April 2025
Call for Papers: Theorising in PhD Research in Social Science in the SWANA region
The Centre for Lebanese Studies, the REAL Centre and Centre for South West Asian and North African Studies (CSWANA) at the University of Cambridge is organising a two-day residential PhD retreat on Theorising in PhD Research to be held on 27 and 28th of May at the University of Cambridge. The retreat is aimed at…
March 2025
Call for Applications: Early Career Scholarship at Times of Genocide
Call for Applications: Early Career Scholarship at Times of Genocide – Deadline extended to January 20, 2025 Date: Monday, March 31, 2025 Location: University of Cambridge, UK / Hybrid Covers: local transportation within the UK and catering during the time of the event Open to PhD students in the UK Event Organizer: Cyrine Saab Keynote…
December 2024
Webinar: Education Under Fire: A Rapid Study of Parents’ and Teachers’ Readiness for School Amidst Israeli Attacks on Lebanon
The Centre for Lebanese Studies and the Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre at the University of Cambridge invite you to a webinar to launch a new report titled: Education Under Fire: A Rapid Study of Parents’ and Teachers’ Readiness for School Amidst Israeli Attacks on Lebanon 5 December | 2pm UK This report is part of…
November 2024
CLS Knowledge Collective Writing Retreat
For PhD researchers at any stage of their research degree. Our monthly Writing Retreat is hosted by the CLS Knowledge Collective and delivered online. The Writing Retreats give PhD researchers from the CLS Knowledge Collective the opportunity to devote a whole morning to writing in a structured and friendly environment. We will start with a…
October 2024
‘The Teacher’: film screening with Oscar-nominated & BAFTA-winning filmmaker
Join us for a screening of new award-winning Palestinian film ‘The Teacher’, followed by a discussion with Oscar-nominated and BAFTA-winning filmmaker Farah Nabulsi. ‘The Teacher’ shows a Palestinian school teacher who struggles to reconcile his risky commitment to political resistance with his emotional support for one of his students and the chance of a new…
Standing Strong: Lebanon’s Courage in the Face of Israeli Attacks
Event organised jointly by the Centre for Lebanese Studies and the Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre, Faculty of Education Wednesday 16 October, 17:00-18:30 This event will be held at the University of Cambridge but the exact location and building will be communicated closer to the event time. In light of the recent…
September 2024
Learning to Resist: A National Back-to-School Conference on Palestine for UK Teachers
Saturday, 14 September 10:00-16:00 UK time, Online This past year, few issues were as consequential for British schools as the genocide in Palestine. Across the country, students and teachers rose up in solidarity with Palestinians, demanding an end to Israel’s war in Gaza. In response, educators and young people faced silencing and pushback from officials.…
August 2024
Until We’re All Free: Student Solidarity with Palestine in Jordan, Mexico and South Africa
The Academic Solidarity in Action Series at the Centre for Lebanese Studies presents: Until We’re All Free: Student Solidarity with Palestine in Jordan, Mexico and South Africa August 28 – 9:00 MX / 16:00 UK / 17:00 SA / 18:00 LB The ongoing genocide in Palestine has reignited debates within university communities about the responsibility…
June 2024
Enacting Academic Solidarity: Advocacy, Campaigning and Media
The ongoing genocide in Palestine has reignited debates within university communities about the responsibility of students, scholars and academic institutions during times of social and political crisis. How can students and academics better convey their political messages through the use of media, how can they design advocacy strategies and increase impact, and finally how can…
Webinar: Embracing the messiness of participatory action research method in hostile environments
Join us for a webinar by Melissa Matar on June 24 – 3-4pm UK | 5-6pm Lebanon on: Embracing the messiness of participatory action research method in hostile environments Please register in advance here Participatory action research (PAR) demonstrates how its politics challenges traditional social scientific approaches by embracing a democratic, critical and emancipatory…
Webinar: Voices from Palestine: the lives of people with disabilities under occupation and war
Following from our series on education in conflict held over the past two terms where we examined this topic from different perspectives, including ethical scholarship, academic freedom, gender and climate, we are delighted to invite you to our upcoming event which focuses on the perspectives of persons with disabilities in the context of war and…
May 2024
Workshop: Framing Academic Solidarity: histories, practices and futures
Workshop: Framing Academic Solidarity: histories, practices and futures The ongoing genocide in Palestine has reignited debates within university communities about the responsibility of students, scholars and academic institutions during times of social and political crisis. How should universities respond to such atrocities? And what can their members do to help resist mass violence and injustices…
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