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Attend this speed networking event to find out about a wide range of employers, sectors and graduate opportunities available to Humanities and Social Sciences students and graduates, from large graduate recruiters to SMEs and local employers.
Thawra Book Club for BAME Community run by SED Alumna, Asia Khatun
Run by alumna ‘We’ll be reading Jade LB’s Keisha The Sket. Told with the heart and soul of the inner city, with an unforgettable heroine, Keisha the Sket is a revelation of the true, raw, arousing and tender core of British youth culture.
Our in-person book club will be on Thursday 26th October at Penguin Random House HQ, 20 Vauxhall Bridge Rd, London, SW1V 2SA, expect lots of great discussion, good vibes and some bookish goodies!
Free performance event: A Season of Bangla Drama 2023- Festival Bites
Saturday, 14 October 2023 at 15:00 160 Whitechapel Road – London E1 1BJ – United Kingdom
See three tantalising sketches (open rehearsal) to give you taste of our upcoming theatre festival which Queen Mary is a proud organiser alongside Tower Hamlets council! Production companies Marble Sinew, Mitali Arts Group and Adity Roy Dance CIC present snippets of a dark comedy murder mystery, challenges of old age and a dance drama to champion neurodiversity.
Listening to the Jewish East End: A guided walk | Sunday 8 October, 11.00am-1.00pm | Whitechapel
Explore London’s Jewish East End with Professor Nadia Valman and Dr Vivi Lachs of Queen Mary, University of London, who present a free guided walk through East London’s Jewish past based on their Arts and Humanities Research Council project on English and Yiddish literature and song of the East End from the 1880s to the 1950s.
Re-sounding the East End | Thursday 16 November, 6.30-8.00pm | Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives, London E1
Join us for a discussion with curators and historians Nadia Valman, Tamsin Bookey, Rehana Ahmed and Alan Dein and artists Alastair Levy, Emily Peasgood and Syma Tariq, on their sound art installation ‘Everything Is Different, Nothing Has Changed’, in the context of the East End’s social and public history.
Oral Storytelling for Heritage Workshop – Saturday, 14 October 2023 10:30
Join us We’re hosting a new event, and we’d love to see you there. IROKO Theatre Company present a FREE workshop which involves hands-on exploration of oral storytelling performance techniques. Saturday 14 October from 10.30am – 1.30pm Register soon because space is very limited. We hope you’re able to join us!
Free weekly workshops in Film and Music Production at Rich Mix in Shoreditch
New Creates Film Are you interested in creating short films, music videos or other visual content but not sure where to start?
New Creates Music Are you interested in music? Have you thought what it might be like to write your own song? Maybe you’re an upcoming rapper, DJ or producer?
The FREE 12-week introductory training course offers 16–21 year olds the opportunity to develop practical skills in stage management, lighting and sound with industry professionals. No experience necessary.
Join Theatrecraft for: Q&As and Workshops, Backstage Tours, On Stage Demonstrations, Exhibitor Marketplace, featuring more than 70 universities, theatre venues and suppliers to the industry and a 1:1 CV Clinic.
Thinking about a career in one of the United Kingdom’s foremost law firms? Applications now open for LawCareersNetLive
Then LawCareersNetLIVE is a must-attend event, looking at the skills, attributes and techniques that are necessary to launch a career at a commercial law firm.
The annual HRLA Careers Day will be held at Goldsmiths, University of London and is primarily aimed at students, prospective lawyers and those interested in a career in human rights law. We are grateful to our headline sponsor, the Department of Law of Goldsmiths, University of London for their generous contribution, and for making Careers Day possible. A range of sessions have been organised for the day, including:
Via seventeenth-century radicals, eighteenth-century flamboyance and nineteenth-century scandal, to contemporary understandings around diverse gender and sexuality, prints and ephemera, the talk will provide a unique snapshot into a rich and radical history. Through looking at portraits and zines celebrating pioneering activists, writers and artists, as well as highlighting significant Queer spaces in Britain through the centuries, this session will provide an overview of the considerable contribution to printmaking made by the LGBTQIA+ community and its many ancestors.
Careers guidance, webinars and inclusive employers at myGwork’s WorkFair 2023WorkFair 2023 will return on 18 October featuring hundreds of jobs worldwide for students and recent graduates with inclusive employers, alongside empowering careers guidance workshops and webinars – all for free.
ACCEPT is an industry leading event for LGBTQ+ students interested in a career in commercial law. To find out more about the event, please watch this video.
Roundhouse Rising Festival x BBC Introducing Live
Roundhouse Rising Festival is delighted to partner with BBC Introducing Live on 14 October to deliver a daytime programme of live panels, panels, performances, feedback sessions designed to empower aspiring artists.
Free TV Jobs Conference in Newcastle in October – Worth the Trip! – London Dates in January
The National Film and Television School are working in partnership with Channel 4 to bring you exciting career events across the country. Each event will run over 2 days with one day devoted to Scripted and the other day devoted to Unscripted sessions.Sign up for a full day of interactive sessions offering insights into different television roles, followed by a masterclass and networking session. Sessions will cover a range of disciplines across the world of film and television, allowing you to learn more about the roles and responsibilities within the industry.
To book your FREE place at one of these fantastic national events, please choose from a location below:
The festival fun doesn’t stop when the credits roll… Join us for a line-up of free events, including talks, short film screenings, DJ nights, fun family workshops and much more.
Creating Routes – Free Programme for Global Majority Creatives with Talawa – apply by 16 October
Creating Routes is a free, practical, training programme for Global Majority theatre makers and creatives who want to use their artistic skills in community settings. This programme is a collaboration between Talawa Theatre Company, Emergency Exit Arts (EEA) and Goldsmiths University of London.
TALK TO YOUR CAREERS CONSULTANT – Don’t forget your careers service is open all year round and can help with finding jobs, making great applications and becoming more confident in interviews. Book an appointment or email your careers consultantFliss Bush
If you get to the end and apply for an opportunity please let us know and we’ll give you a freebie.
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From QMUL, Partners & Friends
Get work experience with QMUL programmes – open now for applications
Student Consultancy Project (SCP)
The Student Consultancy Project gives you the chance to work in multidisciplinary teams solving problems faced by businesses, charities and social enterprises within the UK and Internationally. Gain first-hand experience working with a client whilst receiving support from a Queen Mary supervisor. This programme gives you the opportunity to develop skills you can take forward into any profession – not just consultancy.
QTaster helps you explore your career optionsand gain insight into different companies and roles. It also helps those looking to acquire experiencebuild their network and commerical awareness.
Free Greenwich + Docklands Festival – Directed by Alumnus Bradley Hemmings
GDIF 2023 will bring together UK and international artists in a programme of ground-breaking outdoor theatre, performance, art, dance and circus in iconic public spaces across London. The line up includes our very own Mojisola Adebayo’s show The Architect.
Want to get into law after your degree? Check out Chambers Student
Chambers Student is the definitive guide to the legal profession. Our interview-based research reveals the truth about life at the leading law firms and barristers’ chambers. Our vivid accounts and detailed analysis combine in the most useful guide a student can access.
Would you like to be inspired and develop your creativity in a supportive group environment?
QTIBPOC Creatives are producing a series of bite size short sharp taster workshops in arts and contemporary queer and trans Black culture workshops this summer
#MerkyBooks New Writers’ Prize – open until 29 August
What’s on offer?
The winner of the New Writers’ Prize will receive a publishing contract with #Merky Books. All shortlisted writers will also be invited to our Writers’ Camp, where they will be able to participate in writing workshops, panel talks, editorial one-to-ones, and meet the #Merky Books team.
The prize will also aim to provide all applicants the tools, information and access they need to develop their ideas, progress their writing and set off on the path to publication.
Who are we looking for?
We’re looking for unpublished and un-agented writers aged between 18 and 35 who are currently a resident in the UK or ROI. If you have a manuscript you are working on, or an idea ready to be put onto paper, we want to hear from you.
This year, we are looking for the next Bolu Babalola, Cecile Pin and Caleb Azumah Nelson and are focusing on fiction only, and unfortunately we will not be accepting non-fiction, poetry or children’s books this year.
BFI Film Academy accreditation for 2023 BFI London Film Festival now open
BFI Film Academy accreditation for this year’s BFI London Film Festival are selling fast and we only have a limited number. If you’d like to be part of the Festival action make sure to get yours now!
Get access to: • press and industry screenings during festival dates of 4 to 15 October • the BFI Film Academy programme of industry and networking events • panels and talks included in the LFF industry programme • public weekday matinee screenings via a rush queue, and subject to availability
Passes cost £40 and are available to 18-25 year-olds who are based in the UK and interested in pursuing and progressing a career in the screen industries. Over 25 year-olds in full-time education and in possession of a valid student ID can also apply.
James Baldwin Event: I Heard It Through The Grapevine (12*) + Q&A with Dick Fontaine – 11 September
In a Cinema Restored and Open City Doc Festival collaboration, we bring you Dick Fontaine’s charged and intimate portrait of James Baldwin, followed by a Q&A with the director and Haden Guest.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU FROM ERIC’S PARTNERS – DOWNLOAD THE ERIC APP
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MARKETING & PUBLISHING – You don’t need any experience to become Penguin Children’s Books’ next Marketing Assistant! Work on campaigns & learn everything you need to know to get your career started PHOTOGRAPHY – Explore a stunning converted Georgian townhouse and snap some incredible photos on this photography tour! Make sure you get your free ticket for September 15th before they’re gone ALL INDUSTRIES – Learn to deliver your own creative workshops and make money as a facilitator with Roundhouse’s course! Over 5 sessions, you’ll develop all the skills you need to succeed ALL ARTS – Live in Hackney or Tower Hamlets? Apply for Peer Ambassadors! You’ll get paid work experience at a professional art gallery alongside a development and learning programme… for FREE PUBLISHING – Learn all about editorial processes and publishing books as an Assistant with Penguin Michael Joseph’s fiction team! Home to some of the UK’s best-loved writers, this is the perfect place to kickstart your career ALL INDUSTRIES – Want to work in a professional Creative Arts Organisation? Interested in Youth Work? Get paid to oversee work experience for young creatives with this freelance role from Talent Accelerator
Head to the ERIC app to access all these exclusive opportunities
Please let us know if you have any suggestions for the next edition via sed-web@qmul.ac.uk
TALK TO RU ABOUT CREATIVE CAREERS OR YOUR MENTAL HEALTH – Ru is happy to chat any time and create some plans for your future or talk through worries and sign post you to further support. Book an appointment
TALK TO YOUR CAREERS CONSULTANT – Don’t forget your careers service is open all year round and can help with finding jobs, making great applications and becoming more confident in interviews. Book an appointment or email your careers consultantFliss Bush
From QMUL, Partners & Friends
QMUL Virtual Careers Fair 2023 – Thu, Aug 3, 2023, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Register here (you must be logged in with your QMUL credentials)
Investigative Journalism Masterclass with The Blood Rep Investigations Substack – 29 July
Join QMUL alumnus Tam Hussein to experience a real-life journalism investigation, as you and your team apply open-source investigative techniques to a detailed case-study
Students can get £35 tickets or email Tam for limited free tickets (in exchange for some marketing work).
We’re looking for bold, authentic and first-person-led stories that explore the theme of pleasure through art, food, design, architecture, gender and sexuality from women, non-binary and other marginalised genders.
Specific callout for Calling all Trans or Non-binary Creatives and Writers We want to spotlight the multitude of experiences for trans and non-binary people that respond to themes of Pleasure/Joy/Desire. The selected writer will receive £50 for their completed essay and be published in-print. Deadline: Sunday 30th July 2023.
