 1600 to 2020.

To find out more about this Internship 🙌

-> https://www.faststream.gov.uk/summer-diversity-internship-programme/index.html

UEA politics' Alexander Brown's new book on the ethics of political communication explores the reasons politicians have for telling lies and why these reasons can violate norms of democratic legitimacy.
https://www.routledge.com/An-Ethics-of-Political-Communication/Brown/p/book/9781032075938

An Ethics of Political Communication Working in the tradition of analytic philosophy, Alexander Brown argues that many different forms of political communication (or anti-communication) that often infuriate the public can also be ethically or morally objectionable. These forms include question dodging, offering scripted answers, stonew...

UEA politics' Lee Jarvis has published a new article on critical terrorism studies and the far-right. You can read the article here: https://tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17539153.2021.2017484 To read more of Lee's work on the politics of terrorism, check out his webpage: http://leejarvis.com

We are seeking to contract a Freelance Co-Facilitator (Nature & Environment) to co-lead accessible nature engagement at our Women Walking Wild project in Great Yarmouth during Spring and Summer 2022

The role is funded by The National Lottery Community Fund

If you have a background in leading outdoor learning, environmental engagement or conservation, this might be the role for you!

The total fee is £2,150, to include time for planning, co-delivery of walking sessions and evaluation

Take a look at the role description and find out how to apply: https://docs.google.com/document/d/159GjiiS3dvfVY0-uSibK3ALwaCBuwwQH/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=108687297535320543597&rtpof=true&sd=true

The application deadline is Monday 31st January 2022 at 5pm

If you have any questions, email Genevieve: [Email address hidden]