Second year students, Harriet Mercer and Maya Milburn have been in touch to share with us an exciting and upcoming fundraiser that they have organised.
student opportunity: teach in nepal
Blog staffer Beth Davies has been in touch to make students aware of a fabulous opportunity in Nepal. Continue reading “student opportunity: teach in nepal”
studying at ysju: a visiting student’s perspective
Ever wondered what YSJU looks like to a visiting student? An American visitor helps us to see things differently. Continue reading “studying at ysju: a visiting student’s perspective”
seaside terror – adult puppetry at its best
Thank you to Dr Sue Yore for getting in touch to tell us about an exciting new show that is being performed by the Odd Doll company at Cycle Heaven.
A dark devised puppetry show for adults. Visually spectacular and wildly imaginative
Reserve your free ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/seaside-terror-tickets-38401575145
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how to answer life’s biggest questions: studying liberal arts at ysju
By Erin Byrne
The Liberal Arts Foundation Year is a brand-new course that just launched this September and I am incredibly excited to be one of the first students to take it. At the helm is the wonderful and hilarious Dr Adam James Smith who is leading this slightly rowdy but enthusiastic group through the maze of what it actually means to be a Liberal Arts student. In our very first session he got us thinking about what this strange, slightly old-fashioned term ‘Liberal Arts’ actually means, and why it is (and always will be) important. Continue reading “how to answer life’s biggest questions: studying liberal arts at ysju”
halloween post: the children of the quad
By Rachel Smith
As students we know the city well. Regardless of whether you’ve lived here for months or for years, you’ll still be aware of the air York has. It’s inescapable: the crooked buildings, cobbled alleyways, and the sheer abundance of ghost walks remind you of it whichever street you walk down. We all know this. York is a city of ghosts.
What we don’t hear about are the ghosts much closer to home.
what’s going on? demystifying ‘decolonising the curriculum’
By Dr Anne-Marie Evans and Dr Sarah Lawson-Welsh
With thanks to Dr Janine Bradbury, Dr Kaley Kramer and Dr Fraser Mann
This week at York St John University, around 50 staff and students attended an event entitled ‘Black History Month and the Transatlantic Imagination’. They listened to short micro-lectures by staff on the boycotting of cotton from the US confederate (pro slave-owning) states by nineteenth-century Lancashire textile workers, the music of Miles Davis and of The Belleville Three, the Black Panther Marvel comics, the role of Journées Africaines and why Black History Month does not, as yet, exist in France, and the transatlantic life and legacies of Caribbean-born writer and historian, C.L.R. James. After the session, a student commented that she was proud to be at an institution where Black History Month was given such prominence. Events like this are hugely important. We know that we are not alone in this, and that colleagues in HE institutions all over the country are involved in fantastic public engagement and widening participation initiatives in collaboration with Black History Month.
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words matter review: helen cadbury’s ‘to catch a rabbit’
By Erin Byrne
Helen Cadbury’s To Catch a Rabbit is at its core a quintessential crime story, and a fantastic one at that.
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exciting news for the class of 2017
Liesl King has been organising an extra special event for the graduating class of 2017. As a farewell and celebration of a new chapter, we would like to invite you and your family members to drop in and say hello to your tutors over a glass of fizz or a cup of tea on the afternoon of your upcoming Graduation, 16th November, in De Grey foyer from 2:00pm-4:00pm.
the base-line: imaginary worlds students go to see blade runner 2049
By Adam Cummings
On Tuesday the 5th of October the Literature and Media programmes organised a group free trip to see Blade Runner 2049 as part of the module 2EN440: Imaginary Worlds. The crowd, as you arrived within the York City Screen cinema, was definitely recognisable. If someone was to say, “Imagine a group of Science Fiction Literature students grouped together, waiting to see perhaps the most anticipated science fiction sequel to be released in thirty years”, I guarantee that you would at least be able to spot some key similarities among these people.
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student opportunity: be an IDAS champion
Thank you to Gemma Linfoot-King and Lizzie Hope for getting in touch to tell us about an exciting and informative experience for YSJU students. They are hosting a free lunch followed by training to be an IDAS Champion. IDAS are the largest charity in Yorkshire supporting anyone who has experiencing or affected by domestic abuse of sexual violence.
The event takes place from 12-4.30 on Thursday 16th November in SK/036, and you can book your place here.
this week! waterstones lock-in, tuesday 17 october
By Beth Davies
Everyone listen up! Waterstones are offering you one small snippet of your wildest dreams. Tuesday night. Cancel your plans. It’s about to get crazy.
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student opportunity: graduate and work placement fair, wednesday 18 october
YSJU is hosting a Graduate and Work Placement Fair on Wednesday 18 October, 11am – 3pm in Temple Hall. Over 20 employers are attending, offering Graduate Years-in-Industry and Summer Internships.
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manchester and the industrial revolution: YSJU student trip
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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.