M&C Saatchi Open House – Online Advertising Training Programme
M&C Saatchi Open House is a free online training programme open to anyone. Yes, ANYONE. No matter who you are or where you are, we’re opening our doors for all to experience the joys of the creative communications industry. We are on a mission to remove barriers to access. Whether you are starting out, shifting your career, returning to work after a break or just finding out more, we can’t wait to meet you during our 8-week programme.
Masterclass: Exploring Dystopia in Games at BAFTA – 26 July
In this masterclass hosted by Elle Osili-Wood, you will hear from Gareth Damian Martin and Jörg Tittel as creators of two recently released games which explore dystopian futures from the perspective of a worker.
Zoom Dive | The impact of generative AI on creative entrepreneurs
THU 27 JUL 14:00 BST, ZOOM
Gen AI and machine learning are big topics right now – not a day goes by when they aren’t making the headlines. As a creative entrepreneur, you may be worried about the impact of Gen AI and whether it’s a threat or an opportunity for your business. Join us for a talk with Gen AI expert Paul Dowling about how Web 3.0 has revolutionised art in the digital world and the implications Gen AI is having on art today. You’ll also discover how Gen AI will facilitate an explosion of creative talent and how to use Gen AI tools to enhance your own business.
Book Fair – Small Press Fest Saturday 22 – Sunday 23 July 12-6pm
Join us for the second iteration of Small Press Fest, an annual fair celebrating small-press and independent publications. Browse through publications, meet artists and publishers, and participate in the activities. This year, the programme also explores solidarity in publishing practices.
From the Lips to the Moon created by Pouya Ehsaei and Tara Fatehi brings together performances by Jabbaristan, and poetry by Dzifa Benson, Momtaza Mehri, Maureen Onwunali and Silai. There will be a book launch of Moving Pictures Painted, a sale of aflam vintage posters from the 1950s to 1970s, and a pop up bookshop by Maqam, readings for children by LibLib Publishing and a screening and conversation on DIY cultures festival becoming a solidarity network with Hamja Ahsan.
Featuring tables by aflam, CentreCentre, Chutney Magazine, Discontent, Hamja Ahsan, Khidr Collective, LibLib Publishing, Maqam Books, Small Tune Press, STUART, the87press, alongside a curated table with contributions from Book Works, Hajar Press, LUMIN, Rab-Rab Press, The Book Society Seoul, amongst others.
Application process for sponsored places for An Introduction to Publishing Course from 29 August
We try to keep our fees as low as possible. But we wouldn’t want them to be a barrier. Which is why there are sponsored places available on all our courses.
Please let us know if you have any suggestions for the next edition via sed-web@qmul.ac.uk
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TALK TO YOUR CAREERS CONSULTANT – Don’t forget your careers service is open all year round and can help with finding jobs, making great applications and becoming more confident in interviews. Book an appointment or email your careers consultantFliss Bush
From QMUL, Partners & Friends
Writing Prizes to Enter
The Aurora Prize For Writing seeks outstanding new writing in short fiction and poetry. As well as receiving a £500 cash prize, winners will receive feedback on a piece of work of their choice from a matched literary agent or editor. Deadline: 19th July, midnight
The Morley Prize for Unpublished Writers of Colour is awarded to unpublished aspiring authors of colour. There are two prizes – one for works of Fiction and one for Life Writing and Creative Non-Fiction. Deadline: 14th August
The Oxford Poetry Prize is awarded to a single poem in the English language. The winner of the Oxford Poetry Prize receives £1,000 and is offered publication in Oxford Poetry magazine. Deadline: 31st August
Could you be Roman Road Trust’s Managing Director?
Roman Road Trust (RRT) is a grassroots organisation working to improve Roman Road high street and its community for the benefit of residents and regular visitors. Roman Road is in the heart of London’s East End and home to one of London’s longest-running and largest street markets. RRT’s vision is for a thriving local economy that gives opportunity and space for communities to flourish.
RRT is looking for a Managing Director to lead on the launch, programming and management of The Common Room alongside regular projects. RRT is seeking someone with a passion for our community, local businesses, market traders and achieving positive social impact. Roman Road Trust is small but ambitious. The role needs someone with an excellent ability to self-manage and work independently. This is a freelance and part-time role.
Deadline for applications: 9:00am on Monday 24th July
Have a question or would like an informal chat about the role? Email Drama grad Rosie Vincent: rosie@romanroadtrust.co.uk
Free Careers Fair at Dreamland Margate – 12-13 July
The UK Creative Festival is committed to helping create pathways into creative industries, ensuring a more diverse and representative workforce.
We invite every young aspiring creative to register for free to attend our creative Careers Fair. Here you can meet the leading companies across all creative industries, advertising, architecture, visual art, crafts, fashion and textiles, design, performing arts, music, photography, film and video, computer games, radio and TV, writing and publishing, heritage, software/electronic publishing, cultural education.
Shakespeare and the Sea at Royal Museums Greenwich
8-9 September both at the museum and online. The conference features keynote speakers Professor Emma Smith and Professor Steve Mentz along with a host of researchers and academics from across the globe. A full conference schedule can be found here: https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/national-maritime-museum/shakespeare-sea
There is also an opportunity to see a First Folio, on display at the museum until 24 September
After some years away due to Covid-19 and all the associated lockdowns, Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park are thrilled to be welcoming the community back for the 2023 Summer Fair!
This will be a day of fun activities, informative tours, stalls for local makers, delicious food and drink and of course a chance to find out more about the work the Friends do at Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park.
Volunteer at The Access Project to help young people
We’re recruiting #volunteer A level and GCSE tutors tutors to help young people raise their grades, boost their confidence, and find their future. Find out more and apply now
Free Zoom Event with TransRadio UK – A Champion for the Community
Join founder and presenter Lucy Clark to discover how Trans Radio UK has developed as a voice, information source and champion for the international transgender community, and how other initiatives focused on supporting the trans community have grown from it, including TRUK United Football Club. It was also announced earlier this week that Lucy has been shortlisted for the National Diversity Awards (Positive Role Model category).
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Join Dazed Club today to get your first year 50% off – that is only £24 for a year of free magazines, invitations to our events, masterclasses with our talent and exclusive discounts on all your favourite parties, festivals, galleries and more!
Use promo code FLASH when selecting a yearly membership and be quick – the offer ends in 48h!
Please let us know if you have any suggestions for the next edition via sed-web@qmul.ac.uk
Don’t forget your careers service is open all year round and can help with finding jobs, making great applications and becoming more confident in interviews. Book an appointment or email your careers consultantFliss Bush
From QMUL, Partners & Friends
Sekforde Scholarship – 6 Students – award of £20,000 for the 2023/24 academic year (DEADLINE 30/06/23)
Calling all East Londoners aged 18-30, don’t miss out on an incredible opportunity this summer! The application deadline for our popular paid 12-month traineeship is fast approaching. STEP is specifically designed to connect young East Londoners with exciting local creative jobs, equipping you with valuable skills and professionally guiding you towards your first entry-level creative dream role.
In this round, we are excited to announce a special creative takeover featuring roles such as Programming Trainee with Sadler’s Wells, Junior Designer at It’s Nice That, Gallery Assistant at Bow Arts, and Design Assistant at LEUDER. These placements offer a salary of London Living Wage (£11.95) or above. With STEP, you’ll not only grow alongside a community of like-minded individuals but also participate in monthly professional development workshops. Additionally, you’ll be matched with a specialist industry mentor and a career coach who will provide continuous support throughout your creative employment journey, even after you graduate from the programme.
Also apply for Creativity Works: Non-Linear free training course is open for early-bird applications! Application deadline: Sunday 20 August 2023 We’re looking for young East Londoners aged 19-24 who want to kickstart their creative career and participate in our brand new, free, 13-week training course! Non-Linear offers a multi-disciplinary programme and covers a variety of creative fields such as Content Creation, Film & TV Production, Podcasting, Music, Art & Design.
Along the way you will be inspired by well-known creatives, all at the very top of their game, including Campbell Addy, Yinka IIori, Grayson Perry, Thomas Heatherwick, Edward Enninful, Koby Adom, Vanessa Maria, Edem Wornoo, Marina Mansour, and more.
You also will take part in masterclasses with industry professionals, technical skills-based workshops, guest lectures, inspirational bite-sized industry talks, fascinating field trips as well as a considerable time working within creative businesses to help them solve the real-world creative challenges they face.
Are a friendly Year 1 or Year 2 undergraduate student with strong interpersonal skills? Want to help new incoming students integrate into the Queen Mary community socially, whilst boosting your skills in the process? Become a Buddy Mentor and help new incoming SED first year Undergraduate students transition to university as part of the Buddy Scheme mentoring programme. Becoming a Buddy Mentor will boost your employability skills and be mentioned on your HEAR transcript.
We are delighted to share news of two free events – a workshop and a performance – that may appeal to those with an interest in gender, queerness, and the archiving of exquisite trans ephemera. We will be welcoming Nando Messias to Goldsmiths to undertake an artist residency with the Staging Decadence project in the first week of July. They will be bringing with them their archive of costume spanning the breadth of their career as a performance maker as it makes its way to The Museum of Transology at Bishopsgate, London. Toward the end of the residency Nando will be sharing a workshop at 2pm on 6 July, which will focus on decadent costume and precarity, and a performance of their new work TransMission: Sissy TV at 6pm on 7 July. Both events will take place in the George Wood Theatre at Goldsmiths. Tickets are free, but booking is essential.
Please let us know if you have any suggestions for the next edition via sed-web@qmul.ac.uk
Don’t forget your careers service is open all year round and can help with finding jobs, making great applications and becoming more confident in interviews. Book an appointment or email your careers consultantFliss Bush
Free events you should make the most of the summer with this weekend:
Queer & Now – A free entry (just turn up) festival at Tate Britain including a queer marketplace, performances and talks.
Are you passionate about helping those experiencing homelessness?
Don’t miss our upcoming career fair for the homelessness service sector in a month’s time, organised by Greater London Authority, London Councils, HomelessLink, Bloomberg Associates and Department for Work and Pensions (DWP): Date: Monday 10 July Location: Boxpark, Wembley, HA9 0JTTime: 10am–3pm
There will be 30+ homelessness organisations, health partners and local authorities with current vacancies in the homelessness sector. Attendees can learn more about a career in the homelessness and rough sleeping sector, meet with employers and learn about specific opportunities on offer. The career fair is open to the public, but pre-registration is strongly encouraged. Register now to attend and learn about these organisations and their current vacancies:
STEP – 12-month paid traineeship for young East Londoners wanting to step into careers in the creative & cultural sectors
This summer, our Shared Training and Employment Programme STEP returns for its 8th iteration as the previously annual paid traineeship getting young East Londoners into local creative jobs will take place more frequently – increasing employment opportunities for young East Londoners aged 18-30 brimming with new ideas, creative energy and timely perspectives – as they’re matched with our committed and every growing partner employers.
Museums & Galleries
Film, Music, TV, Radio, Broadcast & Production
Advertising, PR, Marketing, Print Media & Publishing
You will find information about workshops, work experiences, newsletters, awards, mentoring schemes, funds, networking opportunities, toolkits and more!
How is visitors’ movement choreographed while visiting a museum or gallery? And what choreographies go on in the office, the box office, or the street outside? Join us for an afternoon to think through these questions collaboratively, with artists and art professionals’ presentations, collective discussions, and an option to take part in a spatial game, a movement workshop or a guided walk.
The Scheme – Penguin Trainee Scheme
Make your mark by spending six months between Sept 23- March 24 working with the best at the leading UK publisher. You’ll immerse yourself within one of our business areas, geared up to support you as you make decisions for yourself and contribute to our shared mission to make books for everyone.
