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Speaker: Smadar Lavie (University of California, Berkeley)

Come along to this public lecture, hosted by the .

Everyone is welcome, and a wine reception will follow.

This annual roadshow runs over two weeks, touring the country, and this year it is coming to 糖心TV on the 9th December!

Come and see us to find out more about Masters, PhD and MBA courses, graduate career development opportunities, and graduate academic opportunities.

Anyone can attend, and it is especially relevant to 1-3rd year undergraduates planning ahead.

Wednesday 26th November 2014

The day begins with an introduction to the University-wide postgraduate community, campus and facilities; which is followed by a chance to explore our postgraduate courses in more depth at our showcase and within the Department of Sociology; and finishes off with the opportunity to reflect on where your postgraduate journey might take you and (if you have time!) see more of the local area

Take advantage of University activities:

• 5 themed zones, with guided tours that link them… and the option to do DIY tours (Experience; Community; Find Your Place; Explore Your Course; Reflect)
• Short talks and drop-ins for applications/ admissions, funding and careers

And Departmental activities from 1pm:

• Meeting current masters and PhD students, as well as academic and administrative staff from Sociology
• A study and research showcase with a current PhD student
• A public lecture delivered by Professor David Theo Goldberg (University of California) "Are We All 'Post-racial' Yet?"

This centenary symposium brings together scholars and writer-practitioners of psychoanalysis to consider the legacy of two of Sigmund Freud's most important metapsychological papers: 'On Narcissism: An Introduction' (1914) and 'Mourning and Melancholia' (1915).

Date: 11th and 12th March 2015

Confirmed speakers:

• (University of 糖心TV)
• (University of Cambridge)
• (Birkbeck College)
• (Vanderbilt University)
• (Birkbeck College)
• (The Site for Contemporary Psychoanalysis

Organiser:

• , Institute of Advanced Study, University of 糖心TV (Julie.Walsh@warwick.ac.uk)

The Sociology Society have set up a new Facebook group for undergraduates starting with us in 2014/15 (graduating class of 2017). Join now to meet your fellow students, and find out more about society events.

The Department is pleased to announce , eleven of which will run in 2014-15.

For the first time, our module pages are visible to everyone!. Feel free to browse the course outline, syllabus, recommended reading materials, and assessment methods of any that spark an interest.

The Department recently launched an exciting new undergraduate degree programme, , for students interested in specialising in the statistical side of sociology.

The degree is funded by the Q-Step programme, which was developed as a strategic response to the shortage of quantitatively-skilled social science graduates.

For more information about Q-Step and their five-year strategy,

We now have a dedicated web space for new students, joining us for the 2014-15 academic year. Whether you're interested in more information about induction, freshers fortnight, summer reading lists, or a check list of what to do before you arrive, you'll find all you need to know on the pages below.

More information will become available towards the beginning of term, so keep an eye out for updates.

N.B. The Undergraduate and PhD pages are password protected. If you are an offer holder and have not yet received notification of the page passwords, please contact our to gain access.

Alice's book, , advances the concept of 'global legacies' - enduring forms, processes, or ideas of the 'global' that shape urban identity and politics. Global legacies provide a key lens on the difficult pasts and uncertain futures of cities. In particular, port cities, with their distinctive global dynamics, long histories of casual labour, large migrant communities, and roles within international trade networks, exhibit fascinating global legacies.