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LGBT+ History Month Events

York St John University proudly supports LGBT+ History Month in February; details of two forthcoming online events can be found below.
 
Jamie Windust sat cross legged with their hand on their head weating a bright red turtle neck jumper and patterned jacket. They wearing large red glasses with matching red lipstick. Jamie sits on a yellow chair with a plant in the background.

Jamie Windust in Conversation

6.00pm | Monday 15 February | Free 

Join author and model Jamie Windust and Dr Esther McIntosh, Associate Head of Religion, Politics and International Relations at York St John University, for a fun and frank evening of conversation about the key issues for the LGBT+ community in 2021.

Jamie will discuss their debut book, ‘In Their Shoes: Navigating Non-Binary Life’, and share their thoughts on topics ranging from the need for kindness in the LGBT+ community to the impact of Pride cancellations in 2020.

To book a ticket,  click here.

Beyond the Binary: Scientific Thinking about Sex 1900-1950

5.00pm | Tuesday 16 February | Free

On the left there is a pink female outline on the right there is a blue male outline. Between the two are a gradient of transformations between the two genders ranging from pink to blue. The image is sat against a navy background.

In the last decade, a growing number of young people identify as non-binary. Some governments are now considering recognition of a neutral gender in official documents. However trans and non binary people are still being stigmatised by the media. In these instances science is invoked to help us defend or challenge our understandings of gender and sex to enable systemic change. In this talk Dr Chiara Beccalossi (University of Lincoln) discusses how science increasingly sees gender and sex as a spectrum. 

To book a ticket, click here.

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Black History Month 2020 – An Evening With Jeffrey Boakye, 21 October 2020

There are a range of events taking place at York St John University this October for Black History Month 2020. And we’re really pleased that our very own Senior Lecturer in Literature, Dr Fraser Mann, will be talking to the writer and teacher Jeffrey Boakye about race and identity politics in the context of Black Lives Matter. Continue reading “Black History Month 2020 – An Evening With Jeffrey Boakye, 21 October 2020”

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Event: Words Matter Lecture 2020 – Dr Alexander Beaumont

The School of Humanities and the English Literature programme are proud to present this year’s annual Words Matter lecture (5pm,  Thursday 15th October 2020). The event is free, all are welcome, and booking is open here. This year’s lecture will be delivered by Dr Alexander Beaumont and is titled:

The Matter of the North: Sarah Hall’s Uplandish Fiction 

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upcoming event: black history month and the transatlantic imagination, wednesday 25 october 2017

As part of Black History Month 2017, the School of Humanities, Religion and Philosophy is excited to present Black History Month and the Transatlantic Imagination – 12.30-2pm, De Grey lecture theatre. Members of staff will introduce the transatlantic moments, people, and events that have impacted on black identities. Come and hear more about Miles Davis, learn about the lives of Lancashire cotton pickers, and think about Marvel comics and issues of diversity.

Tickets are FREE and can be reserved here.

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join the team!

We are looking for first year, second year, and third students to join our blog team at Point Zero. These exciting extra-curricular roles are ideally suited to students who are considering careers in writing, journalism, or publishing or who simply have a passion for words and literature. The team, working under the guidance of our academic blog team (Dr Janine Bradbury, Dr Alex Beaumont, and Dr Adam Smith) will meet several times over the year to curate content and there will be an expectation that you will be prepared to be a regular and reliable contributor to this site.

Please email Dr Alex Beaumont (a.beaumont@yorksj.ac.uk) to express an interest by Wednesday of Week 2 (27th September 2017) if you would like to join us!

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open call for contributions: autumn semester 2017-18

This semester we are issuing an open call for contributions to Point Zero that fall under the broad theme of ‘global literature’. We are especially interested in:

  • book reviews
  • pieces by study abroad/returning study abroad students

Please send your submissions of no more than 1000 words to Janine Bradbury (j.bradbury@yorksj.ac.uk). We are unable to publish all submissions, and submissions may be subject to minor editing for length and tone. We will be accepting submissions until Week 12 of Semester 1.

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student opportunity: valley press

The ‘readers group’ at Valley Press is  recruiting new members to look at submissions via email. If you join, every week (ish) you will be sent poetry and novels that Valley Press are considering publishing – totally free of charge! All you have to do is read through them – whichever ones you choose, and totally at your leisure – and then send us your thoughts.

This would be fantastic experience for a literature student. To join, email Submissions Coordinator Tess and let her know.