Decolonizing Sonic Heritage Spaces – Knowledge Exchange Workshop
Monday 19th June 2023, 9.15am to 5.15pm
Department of Performing Arts, City, University of London.
Room AG09, College Building, St John Street, London ECC1V 0HB.
This HEIF-supported knowledge exchange event will bring together curators, heritage professionals, sound artists and scholars to explore sound as a form of public engagement, learning, and critique in heritage spaces, with a focus on centring previously marginalised stories and voices.
Please let us know if you have any suggestions for the next edition via sed-web@qmul.ac.uk
Don’t forget your careers service is open all year round and can help with finding jobs, making great applications and becoming more confident in interviews. Book an appointment or email your careers consultantFliss Bush
From QMUL, Partners & Friends
Peopling the Palaces starts this Saturday 3 June
Peopling the Palaces is back from 3-11 June with performances, talks, screenings, socials and workshops. Al for free. Everyone is welcome.
Sita Balani – Deadly and Slick: Sexual Modernity and the Making of Race (online launch) – 31 May
Published by Verso, Balani’s first book, “Deadly and Slick”, attempts to understand the making of racial categories. The trickery of race comes down to how it is embedded in everyday life through the domain we take to be most intimate and essential: sexuality.
Mad Hearts: the Arts and Mental Health – Queering Boundaries
This two-day event explores productive, radical, contemporary encounters between the arts and mental health, bringing together clinical, artistic and research perspectives that offer a re-interpretation of contemporary mental health science and practice.
Windrush 75 Festival at Bernie Grant Arts Centre a week-long programme of film, live music, art exhibitions & Caribbean/African food. Tickets from £5 | FREE for U2s / O65s: http://ow.ly/gP5g50OpXNa
Are you keen to support first years in your School succeed in their study whilst gaining beneficial and evidential employability skills? The PASS mentoring programme can help you do just that!
PASS is a subject-based mentoring scheme, run for first-year students by higher-year undergraduates. PASS is an internationally renowned programme and very well recognised by employers and other universities. Students who work on PASS gain extensive experience in organisation, team management, publicity and most of all clear and tailored communication. This is also a fantastic opportunity to make a positive impact on a new students first year experience at QMUL and share your passion about your subject area.
PASS Mentors are voluntary positions open to students commencing 2nd and 3rd year undergraduate studies. Whilst the position is voluntary, a £40 bursary is available annually for those who complete training and undertake the required number of sessions. This role gives great exposure to team work, communication and organisational skills.
PASS Student organisers is a paid position and is open to students commencing 2nd and 3rd years undergraduate studies too. This position is a paid position and requires further commitment. This role gives great exposure to team leadership and organisational skills.
The PASS programme is now recruiting for next years cohort of mentors (voluntary) and Organisers (paid), further information on the scheme can be found here
The PASS mentor application form can be found here
The PASS Student Organiser application form can be found here
Or alternatively, please do get in touch with the PASS Coordinator, Fathea Khanum on f.khanum@qmul.ac.uk with any questions you may have.
We look forward to welcoming you on to the PASS Team.
Sophia Thakur With Lemara Lindsay-Prince (#Merky Books): In Conversation – 14 June
A deep-dive into spoken word, poetry and the publishing industries.
Interactive Soup @ Theatre Deli Leadenhall – 13 June 2023
Interactive Soup is a social event, dinner, and miniature funding platform all-in-one, where those in interactive performance get to meet, talk, eat, and support each other!
Upgrade Yourself Festival at Somerset House – Free Killer Creative Careers Advice on 2 & 3 June
Connecting aspiring and emerging creatives under 30 access to trailblazing creatives and industry experts via talks, workshops and mentoring sessions including:
Stef Sword-Williams (F*ck Being Humble) – Self Promotion and Networking Masterclass Montana Hall (Run the Check) – In Conversation: How to Run the Check Gina Tonic (Polyester Zine) – Pitching Your Work to Creative Publications Montana Hall (Run the Check) – In Conversation: How to Run the Check Asher Glean – Content Creation 101 School of Bop Panel – Spinning Many Plates and Alternative Creative Pathways
Two freelance relationship managers to join the team supporting disabled creatives to apply to access to work. Closing – 12 Jun Location – Remote (UK) ££ – £25 per hour
Book ahead: Isabel Waidner Book Launch at London Review Bookshop
Isabel Waidner (QMUL) will be at the shop to read from and discuss their latest novel Corey Fah Does Social Mobility (Hamish Hamilton), and will be in conversation with academic, performer and activist Diarmuid Hester, whose forthcoming book Nothing Ever Just Disappears Waidner has described as ‘insightful, delightful, and enlightening: an essential entrant into the queer canon.’
– A launch event – 14 masterclass sessions led by OV Theatre Makers Director Joseph Hancock and guest practitioners from a range of theatre disciplines – A scratch night showcasing participants’ work at a professional theatre venue – Tickets to two Old Vic productions – A theatre ticket allowance for other venues
This six-month programme will run from Sep 2023–Feb 2024.
Please let us know if you have any suggestions for the next edition via sed-web@qmul.ac.uk
Don’t forget your careers service is open all year round and can help with finding jobs, applications and interviews. Book an appointment or email your careers consultantFliss Bush
From QMUL, Partners & Friends
Staging Decadence: Dress to Kill
24th May 2023 – 17:00 – 19:30
(Doors will open at 17:00 to explore the space, films and exhibition, the performances and discussion will begin at 18:00)
In person at Queen Mary University of London, Film and Drama Studio, Arts 2 Building, Mile End Road, Bethnal Green, London, E1 4PA.
Book event: From Sylhet to Spitalfields by Shabna Begum – 19/5, 7pm
Using oral history interviews and archival research, From Sylhet to Spitalfields looks at the Bengali community’s contribution to this little-known episode of East End history, and how it can inform present-day housing struggles.
Shabna Begum is Head of Research at the Runnymede Trust, the UK’s leading race equality think tank.
Jumanah Younis is books editor at Lawrence Wishart and a trainee therapist.
People’s Palace Projects at Queen Mary University of London, in partnership with the ICA, are proud to present the second edition of ECHOES Indigenous Film Festival.
19-21 May 2023
Featuring 18 thought-provoking works from 21 filmmakers, representing 13 ethnic groups across 10 regions in Brazil and neighbouring countries Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, and Argentina. Almost three-quarters of the featured filmmakers are women.
This event brings together a range of scholars to reflect on Professor Barrett’s pioneering interdisciplinary research and celebrate her major contributions to literary studies, feminist theory and the history of the First World War.
Peston Lecture Theatre, Graduate Centre, Mile End Campus.
Hunker in Your Bunker: Doomsday Prepping in the United States School of Politics and International Relations
In the middle of the 20th century, the United States asked people to build domestic fallout shelters in case of nuclear war. But the US never had to use these bunkers for their intended purpose. This led to the phenomenon of “bunkerization,” where people started thinking of their homes as bunker spaces. This talk explores the political implications of this trend. Wed, 24 May 2023 5:30pm, The Hitchcock Theatre, Arts One Building, Room G.19, Mile End Campus.
Free online workshop: Career Planning for Screen Industries
Mon 15 May | Zoom
Join us online to learn how best to begin planning your career in the screen industries. Industry expert Sue Russo will talk about where to look for work and the different routes in, shining a light on the networks that you should be a part of. Free to attend.
FACET is an innovative nine-month project, presented by VSSL Studio in partnership with Arts Council England, designed to centre and elevate queer people and art. From May 2023 to January 2024, VSSL Studio will collaborate with five contemporary visual artists to co-produce a series of five exhibitions, exploring the ever-evolving and myriad spectrum of contemporary queer expression.
After their successful debut in February, we welcome Judy’s Vintage Fairs back to the Pavilions in Mile End Park. Shop affordable, vintage, handmade and reworked at carefully curated marketplaces.
From vintage fashion and homewares to handmade jewellery and lifestyle products – unique ideas cross paths with a sustainable ideology, small-batch and preloved.
Voted ‘Best Fair’ by the Vintage Guide to London. Doing away with expensive replicas and focusing on quality and affordability, the Flea provides an antidote; a celebration of mid-century living from the 50s and beyond, the event offers up top vintage traders, all offering furniture and homewares without costing the earth.
One ticket for 14 May gets you into the events at both pavilions.
The BFI NETWORK England short film funding is now open! Applications for amounts from £5,000 up to a maximum of £25,000, of any length up to a maximum of 15 minutes, can be made.
Deadline: Tuesday 23 May
Essential Magazine for those wanting to get into Publishing
Issue 71 is here! Follow the link to read, or click here to read articles via our website!
Please let us know if you have any suggestions for the next edition via sed-web@qmul.ac.uk
Don’t forget your careers service is open all semester and can help with finding jobs, applications and interviews. Book an appointment or email your careers consultant Fliss Bush
3 unmissable updates
See Mojisola Adebayo’s ★★★★★ shows STARS at ICA – closes 4 May and Family Tree at Brixton House – closes Sunday 23 April
Don’t miss Nil Palayik’s free book launch for Silent Teachers: Turkish Books and Oriental Learning in Early Modern Europe, 1544–1669’ Sign up for the Book launch and roundtable discussion on Wednesday 26 April 2023, 5:00PM – 7:30PM online or in person at The Warburg Institute, Woburn Square, London WC1H 0AB.
Education: Reimagination, Decolonisation, and Change
Tue, 25 Apr 2023 19:00 – 20:30 BST
This event expands on ‘Reimagining Education’,a special issue of Wasafiri guest edited by Darren Chetty, Angelique Golding, and Nicola Rollock that explores this sociocultural moment. From government interventionism to widespread industrial action, how are the forces of change and continuity playing out in education in Britain today?
Chaired by Wasafiri’s Editor and Publishing Director Emily Mercer, we’ll hear from guest editor Angelique Golding and contributors including Sita Balani and Marvin Thompson: artists and educators who work at the site of this tension, whose work goes against the grain, challenges the status quo, and sits within a wider critical praxis of reimagination, decolonisation, and change.
Two exciting volunteering opportunities at GoodWork
As we prepare to launch Cohort Two of our Early Careers Programme this September, we are looking for volunteers to help with candidate assessments, once young people applications close on 2nd June!
These opportunities will be virtual and require a time commitment of 4 hours minimum. By volunteering, you will be supporting us to make our programme happen and also gain valuable insight into inclusive hiring processes.
Join leading theatre industry practitioners to discuss representation and diversity in the arts, and how current developments have impacted theatre, challenging assumptions, and celebrating new visions. Will include a Q&A.
Outside QMUL
London Arts and Health – Creativity and Wellbeing Week curated headline events!
Monday 15th May: What is the role of Creativity in a Health crisis? (Free, in person at King’s College London) with very special guests Michael Rosen, Kevin Fenton and more! BOOK NOW
Tuesday 16th May: NCCH APPG roundtable exploring Leadership and Strategy (Free, online) BOOK NOW
Tuesday 16th May: Creativity in a health crisis: What does the research tell us? (Free, online) BOOK NOW
Tuesday 16th May: Arts & Health Hub present: The Value of Lived Experience (Free, online) BOOK NOW
Wednesday 17th May: Creative Health Sandpit, big London meet-up (Free, at City Hall) BOOK NOW
Thursday 18th May: How to establish a Creative Health City Region, perspectives from Manchester (Free, online) BOOK NOW
Friday 19th May: Creativity and Dementia (Free, online) BOOK NOW
Friday 19th May: Launch of the ‘Queering Creative Health’ report (Free, in-person at QUEERCIRCLE) BOOK NOW
Want to be a part of the UK’s largest festival for young, emerging filmmakers? Want to see your film on the big screen at BFI Southbank? Want to kickstart your career with cash prizes and industry mentoring up for grabs? Submit your short film now to next year’s BFI Future Film Festival! Your film can be any genre, it just needs to have been made in the last two years, be 10 minutes or under in length, and you must have been aged 16-25 when you made the film. If you have any questions, email us at filmacademy@bfi.org.uk.
