Here’s our list of events and opportunities we’ve just discovered and that are coming up in the next week.
If you’d like to add anything to next week’s digest then please email us.
Events
THIS WEEK
SED Representation: Long Table | Wed 1 Feb | 18:00-21:00 | QMUL Mile End – The Pinter Studio, ArtsOne
‘This will be an open discussion event for students and staff in the School of English and Drama at QMUL to have a dialogue about a lack of representation in the school and what can be done about it’.
Matthew Ingleby (Queen Mary) Guest Lecture | Thu 2 Feb | 18:00-20:00 | Goldsmiths University of London, New Cross
Join our very own Matthew Ingleby for a lecture at Goldsmiths entitled ‘Temporary Accommodations: Habitat and habitus in Little Dorrit’.
QMTC SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL 2017 | Sat 3 – Sun 4 Feb | Various Times | QMUL Mile End
QMTC Shakespeare Festival presents two fantastic adaptations of some of the Bard’s most well known and loved plays; The Tempest and Romeo and Juliet.
Theatre Heritage Day | Sat 4 Feb | 14:00-16:30 | Tower Hamlets Local History Library and Archives
Join our local history archive for a packed afternoon of talks on different aspects of theatre history in the East End. Distinguished speakers for the day are:
- Dr Janice Norwood on nineteenth century theatre in the East End
- Carole Zeidman on the history of Wilton’s Music Hall
- Erin Lee on the Black Plays Archive, including Elmina’s Kitchen by Kwame Kwei-Armah, set in Clapton
- Isabelle Seddon on the Jewish East End’s contribution to twentieth century political theatre
- Ashraf Neswar on the history of Tower Hamlets Council’s annual Season of Bangla Drama
No booking required
Coocoolili: My Funny Valentine | Tue 7 Feb | 19:00 | Jamboree, Limehouse
Join our very own Eirini Kartsaki for Coocoolili, evening of a variety of acts brought together under a common theme; an evening of music, songs, spoken word, performance, dance, quirky tomfooleries, profound ideas and profanities.
The 2017 George Steiner Lecture in Comparative Literature: Aamir R. Mufti, UCLA | Tue 7 Feb | 18:30 | QMUL Mile End
Join the Comparative Literature department for this year’s George Steiner Lecture entitled: ‘Strangers in Europa: Migrant, Terrorist, Refugee’.
QUORUM Drama Research Seminar: Louise Owen | Wed 8 Feb | 18:00 | QMUL Mile End
Join our guest speaker Louise Owen for a seminar entitled: Social bodies: ‘The Oresteia at Shakespeare’s Globe‘.
No booking required
For more SED events see our calendar here
Jobs & Paid Internships
No listings this week. If you spot anything interesting please email sed-web@qmul.ac.uk and we’ll add in to this post.
Opportunities & Volunteering
No listings this week. If you spot anything interesting please email sed-web@qmul.ac.uk and we’ll add in to this post.
Current students and staff can see current listings on QMSU volunteering here
Calls for Papers
No listings this week. If you spot anything interesting please email sed-web@qmul.ac.uk and we’ll add in to this post.
To add a listing to next week’s digest or to help us update this edition please email us by Friday 3 February 2017 at 5pm
We try and keep these listings as accurate as possible but errors can occur. Please check with the relevant party before going to an event or taking up an opportunity.