13.00-14.00: Princess Dashkova Russian Centre, 19 Buccleuch Place
Ivan Fomin (Higher School of Economics, Moscow): Memes - what they are and how to study them.
[Princess Dashkova Russian Centre]
Rick & Morty: A Pop Culture Exploration of Masculinity and Violence in 2018
[Festival of Creative Learning]
Thursday, 22 February, 2018 - 18:00 to 19:30
50 George Square, G.03
Dr Theodore Koutmeridis Corporate Inequality and Disadvantage in the Workplace: Payroll evidence from a large financial sector firm
The screening will be followed by a conversation with cast member Reem Al Sayyah, and a reception to which everyone is welcome. Free.
You can find out more about the project at its website, queensofsyriatour.com
[HCA]
The February event of Gender and Film Screening will take place next week on Thursday, 15 February, at 50, George Square, in the screening room at 18.00.
The film that will be screened is entitled, The Cycle, The Cycle (2000). It is an Iranian film, directed by Jafar Panahi. The film received 12 awards from various international festivals including Golden Lion and FIPRESCI.
We will watch the film, talk about it and enjoy wine, cheese, and grapes!
You can find the trailer below.
Frances Poet will be the IASH/Traverse Creative Fellow for 2018.
We caught up with Frances ahead of her fellowship here and asked about what drew her to the fellowship with IASH and the Traverse Theatre. We also wanted to find out a little bit about the play she will be working on during her fellowship. Here are Frances' thoughts:
University of Edinburgh Staff Pride Network present a special panel event on intersectionality, to mark the end of our programme of event celebrating LGBT History Month.
Intersectionality is defined as the interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender as they apply to a given individual or group, regarded as creating overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage.
Join the Staff Pride Network for a lunch seminar showcasing queer film studies research at the University of Edinburgh.
John Lynskey
John is a PhD researcher exploring cult cinema spectatorship, audience participation, queer audiences, gender identity. He will present work from his thesis on "Cult Cinema, Subcultures, and Queer Performativity".
University of Edinburgh Staff Pride Network are proud to present "The Five Ages" as part of our Queer Research Showcase for LGBT History Month.
Dr Joseph Walton (Leicester University, IASH Fellow): Marvellous Moneys.