We’ve officially launched the OPEN CALL for submissions for the long-awaited 2nd WOWZINE print magazine.
We’re looking for bold, authentic and first-person-led stories that explore the theme of pleasure through art, food, design, architecture, gender and sexuality from women, non-binary and other marginalised genders.
Calling all 18-25 year-old performing artists! Apply to the Roundhouse Resident Artist Programme to develop your artistry, gain industry connections, perform on incredible stages, and level up your career in the creative industries.
“We are excited to announce The Space Crone Prize for speculative and science short fiction. The special one-off prize, established by Silver Press in collaboration with The Ursula K. Le Guin Literary Trust, celebrates the publication of Space Crone by Ursula K. Le Guin, a selection of essays edited by So Mayer and Sarah Shin. “
Skilled Summers are still looking for talented and enthusiastic UK students who are looking to have a life changing experience this summer to get paid to teach their skills, sport or hobby to children at top American summer camps.
This is the last week that the students can apply and we just wanted to put the word out to your university again to see if you have any students who would be interested in taking part for this summer 2023?
Included with the placement:
Minimum salary of $2,000
Accommodation, food and medical insurance
Minimum placement of 9 weeks at camp
Travel for 30 days around America after camp
Visa paperwork and assistance
Living and working at an American summer camp is a unique experience and can help the students develop their personal skills by putting themselves out of their comfort zones, immersing themselves into a different culture and it is also a great way to boost their CVs and make friends with their fellow campers from all over the world.
We are looking for students with skills in many areas such as land based sports, water sports, outdoor adventure, arts and crafts, mixed media, performing arts, singing, dancing etc. You can pretty much teach anything at summer camp!
Please if you have any students who you think would be interested can you ask them to fill in this interest form via our website – www.skilledsummers.co.uk/apply. Once they have filled in the form they will receive a ‘Welcome’ email with everything they need to know about this opportunity.
If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to me via email at info@skilledsummers.co.uk
Welcome to our latest round up of events, opportunities and schemes that may help you meet collaborators, improve your career prospects or simply broaden your horizons.
DON’T MISS ANY OPPORTUNITIES – GET THEM WHILE THEY’RE HOT!
Please let us know if you have any suggestions for the next edition via sed-web@qmul.ac.uk
Don’t forget your careers service is open all semester and can help with finding jobs, applications and interviews. Book an appointment or email your careers consultant Fliss Bush
3 unmissable updates
Last few tickets available for SUBTEXTS: Transfixions evening of politically charged writing next week. Everyone is welcome – snap them up!
Care (for your future) Cafes are an opportunity for students, graduates, and artist friends to drop in and talk about life and livelihood. It is also an opportunity to get to know Air Supply, which is an informal collection of students and graduates who meet regularly to share support, resources, and their experiences of being independent artists and producers.
Air Supply will be producing the Peopling the Palace Festival, Queen Mary University of London 5-11 June.
Café Cafes are a place for people to gather – their wits, thoughts, and comrades in action. They are a temporary venue for communitas, conversation, and activity within a spoken and visible frame of ‘care’.
The theme for 2023 is love. These can be applied in a wide variety of ways such as romantic love, love for the environment/climate change, caring or helping someone who cannot do anything back for you, love for siblings, parent and friends or self-love. We are looking for play that show kindness, generosity, gratitude and celebrating the best qualities of the human race! The possibilities are endless…
If you would like to get involved in 2023, please download the Expression of Interest form on link below. Please read the guidelines and criteria carefully before filling out and returning the form. https://bit.ly/41gveXv
It is essential that you send a 3 minute video of a scene from the play you wish to submit via a YouTube or Vimeo link, This can be a reading recorded on your phone, a recording of a Zoom meeting or rehearsal (though you must be send footage as a YouTube or Vimeo link). Use this opportunity to speak to the panel about your play. As there is a limitation on words on the form, this is your 3 minute pitch.
no cost in giving programme
Cost of Living Crisis Eased for Young Black People with poetic unity’s new initiative
Poetic Unity’s ‘No Cost in Giving’ programme launches 20th March 2023 and will provide young Black/Black mixed people aged 12-30 years old the opportunity to enjoy the cultural highlights of London. With the economic downturn and effects of the pandemic, young Black people have been cut off from experiencing London’s best events.
Free/ discounted tickets will be offered first to members on our exclusive No Cost in Giving mailing list. To sign up to this list email your name, age and contact number with the title ‘No Cost in Giving’ to info@poeticunity.org.uk
Please note these tickets are only for young Black/Black mixed people aged between 12-30 years old. Young people under 18 years old need to be accompanied by an adult on any visit and organisations working with young Black people can also sign up to our mailing list.
The theme for the V&A Performance Festival 2023 is Musicals – inspired by current free display Re:Imagining Musicals in the Theatre and Performance Galleries. Running between the 22nd – 30th of April, the entire V&A will become a stage for contemporary practitioners to animate galleries and atmospheric spaces around the museum for diverse audiences. The wide range of over 50 events encompassing live performances, screenings, talks, tours, demonstrations, and workshops will celebrate, explore and deconstruct musical theatre, revealing the craft behind songs and stories alike.
During the week, there will be special curator tours across the collections, screenings of musicals from the National Video Archive of Performance, an evening talk with star of stage and screen Bonnie Langford, and a special ‘Sounding Futures’ Friday Late
celebrating the capacity of songs to sound new worlds.
Events free and drop in unless otherwise stated. Learn more via the online programme.
Outside QMUL
Free Podcasting Workshops with Spotify – Deadline today 5 April
Starting in April, we’re hosting workshops around the world for podcast creators to connect, create, and learn from the @SpotifyUK team.
Are you interested in learning Python, one of the most popular programming languages in the world? Do you want to learn from experienced students at one of the top universities in the UK? If so, we have great news for you!
We are excited to offer you a 6-week beginners course in Python programming taught by students at the University of Sheffield. This course is designed for people with little or no experience in coding. You will learn the basics of Python, including variables, data types, conditional statements, loops, functions, and object-oriented programming.
Our course is taught by experienced students who are passionate about teaching and helping beginners learn to code. You will receive interactive lessons and hands-on exercises to help you learn and retain the material. By the end of the course, you will have a solid foundation in Python and be ready to take on more advanced projects.
You will have access to top-quality resources and support throughout the course. Furthermore we will ensure the course is fully flexible with exams and summer approaching.
To sign up please register your interest on our website:
A creative art history workshop aimed at sharing autistic joy and the incredible life and art of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo.
I LOVE ACTING, BUT F*** THIS INDUSTRY 5 – 6 May & 31 May, 7.30pm A global pandemic that flipped an industry on its head. 3 close friends battling the romance between craft and the disheartening acting industry that pays for it.
Our preview screening of LOLA is happening at Genesis Cinema tomorrow!
Set in 1941, LOLA follows two music-loving sisters, Thomasina (Emma Appleton, Everything I Know About Love) and Martha (Stefanie Martini, Prime Suspect 1973), who build a machine that can intercept broadcasts from the future.
Shot on 16mm and 35mm film stock, LOLA is an inventive found-footage sci-fi that explores the making (and remaking) of history and its consequences.
With a limited cinema run, don’t miss your chance to see this time-travelling thriller on the big screen! £5 TICKETS (INC. FREE POPCORN)
This is not your normal cinema trip. This is MASSIVE.
Free event at SOAS: Hidden Histories: Celebrating through Masquerade – 28 April
Killing Joy as a Queer Project “In my recently published The Feminist Killjoy Handbook, I suggest that the feminist killjoy is a queer figure with a queer history. When you reclaim the term feminist killjoy you end up in conversation with other people who, like you, find a potential or promise in that term, how its negativity can be redirected. In this lecture, I explore the queerness of the project of killing joy as a project of redirecting negativity. I develop some of my arguments about ‘the unhappy queer’ from The Promise of Happiness (2010) as well as ‘queer use’ from What’s the Use? On the Uses of Use (2019). In giving the feminist killjoy a queer history, I also show how and why killing joy is a world-making project.” Wednesday 24th of May, 7pm.River Room, Strand Campus.King’s College London.
Welcome to our latest round up of events, opportunities and schemes that may help you meet collaborators, improve your career prospects or simply broaden your horizons.
If you get to the end and apply for an opportunity please let us know and we’ll give you a freebie.
Please let us know if you have any suggestions for the next edition via sed-web@qmul.ac.uk
Don’t forget your careers service is open all semester and can help with finding jobs, applications and interviews. Book an appointment or email your careers consultant Fliss Bush
Join us for Subtexts: Sex, Race and Psychoanalysis, with readings by Katherine Angel and Sita Balani. Katherine Angel, who is the author of Tomorrow Sex Will be Good Again: Women and Desire in the Age of Consent (Verso 2021), will read from her work in progress, a book entitled Poor Freud coming in 2025/26. Sita Balani will read from their forthcoming book on race and modernity, Deadly and Slick: Sexual Modernity and the Making of Race (Verso, May 2023), to consider ‘dangerous women’ and reactionary nationalism.
Collective Vocalisation and the Anthropological Imagination: Zora Neale Hurston, Jacques Roumain and Ousmane Sembène
PGRS has been badly disrupted this semester because of strikes, and our only session will be on 29 March, 17.00-18.00, with a paper presented by Matthew Taunton (University of East Anglia). This will take place in Rehearsal Room 1, ArtsOne.
Collective speech—the act of speaking, chanting, or singing in unison—carries a number of important meanings in modern culture, which my current book project is hoping to map. In the form of prayers, football songs, chants of political protest, and so on, choric utterance is a common feature of modern life, that normally operates (albeit in a variety of ways) as an expression of group solidarity. In this paper I will be exploring how collective speech operates as an object of anthropological investigation.
From the late nineteenth century, anthropologists studying the rituals of indigenous peoples became fascinated by the phenomenon of collective chanting, and European literary writers also pursued this interest in their encounters with (and depictions of) colonial subjects. My paper focuses on three writers—Zora Neale Hurston (USA), Jacques Roumain (Haiti) and Ousmane Sembène (Senegal)—who used the tools of anthropology to investigate the ritual functions of collective vocalisation, producing ethnographies, novels, poems and films that celebrated its role in African folk traditions and their New World derivatives.
As I hope to show, these writers, in distinct and contrasting ways, made collective speech a site of anti-racist and anti-colonial resistance. It is perhaps not surprising that many anthropological descriptions of choral speech involved colonial assumptions and racist tropes: this paper explores how these three Black writers deployed an anthropology of ritual incantation in the service of a critique of racism and colonialism.
As usual, contact us at qmenglishpgrs@qmul.ac.uk if you’re unable to attend in person, but would like to listen in on Zoom. Register to attend on our Eventbrite page. We hope to see as many of you there for the talk – and subsequent bacchanalia – as possible.
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QUORUM with Liv Wynter on Politics, Audiences, and How To Catch A Pig!
Weds 29 March 2023 – Rehearsal Room 2 + Zoom
Join us for an evening where Liv discusses their practice and organising grassroots nights of interdisciplinary performance.
This hybrid roundtable event on global interconnectedness and decolonisation will discuss a range of topics, including Globalisation, movement & circulation of people; institutionalised inequalities & diasporic identities; and rhetorics of immigration, belonging, and national identity.
