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Screenings, re-enactments, lectures and panel discussions are taking place across the University and Colleges throughout October.
Learn about the contribution to the war effort of African-American women during the Second World War. Hear the rarely heard stories of how they fought not just fascism, but racism and sexism too. Murray Edwards College will host a screening, on Thursday 5th October, of ‘Invisible Warriors’. Following the screening there will be a virtual Q&A with the filmmaker, Gregory Cooke, live from the United States. Book for ‘Invisible Warriors’.
On Thursday 12th October, join award-winning writer, Sharon Dodua Otoo, as she discusses her latest novel ‘Ada’s Realm’ at Jesus College. Set in both Ghana and Germany, the novel’s fascinating storyline spans several centuries. Book here for this event.
The University’s Black Advisory Hub is hosting the first in a series of seminars on Friday 13th October on the theme of language and race.
While attention is most often paid to racist incidents that involve explicit discrimination, less focus is given to the ways in which language and its use (or misuse) in teaching and learning contexts has an impact on Black students and their engagement with their studies. This series of four focus groups invites Cambridge students and staff to reflect on the power and impact of language choices on their educational experiences, the cumulative impact of everyday racism in choices of language in teaching and learning contexts, and the burden placed on Black and other racially minoritised students to educate others. Register for this online seminar, and others in the series
The Black Advisory Hub will be hosting two induction events for new students. The first, for undergraduates, will be held on Thursday 19th October between 5.30 and 7.30pm in the Student Union lounge. The second one, for postgraduates, will be held the following week, on Thursday 26th October, in the same venue and at the same time of day.
On the morning of Sunday 15th October, Chine McDonald, Director of Christian think tank Theos, and Cambridge alumna, will deliver the sermon at Great St Mary’s Church. The sermon is entitled ‘God is not a White man’. The St Catharine’s College Girls’ Choir will sing.
Homerton College will host its second Black History Month formal dinner on Wednesday 18th October. Last year’s event attracted well over 100 students and distinguished guests.
Baldwin vs. Buckley Debate, The Cambridge Union, Tuesday 24th October, 7.30pm
Following a critically acclaimed run in New York and London, the American Vicarious’ production of the historic debate between James Baldwin and William F. Buckley Jr. is re-enacted live at the Cambridge Union. Watch as the actors recreate this historic debate in the same spots where Baldwin and Buckley faced each other in February 1965. Book your tickets.
Black Men on the Couch will be hosted by the University’s Counselling Service and Corpus Christi College on Wednesday 25th October.
Lord Simon Woolley, George the Poet and Professor Jason Arday will be in conversation with counsellor, Rotimi Akinsete, to discuss how to maintain good mental health. Black men are twice as likely to be sectioned as their White counterparts, and are also less likely to reach out for support if they encounter mental health struggles.
The University of Cambridge’s annual Race Equality Lecture on Thursday 26th October will be given by Professor Robbie Shilliam of Johns Hopkins University. Robbie is the author of the recently published book, ‘Decolonizing Politics’. His research focuses on the political and intellectual complicities of colonialism and race in the global order, with a particular interest in the Rastafari movement
Following this lecture why not head to St Catharine’s College for Night Songs in the Chapel which will feature a repertoire celebrating Black composers.
This year’s Gloria Carpenter Lecture will be held at Selwyn College on Monday 30th October. It will be delivered by Dr Bronwen Everill of the Centre for African Studies and is titled: ‘Good Intentions: Slavery, Abolition, and Inequality in the Modern World’. Book your place.
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