These workshops aim to explore what Decolonising DMU means in your own working contexts. For example, what could decolonising mean for marketing and recruitment activities or security staff or #DMUGlobal staff?  How can you make your practices more inclusive? You will have an opportunity to discuss the meaning of ‘decolonising’ as well as to consider …

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If you have any questions/queries or feedback about Decolonising DMU or how you might apply principles of decolonising in your own working practices, please feel free to drop in to speak to members of the Decolonising DMU team. These sessions are open to all members of staff (academic and professional services) and are intended to …

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This workshop aims to get you thinking about what Decolonising DMU means in your own working contexts. For examples, what could decolonising the curriculum mean to you?  How can you make your learning and teaching more inclusive? You will have an opportunity to discuss the meaning of ‘decolonising’ as well as to consider practical examples …

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If you have any questions/queries or feedback about Decolonising DMU or how you might apply principles of decolonising in your own working practices, please feel free to drop in to speak to members of the Decolonising DMU team. These sessions are open to all members of staff (academic and professional services) and are intended to …

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These workshops aim to explore what Decolonising DMU means in your own working contexts. For example, what could decolonising mean for marketing and recruitment activities or security staff or #DMUGlobal staff?  How can you make your practices more inclusive? You will have an opportunity to discuss the meaning of ‘decolonising’ as well as to consider …

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On the Economics and Politics of multilingualism in contemporary theatre and translation practices Monday 14th December, 6 – 7.45pm GMT book via Eventbrite. This next event in our Borderlines 2020-2021 Seminar Series involves a collaboration between DMU’s Drama, Dance and Performance Studies Research Institute, the University of Central Florida and Reflections on Contemporary Performance Process …

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To join this second part of our roundtable discussion, which is free, please book through Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/performance-process-and-the-politics-of-multilingualism-part-two-tickets-131264663141   Speakers: Adela Karsznia is an independent researcher, translator, and editor. She received her PhD in Theatre from the University of Wrocław, and has professional diplomas in Translation (UNESCO centre for Translation Studies and Intercultural Communication) and Cultural …

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To join this second part of our roundtable discussion, which is free, please book through Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/performance-process-and-the-politics-of-multilingualism-part-two-tickets-131264663141   Speakers: Adela Karsznia is an independent researcher, translator, and editor. She received her PhD in Theatre from the University of Wrocław, and has professional diplomas in Translation (UNESCO centre for Translation Studies and Intercultural Communication) and Cultural …

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From the early modern period, actors have been praised for being "protean" when they perform cross-racial impersonations. This talk will think through that legacy and how virtuosity in acting is implicitly and explicitly racialized. Speaker Ayanna Thompson (Arizona State University) Biography Ayanna Thompson is director of the Arizona Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies at Arizona …

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Date: 13 January 2021,18.00-19.00 UK time This International Sports' History and Culture (@ICSHC) research webinar is part of the Decolonising DMU project Dr Amanda Shuman is a post-doctoral researcher and lecturer at the University of Freiburg (Germany). She received her PhD in East Asian History from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and researches the …

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