We are excited to be joined by a panel of expert speakers:
Staff and students involved in previous years have built new connections with residents and community organisations, gained new perspectives, and learned new skills – all of which can benefit their work. The Centre for Public Engagement team will support you in developing activity ideas. Please make use of their information webinars, 1:1 advice sessions, dedicated training, and funding of up to £500 per project. Please visit the Festival of Communities website for details on how you can get involved. The deadline for applications is Thursday 30 March.
Tower Hamlets Annual Arts Sharing and Networking Event for 2023
The council’s Arts, Parks and Events team are delighted to be back at the Art Pavilion in Mile End Park for the first physical, post-covid networking and sharing event! We have invited a range of speakers to address some of the key issues in 2023 and look forward to bringing together the thriving arts community of Tower Hamlets. The borough remains a hub of activity for the creative sector and home to many emerging and established arts organisations. Many of these will be in attendance to share their expertise.
The 2023 Annual Nicolai Rubinstein Lecture in Intellectual History: ‘Sceptical Views of Early Modern Empire in Europe and Beyond: A rereading of Michel de Montaigne’
To be delivered by: Professor Sanjay Subrahmanyam (Distinguished Professor & Irving and Jean Stone Endowed Chair in Social Sciences, UCLA)
Chair: Professor David Armitage (The Lloyd C. Blankfein Professor of History at Harvard University)
Date: Friday 31 March 2023
Time: 18.15
To be followed by Reception
Venue: Arts Two Lecture Theatre, Queen Mary University of London
Interested in performing your show at The Space? Deadline Today
Our application process is super simple and can welcome shows at various points in their development process! The deadline is NEXT TODAY so don’t wait! https://space.org.uk/perform/
FREE WORKSHOP: Pen to Print: The Road to Publishing Workshop with Claire Buss
An evening of poetry and literary performances by four mesmerising, artfully and politically charged writers, Hasti, So Mayer, Nat Raha, and Shola von Reinhold. Organised by the School of English and Drama at Queen Mary University of London. Free and open to all.
Ann Cvetkovich will be visiting QMUL in April and delivering The Centre for the History of Emotions Annual Lecture. As part of her visit, and as a collaboration between The Centre for the History of Emotions (CHE) and the Sexual Cultures Research Group, she is running a reading group on ‘Queer Affect Studies’ for staff and research students in SED. Note that as this is a reading group there will be some advanced reading required.
The reading group will take place on Wednesday April 5 from 4-6pm, after both Departmental Boards and the Staff SpLD training and before Aoife’s Quorum talk kicks off. The room is TBC, but registration is essential, as capacity is limited (to facilitate this being a reading group).
To register, please email me at s.mcbean@qmul.ac.uk (please no reply-alls to this email).
Ann Cvetkovich is currently Director of the Pauline Jewett Institute of Women’s and Gender Studies at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She has been Ellen Clayton Garwood Centennial Professor of English and Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. She is the author of Mixed Feelings: Feminism, Mass Culture, and Victorian Sensationalism (Rutgers, 1992); An Archive of Feelings: Trauma, Sexuality, and Lesbian Public Cultures (Duke, 2003); and Depression: A Public Feeling (Duke, 2012). She co-edited (with Ann Pellegrini) “Public Sentiments,” a special issue of The Scholar and Feminist Online, and (with Janet Staiger and Ann Reynolds) Political Emotions (Routledge, 2010). She has been coeditor, with Annamarie Jagose, of GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies. Her current writing projects focus on the current state of LGBTQ archives and the creative use of them by artists to create counterarchives and interventions in public history.
Outside QMUL
Save the date! Applications for our randomly-selected work experience placements taking place in May-July open on 3rd April
FREE ONLINE EVENT: What is missing from Theatre, Race & Ethnicity Education?
Host: Bella Enahoro
Date March 29th & March 30th at 11.00 am – 12.00pm
Event Format: At the beginning of the event the host will introduce the key ideas, principles and practices behind the theme of the event and offer provocations for discussion.
There will also be a short extract from a learning module sharing the host’s approach to theatre, race & ethnicity.
There will be opportunities to ask questions of the contributor throughout.
Connect is our global BAFTA membership for people actively building their careers and networks in the film, games and television industries. As a Connect Member, you will receive a wide range of support and networking opportunities. This includes a year-round programme of learning and career development activity, plus access to our stunning HQ, BAFTA 195 Piccadilly in London as a meeting and social space.
POETS PRIZE CLOSING WEDNESDAY: THE WHITE REVIEW POET’S PRIZE 2023
The White Review Poet’s Prize 2023 is now open for entries. This year, we’re thrilled to be able to accept entries from poets based anywhere in the world.
The Poet’s Prize is run in partnership with CHEERIO, and is for English-language poets who are at the crucial stage of creating their debut pamphlet or collection. The Prize was founded in 2017 with support from Jerwood Charitable Foundation. This year’s judges are Victoria Adukwei Bulley, Meena Kandasamy and Deryn Rees-Jones.For the first time, submissions are open to poets resident anywhere in the world, and will close at 11.59 a.m. (GMT) on 29 March 2023. For the full entry guidelines, as well as information on free entries for low income writers, please see our website.
LOCAL NETWORK: Come & find out about the LGBT+ Forum!
Wednesday 29th March 5.30pm Positive East, 159 Mile End Rd, London E1 4AQ New to Tower Hamlets? Looking for more LGBT+ groups and events? Come and find out about the Tower Hamlets LGBT+ Forum!
We would like to welcome anyone who is interested in getting involved in the Tower Hamlets LGBT+ Forum to come along from 5.30pm to find out more over a hot drink. You are welcome to stay for the forum meeting which starts at 6pm.
Welcome to our latest round up of events, opportunities and schemes that may help you meet collaborators, improve your career prospects or simply broaden your horizons.
If you get to the end and apply for an opportunity please let us know and we’ll give you a freebie.
Please let us know if you have any suggestions for the next edition via sed-web@qmul.ac.uk
Don’t forget your careers service is open all semester and can help with finding jobs, applications and interviews. Book an appointment or email your careers consultant Fliss Bush
From QMUL, Partners & Friends
Free Online Journalism Masterclass with Ru – Creative Skills Academy – 7 March
QUORUM with Dr. Dirk Gindt – A Theatrical Truth and Reconciliation Commission: The Decolonial Labour of Contemporary Sámi performance 8 March 2023 17:30-19:00
Caleb Femi (QMUL graduate) x SLOGhouse present an evening of film, poetry and music. Capturing the energy of a South London party/ club, this event will feature a new short, abstract film, exploring the theme of community, accompanied by performances from SLOGhouse poets and DJs including Latekid& fwrdmtn, Danielle Wilde and Dillon Kalyabe (QMUL). The film, performances and DJ will draw on the new direction of Caleb’s work, building on the themes of his prize-winning collection POOR and dealing with community, designed spaces, archiving and joy. The Albany, Deptford 7.30pm – in-person event is BSL Interpreted. Livestream is livecaptioned. Tickets £10 / Free to Lewisham residents on low incomes
Staff and students involved in previous years have built new connections with residents and community organisations, gained new perspectives, and learned new skills – all of which can benefit their work. The Centre for Public Engagement team will support you in developing activity ideas. Please make use of their information webinars, 1:1 advice sessions, dedicated training, and funding of up to £500 per project. Please visit the Festival of Communities website for details on how you can get involved. The deadline for applications is Thursday 30 March.
Tower Hamlets Annual Arts Sharing and Networking Event for 2023
The council’s Arts, Parks and Events team are delighted to be back at the Art Pavilion in Mile End Park for the first physical, post-covid networking and sharing event! We have invited a range of speakers to address some of the key issues in 2023 and look forward to bringing together the thriving arts community of Tower Hamlets. The borough remains a hub of activity for the creative sector and home to many emerging and established arts organisations. Many of these will be in attendance to share their expertise.
OITIJ-JO: still from ‘Banglatown’ by Farihah Chowdhury
Contemporary women artists, activists, writers and performers, women’s groups and community organisations present a diverse programme of events and exhibitions in galleries, venues, libraries and institutions across the borough.
Issue 66 of careers journal The Publishing Post is here!
Free Online Events at POW (Power of Women Festival) including:
‘A Career Accelerator with Sharmadean Reid MBE’ – 6 March
will look to empower young women who may be interested in pursuing a career in tech but may not be sure where to start. We’d like women students in tech to join us for an insightful panel discussion (diving into the details of what a career in tech can look like for women), a Q&A, as workshop on how to sell yourself on your CV, as well as a chance to talk with Sharmadean and the other panellists for some 1-1 advice on career options.
Youth-led Cutting East Film Festival returns to the Genesis Cinema on 10 and 11 March. The festival has been curated by a talented and local group of 16-21 year-olds.
Our six-week long intensive poetry course offers the perfect opportunity for committed poets to work closely with award-winning tutors in a focused, supportive environment and take their poetry practice to the next stage.
Arab Women Artists Now (AWAN) Festival returns for its eighth edition in March. Held at Rich Mix, the festival will showcase music, spoken word, film and comedy from Arab women artists from across the globe.
The festival opens with a special screening of ‘Beirut, The Aftermath’ + Q&A with director Fadia Ahmad. Ahmad’s documentary captures Beirut in the aftermath of the August 4th blast. Through raw testimonials, individuals from all walks of life recount the day everything collapsed, while showing the resilience of a people who don’t want to give up. Book tickets for the opening night or explore the full festival progamme.
The Shorts School is a FREE four-day online course designed to give you everything you need to know about applying to the BFI NETWORK Short Film Fund, which will reopen later in 2023. Over the course of a week, Shorts School participants will hear insights from BFI NETWORK-funded filmmakers, meet other creatives and participate in roundtables, Q&As, and a networking session to meet peers and potential collaborators. Find out more and book your place here.
Applications for the 30th year of the Deutsche Bank Awards for Creative Entrepreneurs (DBACE) are now open. This could be your chance to secure: Up to £20,000 investment to start or grow your enterprise.
Membership to MeWe360’s Incubator programme, including 12-months of business support with MeWe360 and Deutsche Bank’s high calibre industry & business mentors. DBACE also offers a range of fantastic resources to support you with your application.
ADP returns, with growing opportunities for young people, including a new Young Writer in Residence placement
The Hackney Empire Young Producers Programme part of the Creative Development strand of Creative Futures, providing participants from under-represented backgrounds across the borough with the opportunity to curate and produce an arts and cultural events programme, using Hackney Empire’s infrastructure, performance spaces and technical support. Further details of the 2023 programme will be announced soon.
Teach Meet: Key Stage 3 Drama Assessment – Thursday, 2 March 2023 18:00Register
LGBTQIA+ TOURS AT TATE BRITAIN Enjoy an exciting free tour of Tate Britain that will take you through the queer histories of iconic artworks in the Tate collection. Find out more
Welcome to our latest round up of events, opportunities and schemes that may help you meet collaborators, improve your career prospects or simply broaden your horizons.
If you get to the end and apply for an opportunity please let us know and we’ll give you a freebie.
Don’t forget your careers service is open all semester and can help with finding jobs, applications and interviews. Book an appointment or email your careers consultant Fliss Bush.
Don’t forget to come to your CREATING SPACE session this coming Monday in ArtsOne at 1.15pm!
QMUL is hosting an event to bring together QMUL academics, businesses and partner organisations, with invitees from UKRI Innovate to highlight Knowledge Transfer Partnerships. KTPs are a mode of knowledge exchange funding that businesses can utilise to drive business innovation and growth from research. QMUL has a track record in co-creating and being awarded KTP projects particularly from the Faculty of Science & Engineering. We and also Innovate UK are keen to explore and support opportunities from HSS – you are invited to join us and learn more. It is an afternoon event that will share some past and current projects, how the KTP funding works, Q&A and discussion, networking. The event will start with lunch and conclude with drinks and canapé reception.
Location: The Octagon, Mile End campus
Date and time: Tuesday 7 March 2023, 12:00 – 17:30 GMT
Plus don’t miss Whitechapel Gallery’s free Young Creatives Night on 23 February – Book here
First year students don’t miss PASS Drama sessions to connect with your course from next Wednesday 22 February
Join Enactus Society at QMUL to help change the world
Enactus QMUL is part of Enactus UK, the UK’s leading youth social action and youth social enterprise charity, working with thousands of young entrepreneurial spirits hopefully just like you every single year.
So what are you waiting for? Find out more and register at enactusuk.org/join and join the only society that will help you make friends, transform lives and build your future.
Book now for free events at Deptford Literary Festival in March including…
Disability Poetics Join Daniel Sluman & Khairani Barokka in conversation about poetics of disability & experiences that disabled poets share. BSL interpreted. Book here
Queer Poetry at Triangle
Caleb Femi x SLOGhouse present an evening of film, poetry and music
Fitzcarraldo Editions present Short Stories with Vanessa Onwuemezi, Anna Wood and Alice Slater
Creative writers are invited to apply for The Simon Shades Award. The Simon Shades Award was established in the spring of 2019 by Queen Mary alumni Edwin Lampert to honour the life of his very good friend Simon Shades, his generosity of spirit and legacy of contribution to the community.
The Award is an annual, merit-based competition. The goal of the award is two-fold.Firstly, in delivering their project the candidate should have a meaningful experience that is personally and professionally rewarding.
Secondly, the proceeds of the award are intended to fund living expenses and/or tuition fees during the successful candidate’s study.
The first half of the award is paid promptly in support of this aim.
The second half of the award is contingent on the successful delivery of the project as formally agreed with The Brun Bear Foundation Trustees.
Interested candidates are invited to familiarise themselves with the work and backstory of The Foundation in advance of applying.
The award is a one-time award of £1000. It is funded by The Brun Bear Foundation.
To learn more about The Brun Bear Foundation please click here
Burnt Roti Party Fundraiser
‘I’m Sharan Dhaliwal, the editor of Burnt Roti magazine, and we’re looking to hold a party for the South Asian trans and non-binary community. We want to give them a platform to be celebrated and loved since the release of our last issue in 2012.’
LAST CHANCE TO APPLY! Submissions for New Contemporaries 2023 Programme are open until 2pm, Monday 20 February
There are only a few weeks left to apply to New Contemporaries 2023 Programme. We welcome submissions from emerging and early career artists who are final year students, recent graduates and post-graduate students from UK art school and alternative learning programmes. Internationally renowned artists Helen Cammock, Sunil Gupta and Heather Phillipson will select the artists.
Find out more about eligibility and application requirements on our website. You can also find a series of accessible audio and visual resources to support you in making your submission.Apply by 2pm, 20 February 2023.
Join us as we chat with the BBC and their The One Show team about what it’s like to work behind the scenes of this live, topical show. Get some insights about the roles available and find out if you have the skillset needed to join their team. 23rd February, 8pm For more info & to register »
INTRODUCING CREATIVE DNA: AFRICA – London Fashion Week INSTALLATION & CREATIVE RESIDENCY PROGRAMME
This London Fashion Week, Fashion Scout’s collaborating with the British Council in an exciting cross-cultural exchange between Africa and the UK.- Creative DNA: Africa. Spotlighting Africa’s emerging talent the installation features seven designers from seven countries across the continent. Celebrate and be immersed in a visual display depicting creations rooted in eco-consciousness, expression, heritage and cultural nuances narrated through intricate textiles and unprecedented talent. In a first during London Fashion Week, the designers from Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe will showcase their distinctive designs to the international fashion scene.
Protein Studios, 31 New Inn Yard, London EC2A 3EY Installation Open: Friday 17 – Sunday 19 February
Date:Tuesday 21 February 2023 Time:11:00 EST | 16:00 GMT
The Publishing Post issue 65 is here! Follow the link to read, or click here to read articles via the website!
Live Art Club: Perform with us!
UK, London – England Do you have part of a new idea, an experiment in working with an audience, a way of moving your body, a series of sounds you’re excited by, an unexpected activation of the space, an interruption of tradition, guttural words that want to explode out of you, a re-performance of a forgotten idea? Do you want to do some thinking through and trying out in a supportive open studio environment?
Sign up through the google form below.
Live Art Club is a monthly open platform for performance art, taking place on the 1st of the month at VSSL – Deptford. It is free to attend and free to participate in. Contact email liveartclubldn@gmail.com website forms.gle/6K1K9vBupX8MJ2ZNA
This is an unpaid opportunity.
Internships and Grad Schemes in Journalism
The Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, and the MailOnlineeditorial training schemes close in a couple of days. They’re looking for news and sports reporters, as well as sub-editors. Pay is in excess of £20,000pa and rises after your training.
Welcome to our latest round up of events, opportunities and schemes that may help you meet collaborators, improve your career prospects or simply broaden your horizons.
If you get to the end and apply for an opportunity please let us know and we’ll give you a freebie.
Please let us know if you have any suggestions for the next edition via sed-web@qmul.ac.uk
Don’t forget your careers service is open all semester and can help with finding jobs, applications and interviews. Book an appointment or email your careers consultant Fliss Bush.
Don’t forget to come to your BREATHING SPACE session this Wednesday!
Sign up and you could win some great prizes in our raffle incluing Rupi Kaur’s Healing Through Words book…
Queen Mary Library Services have organised a session around LGBTQA+ literature in all its forms, to celebrate LGBTQA+ History Month. The session will cover various initiatives, such as the LGBTQA+ collection and the LGBTQA+ online reading lists. There will also be short book talks about inspiring & entertaining resources available from the Queen Mary Library.
As part of LGBTQA+ History Month, the School of Mathematical Sciences are hosting a screening of the Oscar-winning film The Imitation Game. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing, this biopic tells the story of one of the most celebrated LGBTQA+ mathematicians in history.
Interesting events from the Mile End Institute (School of Politics and International Relations)
In Conversation with David Lammy MP
Thursday, 9 March 2023 at 18:30 Queen Mary University of London – Mile End Road – London E1 4NS – United Kingdom
100 more by 2030! How to create a more gender-balanced democracy
Thursday, 23 March 2023 at 18:00 Queen Mary University of London – 327 Mile End Road – London E1 4NS – United Kingdom
Chaired by Dr Javier Sajuria (QMUL), we will be joined by Frances Scott (the founder and director of 50:50 Parliament), Professor Rainbow Murray (QMUL) and two other respondents to evaluate how much progress has been made in recent years and formulate strategies to rectify the historic underrepresentation of women in public life.
Do you have any plans after graduation? Not yet? Then try graduate opportunities at Frontline!
Frontline is England’s largest social work charity. Everything we do aims to make life better for children who need a social worker.
Join us as a paid graduate intern
If you love what Frontline is all about and want your career to make a difference, our graduate internship is for you. The role pays a living wage, develops essential career skillsandmakes an impact. Join our charity for a six-month internship and help us recruit the next generation of children’s social workers.
Apply to the Frontline programme
The Frontline programme offers two years of intensive, paid training and a fully-funded Master’s degree with Lancaster University to develop the skills you’ll need to be a social worker.
You’ll help protect children living in the toughest circumstances and families struggling with a range of pressures, giving them the support and commitment, they deserve and changing the course of their lives. This is the work that makes a difference. This is social work.
With this opportunity you can:
Complete a funded master’s degree and earn while you study
Build essential career skills
Gain an insight into social work
Gain useful insights at our career events
Our career events will give you an opportunity to learn about benefits of joining the Frontline programme and get top tips for your application.
Join the debate, join the Night of Ideas! Free events including an opener with Zadie Smith
Hélène Duchêne, Ambassador of France to the UK and writer Zadie Smith will open the 7th edition of the Night of Ideas on Thursday 9 February, at the Institut français in London.
The BFI Future Film Festival is the UK’s largest festival for young, emerging filmmakers. The festival runs across four days with events and screenings taking place both online and in-venue at the BFI Southbank, all of which are focused on helping talented young filmmakers aged 16 to 25 to break into the film and screen industries.
The Times Final Year Student Survey – paid work interviewing for The Times
The Times Final Year Student Survey team are looking for students to work as Interviewers on our upcoming project. The role requires them to find 25 final year students at Queen Mary and carry out a short face to face survey about their graduate job hunting experience. The data from this research will directly inform The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers 2023.
Students are well paid for a few hours of their time and will gain a full CV reference. Applicants must be well-connected with final year students, organised, and confident in talking to fellow students. Places are expected to be filled quickly, so get in contact as soon as possible to avoid disappointment!
Camden People’s Theatre, SPRINT line-up has just been announced! London’s best established carnival of new and unusual theatre brings you 40+ shows from bold emerging artists over just 3 weeks
Since the 90s, this festival has been hurling out fireballs of theatrical brilliance in all directions, many of which have gone on to illuminate UK and world theatre. This year’s roster of new shows, works-in-progress and ideas tottering to their feet is as thrilling as ever – and we can’t wait to share it with you.
SPRINT: Tue 7 – Mon 27 Mar 2023 Tickets £12 (or catch 2 shows in one night for only £16) NW1 residents go for £10 – Students go for £8
We’re hiring!Could you be our next Deputy General Manager (Operations)? We’re looking for a highly driven self-starter who works well as part of a committed & collaborative team and who has the organisational ability to support and sustain the work of the 200 artists coming through our doors each year. You do not need to have done this job before.
Seed commissionsWe’re offering nine £1000 seed commissions (+ a whole bunch of support) to theatremakers from backgrounds currently underrepresented in contemporary theatre: specifically global majority artists, artists with disabilities, d/Deaf artists and/or artists from working-class backgrounds. Applications close Mon 30th Jan at 10am
We’re hiring!Could you be our next Deputy General Manager (Operations)? We’re looking for a highly driven self-starter who works well as part of a committed & collaborative team and who has the organisational ability to support and sustain the work of the 200 artists coming through our doors each year. You do not need to have done this job before. Applications close Thu 9th Feb at 10am
Seed commissionsWe’re offering nine £1000 seed commissions (+ a whole bunch of support) to theatremakers from backgrounds currently underrepresented in contemporary theatre: specifically global majority artists, artists with disabilities, d/Deaf artists and/or artists from working-class backgrounds. Applications close Mon 30th Jan at 10am
OFFER: exclusive 25% early bird discount available on all four original masterclasses. Use the code: EARLYBIRD23 at checkout. Offer ends at midnight on Friday 27th January. Limited places available.
Applications to volunteer with Wateraid at some of the UK’s top festivals are now open!
Last year was our biggest festivals season to date, and we’re looking forward to making 2023 just as memorable. From intimate events like foodie-favourite Smoked & Uncut, to epic experiences (yes, including Glastonbury!), there’s something for everyone – and we really hope you can apply to join us.
Applications will remain open until 5pm on Tuesday 21 February, and teams are not filled on a first-come-first-served basis. Please make sure you read all the information on our website and our festival volunteering FAQs first, then take your time with your application – we’ll be allocating roles based on your skills, experience, and previous support for WaterAid.
Festivals we’re planning to attend in 2023*
Glastonbury Festival Somerset, 20 – 26 June | Smoked & Uncut: Lime Wood Hampshire, 8 July (Saturday only) or 7 – 9 July (weekend) | Camp Bestival: Dorset Dorset, 27 – 31 July | Glastonbury Abbey Extravaganza Somerset, 5 August | Boomtown Fair Hampshire, 9 – 14 August | Smoked & Uncut: The Pig at Bridge Place Kent, 12 August (Saturday only) or 11 – 13 August (weekend) | Green Man Brecon Beacons, 16 – 21 August | Camp Bestival: ShropshireShropshire, 16 – 21 August | Shambala Northamptonshire, 23 – 28 August | Pilton PartySomerset, September (date TBC)*Dates indicated are dates volunteers will need to be onsite, and are all subject to change and cancellation.
The Harper’s Bazaar short-story competition is open for entries! Following their history of supporting original fiction, you are invited to submit your story on the theme of ‘notes’. You could have your work published in the magazine, and win a two-night stay in the Peak District! Here’s the topline…Deadline: 26 February
Introduction to Community Organising with Citizens UK: Intensive One Day Training
Citizens UK are bringing their intensive one day introductory course in community organising to Queen Mary’s Mile End Campus on Wednesday 8th February, 9:15am-5pm.
Community organising training will give you the tools to make change as part of your school, college, university, charity, faith group or community group. Topics covered include: leadership, negotiation, power, storytelling, building public relationships, listening and action!
Rich Mix London, 2 – 27 February 2023 Certain Blacks, the East London arts development organisation founded with the aim of nurturing diverse artists, returns for their 9th festival this February having been awarded Arts Council England Notional Portfolio funding specifically to support diverse-led organisations. Heroes presents performances from artists that inspire, entertain and educate including a night supporting female musicians and an evening curated by the legendary Ruff Sqwad. The festival includes a rare visit from LT Beauchamp (AKA Chicago Beau), an esteemed Chicago blues and jazz innovator who played on the 1970 album Certain Blacks by the Art Ensemble of Chicago from which the London organisation takes its name. Four very different shows at Bethnal Green’s Rich Mix from 2-17 February incorporate adventures in sound and performance, stand-up, theatre, hip hop, spoken word and grime.
Each week is a different workshop and different artist perspective to discover! No prior experience or expertise needed, just enthusiasm & good queer vibes!
Kakilang: HOME X Barbican Pit Theatre / Online. 21—25 Feb 2023
Combining theatre, music, gaming and VR technology, discover the virtual world of HOME X live in the Barbican’s Pit theatre or online.
The show connects performers in Hong Kong and London in real-time using depth-sensing cameras that capture 3D video. It explores themes of roots and belonging, destruction and renewal, featuring moving real-life experiences of home and migration. Kakilang (formerly Chinese Arts Now) are an award-winning organisation who produce work platforming East and Southeast Asian artists.BOOK KAKILANG NOW
Female Leadership in Publishing
The FLIP is a non-profit platform to inspire people in publishing with insight and honesty from brilliant women. We want to help build transparency, representation and equality across the industry by shining a light on great examples of success, providing a space to debate challenges and giving a voice to those finding their way in their careers.
We’re delighted to announce the incredible line-up of panels for #OpenBooks, your first chapter into the book industry. A series of free, accessible online events for young people who are exploring the first steps in their career, OpenBooks launches 22 and 23 February!
KICKSTART YOUR CAREER WITH HOMEGROWN advertising careers scheme
Looking to work in advertising but don’t know where to start? ‘Need experience to apply’ but don’t yet have any experience?London Living Wage not cutting it? Worried about fitting in?
If you’ve ever been made to feel like a ‘Black Sheep’, then BBH wants to hear from you.
Homegrown is BBH’s early careers programme with a difference: a paid 4-month placement in the production, strategy and/or account management departments. We offer a competitive starting salary above the London Living Wage that factors in the higher rental and living costs in London. Plus, you will become part of our exclusive Homegrown alumni network which offers ongoing mentoring.
Calling aspiring bloggers, event planners, oral history interviewers, storytellers, fundraisers, researchers, social media campaigners, film and audio editors. Volunteer to help with the 10th anniversary event.
How to Become an Actor Session – £10 – Online – 23 Feb
Learn all the secrets of becoming a successful actor in this jam-packed session!
We’ll cover everything you need to know, from mastering the skills to nailing the audition. Expect to leave feeling inspired and armed with the knowledge to kickstart your acting career. See you there!
Melanie Bigold (Cardiff University) ‘Books of her own: Women’s Libraries and Book Ownership in the Long Eighteenth Century’
What role did women play in the expansion and consumption of print culture between 1660-1820? Drawing on evidence of over 300 women’s libraries, including detailed records from fifty women’s book and library lists comprising some 30,000 titles, this paper will offer some preliminary details about what we have been missing in relation to women and their books in the long eighteenth century.
Warburg Institute, Woburn Square, Tuesday 7 February, in person, 5.30-7pm. Registration required.
Royal Society of Literature Free Online Event – Careers in Literature – 14 March
Hear from a renowned literary agent; a freelance literature programmer and producer; an acclaimed poet who balances a career in marketing with a career in writing; and an editor and academic who works with numerous literary magazines. We hope their journeys will inspire you as you embark on your own career in literature.
This programme is an opportunity for young people to get hands on experience in media, production and podcasting. Trainees will be officially trained on the logistics of recording; such as sound quality and handling audio equipment. Editing and production, including learning how to seamlessly edit in Audacity and post production. And marketing and distribution, learn how to identify your audience, create an online presence and monetisation!
Our podcast training programme will train a maximum of 15 young people throughout the duration of March.
If this sounds like something for you, click apply and start your journey into podcasting and media production.
Amaliah Book Club: Sister Outsider – Audre Lorde
We’re bringing together the Amaliah sisterhood to dissect the themes raised in Audre Lorde’s work, including navigating intersectional identities, Black feminism, how to build coalitions, self-love, imperialism, and much more. Yassmin will take us through the night with prompts and questions to guide us through these topics and to understand how embracing our differences can be a vehicle for personal and societal change.
Join our incredible 2023 Careers Fair, this year featuring 55+ employers wanting to talk to YOU! Not only that, but we have our Charity & Community Marketplace, with 25 wonderful organisations offering support across mental health, sexual health, activism plus gorgeous independent LGBTQ+ retail stalls.Check out all our confirmed exhibitors here
2.8 Million Minds: Network building events for art, young people and mental health, in London.
What different ways are young people, artists, health professionals and everyone else using art for mental health?
The Residency is an artist-led programme equipping emerging Black and Black mixed heritage creatives with the skills to develop creative careers in photography, film-making and music
Take your career to the next level with this programme for emerging creatives, supported by Apple.
In this three-act performance by Global Generation Fellows of Story Garden, a thriving community garden behind the British Library, performers will share personal water-based memories, reveal the heritage of the river Fleet, and explore its mythology.
Global Perspectives: Nation and Migration in (Im)Mobile Times
Tue 7 Feb 2023, 18:30 – 19:45
Online and in-person (The Royal Society)
For the next event in the Global Perspectives series, Professor Brenda Yeoh FBA joins Professor Simon Goldhill FBA in conversation to discuss the relationship between nation and migration and the implications of the migrant-led diversification of populations and societies. Free
A reminder that the Out-Spoken Prize for Poetry 2023 is currently OPEN for entries, until 28 February. With three categories – page, performance and film – a long-list is announced on social media a few weeks after the closing date followed by a short-list in late March. The category winners and overall winner will be announced at the Out-Spoken Awards show at Southbank Centre, central London, on Thursday 6th April 2023. The overall winner will receive £700.
Visit Treason: People, Power & Plot – a free exhibition
The National Archives, Kew, until 6 April
From the cook who poisoned the porridge and the young girl tried as a witch, the exhibition showcases moments which have helped shape modern Britain and demonstrates the changing nature of justice through the ages. View a unique selection of history-defining documents, and see the stories of traitors, including Guy Fawkes and Anne Boleyn, brought to life.
The Study Room is our core resource, and it is housed at the LADA space in Bethnal Green. Containing over 8,000 items that include out-of-print books and rare documentation, it is the world’s largest collection of research materials on Live Art.
As of Thursday the 2nd of February 2023, the Study Room is open to visitors on Thursdays and Fridays, offering two 3-hour sessions (11am – 2pm and 2pm – 5pm) which must be booked in advance.
Please make sure to read our Covid protocol before arriving at LADA.
You can find more information about the Study Room and book a visit here.
Mousetrap Theatre Project’s annual Youth Leadership in the Arts Conference is back!
Mousetrap Theatre Project’s annual Youth Leadership in the Arts Conference is back, and it’s coming to the London Coliseum this half term – Wednesday 15 February 10.30am-5pm. Open to anyone aged 15-24. YLAC2023 will be hosted by members of Mousetrap’s Youth Forum. The programme will be focused on Empowerment & Resilience, and will include sessions on wellbeing in the arts, inclusivity, freelancing, overcoming imposter syndrome and much more!
This year’s line-up will include talks, panel discussions, workshops and an opening and closing speech from a VIP guest TBA! Over the course of the day, you will have the chance to listen to lively, inspiring conversations between industry experts, and gain lots of valuable tips and knowledge to help boost your career. Your £5 ticket will grant you access to events in this year’s programme and lunch will be provided. We will email you before the conference to allow you to select which sessions you would like to attend. Click below to find out more and book your place!
CDMT Careers Conference and Showcase Performance 2023
The CDMT Careers Conference and Showcase Performance is the UK’s premier event for young people who wish to pursue a career in professional dance, drama and musical theatre!
The Mixed Museum We are a digital museum and archive that contributes to widening knowledge about Black and ethnic minority British history through sharing and preserving the social history of racial mixing in Britain for future generations. Visit the museum online
Where to find All-You-Can-Eat Buffets in London The best all-you-can-eat buffets in London… Bring an appetite! Read the post
What can Alice in Wonderland teach us about childhood? Could reading Conversations with Friends guide us through first love? Josh Cohen delves deep into the most memorable and vivid characters in literature, showing us ways to be wiser, more open and more self-aware.
We have started to collate a fixed resource hub on our website with details of organisations, networks, funding opportunities, and more, to support our members, practitioners, and any organisations working across the Capital. This living resource is just at the start, for the sector and will be regularly updated, however please sign up for our fortnightly newsletter to receive further information on one-off training and funding opportunities.
Welcome to our latest round up of events, opportunities and schemes that may help you meet collaborators, improve your career prospects or simply broaden your horizons.
Please let us know if you have any suggestions for the next edition via sed-web@qmul.ac.uk
Don’t forget your careers service is open all semester and can help with finding jobs, applications and interviews. Book an appointment or email your careers consultant Fliss Bush.
If you aren’t sure what you would like to do, this is great place to start! You’ll be encouraged to consider the shape you want your future to take, and given the tools you need to build an action plan with manageable next steps.
If you would like to learn more about how to show yourself in the best light to potential employers and clients, come along to this workshop.
Micro Internships now open
We hope you are well. Are you interested in completing a short internship with a business, charity or social enterprise? Micro Internships are a great way to gain experience in a real-life, professional setting with support and training from Queen Mary careers and internships staff.
Why should you apply? Gain real-life work experience and build your CV Increase your employer network Use micro-internship employer as a reference in future applications List the Micro Internship programme on your digital transcript, the Higher Education Achievement Report (HEAR)
Apply now! Applications for our Micro Internships are now open, with the deadline for applications being Sunday 29th January 2023. You can apply for more than one Micro Internship at a time.
In a society or have an idea to work with the community? Submit your idea to QMUL’s Festival of Communities
Get involved in the Festival of Communities The Festival of Communities is returning this summer, between 10 and 11 June, and there are lots of opportunities for staff and students to take part. Exploring living and learning together in Tower Hamlets, the Festival is a collaboration between Queen Mary and community organisations, with over 8,000 local residents joining us in 2022. Visit the Festival of Communities website for details on how you can be involved.
Online workshops: Autofiction with Wasafiri writer-in-residence Durre Shahwar
Join Wasafiri 2022/23 writer-in-residence Durre Shahwar for this online workshop series focusing on autofiction, self-representation, and prose-writing across and beyond genres. The next workshop will take place on 21 February, from 7-9pm, on Zoom. Read more and book tickets on the Wasafiri website.
Job at Wasafiri Magazine (based at Queen Mary): Digital Coordinator
Wasafiri is seeking to recruit a dynamic new Digital Co-Ordinator to manage our online profile. A lover of literature, committed to diversifying the voices heard in UK and global publishing, the ideal candidate is a creative, highly-organised individual equipped with the skills and track record to confidently lead the expansion of our online presence and reach new audiences, as well as the marketing and social media expertise to grow sales and event attendance.
“LOUDER!” FESTIVAL ANNOUNCEMENT & PITCH NIGHT ———————————— Introducing “LOUDER!: A festival for the underrepresented”! “LOUDER!” (previously named “BAME Fest”) is a festival to celebrate and shine a light on the beautiful talent that exists from artists within the global majority! A festival to give a platform to those whose work and voices may be overshadowed; “LOUDER!” is intended to give these voices the spotlight and the space to be LOUDER!
Our pitch night for this festival is coming up on Monday 30th January! If you have a show you would like to pitch, feel free to submit through the form on our Linktree! Check out the post for more info!!
In Loving Memory at Bermondsey Project Space- 10 Feb
Live performance and film screening exploring, the courageous, hilarious, and deliciously naive transition from childhood to adulthood. A collaboration between artists and pals Bridget Russon (QMUL alumna) and Kate Ireland.
Cheer up January with free light festivals in Canary Wharf and City of London
WINTER LIGHTS: Brighten up these dark evenings with a trip to Canary Wharf to see Winter Lights, a free trail featuring more than 20 glowing artworks. Some will be familiar if you’ve been in previous years, while others are new for 2023. You’ll find them dotted around the area, both inside and outside. FREE, until 28 January
ILLUMINOCITY: We’re into the final week of IlluminoCity, a free light festival featuring two installations in the City of London. It’s your last chance to see glowing, geometric sculptures outside the CityPoint building near Moorgate, and Principal Place near Liverpool Street. FREE, until 27 January
BATTERSEA LIGHT FESTIVAL: Yep, another light festival. This one’s also free (hurrah!) and takes place in and around Battersea Power Station, with eight glowing installations illuminated every evening, and a selection of food trucks popping up to keep you fed and watered while you explore. FREE, until 5 March
#BFIFutureFilmFestival returns 16-19 Feb 2023, both in-person at BFI Southbank and online!
Jump in to playwriting with this 28-day challenge! Every day in February you’ll receive a writing brief, then you’ll have 36 hours to write a play in response. Plays can be of any length, genre and language. Register now to develop your skills and build your confidence!
Thursday 26 January 6.30pm – 9.30pm FREE, booking required
Hear some of the best emerging poets on the scene! This will be an evening focused on mindfulness and wellbeing, expect some chill vibes and a chance to take part in some mindful activities. Open mic slots available on the door.
Skilled Summers are looking for passionate and talented drama and acting students to travel to America this summer and get paid to teach their skills to children at a top summer camp.
The Horror Show! X Upgrade Yourself Takeover – Free entry to Somerset House exhibition
For one night only, get free entry to The Horror Show!, examining how ideas rooted in horror have informed the last 50 years of creative rebellion. We’ll also connect you with like-minded emerging creatives and give access to industry experts, exhibition contributors and Somerset House residents.
Our takeover gives 18-30 year olds:
Afterhours access to the exhibition
An Upgrade Yourself Live session with Jenkin Van Zyl who offers up advice on how to carve a creative space of your own
Plus a DJ set from LO-LOW, networking and bar in the Great Arch Hall.
Future Producer School, created by Sheffield DocFest and Bungalow Town Productions, has returned!
The scheme aims to develop industry partnerships and provide industry knowledge and experience to up-and-coming producers that have the ambition to become international feature documentary producers. The programme consists of: A residential lab 1-1 mentoring, Matchmade meetings and networking Full Industry Pass for Sheffield DocFest 2023 (standard pass price is £330 + VAT) Deadline to apply: 8 February, 17:00 GMT.
A weekend of complementary performance and film which completes The Sarah Siddon’s Fan Club Theatre collaboration with The United Voices of Africa Association.
Saturday 25th March & Sunday 26th March at 2pm & 4pm
A Theatrical Perambulation, beginning in St Michael’s Square, Bugle Street, Southampton
Bought: A street theatre production about the black history of Georgian Southampton. As well as being a fashionable spa and watering place, the home of the author Jane Austen, painted by John Constable and endorsed by Royalty, the wealth of the residents was based on spoils from West Indian Plantations and East India Company merchandise. This Hidden History tell the story of slaves and deserters, but also of writers, actors and survivors.
On the Wire: Putting Yourself in the Picture on Thursday 23rd February 7-8pm on Zoom with Andy Kempe, Emeritus Professor of Drama Education at the University of Reading and long standing member of National Drama and Patron of London Drama.
About this session: You will learn how to use the 5Ws of drama to create characters who may have been involved in a real event and be guided towards generating dynamic pieces of dramatic writing by using tightly constrained formats. Why this session is good to come to: The techniques introduced in this session are easily adapted to different age groups and both real and fictional events. This is a fun session that exemplifies the credo of playwright Noel Greig that ‘Limitation is stimulation’. Session Fee This session is £10 but discounted to London Drama and National Drama Members to £5. The promo code is available by emailing London Drama at londondrama1@gmail.com
Future Leaders in the Arts – Free course with Dance Consortium
Deadline 10 Feb
Future Leaders is ideal for people keen to know more about producing, venue and festival programming, artistic management, learning and engagement, tour management, technical management, festival scheduling, public events, tour co-ordination, marketing, digital communications, press and PR, fundraising and more.
Melanie Bigold (Cardiff University) ‘Books of her own: Women’s Libraries and Book Ownership in the Long Eighteenth Century’
What role did women play in the expansion and consumption of print culture between 1660-1820? Drawing on evidence of over 300 women’s libraries, including detailed records from fifty women’s book and library lists comprising some 30,000 titles, this paper will offer some preliminary details about what we have been missing in relation to women and their books in the long eighteenth century.
Warburg Institute, Woburn Square, Tuesday 7 February, in person, 5.30-7pm. Registration required.
By popular demand, East End History Club is back! As the closing event for our Feeding the Hamlets exhibition, spend a Saturday with us immersing yourself in the history of food production in the East End.
This is the last chance to see the exhibition before it closes. The day will feature….
tours of the exhibition at 11am & 2pm
a wide range of additional collections about food history available for informal browsing – including newspapers, photos and pamphlets
possibly a film screening
free tea, coffee and biscuits
Please book in advance so we have an idea of numbers, but feel free to drop in at any point during the event.
Where is Anne Frank
Film screening | Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives
To mark this year’s Holocaust Memorial Day, Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives in partnership with UK Jewish Film is screening WHERE IS ANNE FRANK.
Branding 101 – Free mini class
Branding and design expert Hadrien Chatelet is going to give you a 30-minute whistle stop tour on branding basics for beginners.
ZU-UK will hold a series of 3 ‘This Is How I Do It, Baby’ workshops: each is led by a different guest artist/practitioner established as an innovator in their field, introducing participants to their practice, and including a practical exploration of how they make their work. Join one, two, or all three sessions:
These workshops are FREE and open to the public but require you to register, as capacity is limited. All workshops take place at BATHWAY THEATRE, Woolwich, London. It is possible to attend just one, some, or all of the workshops.
Call for Contributions: Art for the Sake of care
The Special Issue Art for the Sake of Care for Humanities explores the space between Art Practice Research and Care Ethics/Studies, highlighting how artistic and creative practice researchers contribute to a caring society. By cutting between care ethics, care theory, and art practice research, this special issue emphasizes care through aesthetic, performative and participatory spaces. Our special issue proposes the encounter of care and the arts as inquiry, as critical, dialogic, performative, and healing. Ultimately, we explore how the arts aim to foster solidarity, trust, and equity as pillars of a caring society.
Contributions are invitation-based for contributors to the Art and Care Platform Series (www.art-and-care.com). The editors are open to considering relevant abstracts (250 words, 4–6 keywords and a short bio by February 1, 2023 to: Merel Visse, mvisse@drew.edu and Dr. Elena Cologni, elena.cologni@aru.ac.uk.)
£5 Freelancer Skills Workshops at the Bush Theatre
In this series of 90-minute workshops designed for theatre freelancers, Bush Theatre staff team will share their knowledge in various areas of the business side of creative life. Each of the workshops will be informative and interactive and aimed at freelancers.
The Bush’s Library Bar and Café will also be open, and freelancers are encouraged to network.
There are limited free bursary places available for freelancers who need them. Contact bushgreen@bushtheatre.co.uk for more information on how to apply for a bursary place.
Tuesday 7th February:
11 am Producing Workshop – Led by Oscar Owen
1.30 pm Writers Pitching Skills Workshop –Led by Deirdre O’Halloran
3.30 pm Directors Toolkit Workshop– Led by Daniel Bailey and Lynette Linton
Wednesday 8th February:
11 am Finance WorkshopLed by Neil Harris
1.30 pm Fundraising Workshop – Led by Ruth Davey and Eleanor Tindall
3.30 pm Marketing Workshop – Led by Shannon Clarke and Ed Theakston
Tickets: £5 (£3 concessions) can be booked at bushtheatre.co.uk or at the Box Office on 020 8743 5050.
The Journo Resources Yearbook 2023
Inside the magazine you’ll find:
• 12 in-depth features from our inaugural 2021/22 fellows, looking at everything from life after Twitter and travel journalism, to Islamophobic reporting and creating accessible stories.
• Brand new and updated personal development exercises to help you set achievable goals for your next 12 months in journalism, as well as plan out the stories you really want to cover. • Useful directories of rates, salaries, and other journalism resources you can use to find the support you need over the next 12 months.
• A paper aeroplane to throw social media owners who are throwing their outlet down a pan and other fun surprises…
Next week, join us to explore the role that community engagement can play in addressing housing inequalities, and ask how communities can be better included in shaping and creating their own housing culture and heritage. In the first session of 2023, our expert panel of guests will explore the role that architecture, planning and public engagement can play in addressing racial inequalities and differences in housing and living arrangements across ethnic communities.
DATE Wednesday 25 January 2023 TIME 1:00-2:00pm GMT LOCATION Zoom
Auntie Sewing Squad: Mask Sewing, Racial Justice and Radical Care
January 24th 19:00 Rose Bruford College, Burnt Oak Lane, Sidcup, DA15 9DF
Studio (C015)
Kristina Wong is a Pulitzer Prize finalist in Drama. She’s a performance artist, comedian, writer and elected representative who has been presented internationally across North America, the UK, Hong Kong and Africa. She’s been a guest on late night shows on NBC, Comedy Central and FX. She’s been awarded artist residencies from MacDowell, San Diego Airport and Ojai Playwrights Festival.
Poetry LGBT Open Mic Night started in January 2015
Come and enjoy poetry and spoken word from new and established poets/writers/creatives for this 8th year anniversary special. Date: Wednesday 25th January 2023
Time: 7-10pm Venue: The Two Brewers 114 Clapham High Street London SW4 7UJ
Up to 20 poets/writers/creatives will each share their poems/spoken word/song.
The open mic sign up is now done inside the venue at 6:45pm on a first come first served basis.
Each person who arrives before 7:30pm will be given 2 free raffle tickets for a chance to win fantastic prizes at 9:30pm