BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:40@ukfiet.org DTSTART:20201015T130000Z DTEND:20201015T141500Z DTSTAMP:20201009T161604Z URL:https://www.ukfiet.org/events/the-politics-of-covid-19-and-education/ SUMMARY:The Politics of COVID 19 and Education DESCRIPTION:Prachi Srivastava\, Western University \, Canada\nTHE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF EDUCATION IN TIMES OF CONFLICT\, CRISES AND PANDEMICS\n\n Onl ine Lecture Series\n\nThursdays at 1pm – 2.15pm\, October 8th -December 10th\, 2020\n\n Online on ZOOM – Register here\n\n\n\n\n\n \;\n\n\n  \;\n\n\n \;\n\n\n \;\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Political Economy of Educ ation in Conflict Contexts Research Network (PEER Network)\, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (ARHC) through Global Challenges Res earch Fund Network Plus Grant and led by the universities of Ulster\, Cape Town\, Nazarbayev and Sussex\, in conjunction with UKFIET and the Centre for International Education (CIE) University of Sussex are organising a gl obal\, online lecture series exploring the theme of ‘the Political Econo my of Education in Times of Conflict\, Crises and Pandemics’.\n\nThis se ries will be led and hosted by the Centre for International Education (CIE ) University of Sussex between October and December 2020 and will be openl y accessible\, free and online and aimed at scholars and students of inter national development and education\, and all those who seek to better unde rstand the complex situations facing education systems around the world in a period of increasing instability\, where education systems are challeng ed by war\, environmental crisis\, financial austerity and pandemics that threaten the futures of a generation of young people. The lecture series w ill be recorded and uploaded onto a designated webpage and contribute to a n open source bank of materials and resources on the Political Economy of Education that will be produced by the PEER Network team during the lifesp an of the project.\n\nThe Political Economy of Education in Times of Confl ict\, Crises and Pandemics\n\nWhilst the current COVID19 pandemic has brou ght home to many citizens in the Global North the fragility of their exist ence\, their education systems lack of resilience\, and exacerbated and re vealed widespread learning inequalities\; in the Global South this is but one more crisis in a long list that have punctuated daily lives and educat ional journeys. This lecture series seeks to challenge its speakers and pa rticipants to go beyond narrow understandings of education and its relatio nship to economy and society and to critically explore the complex ways th at education systems are linked to war\, peace\, ecological crises\, finan cial crises and pandemics – not merely as victims but also as drivers an d catalysts. In doing so we seek to highlight that education systems and a ctors have agency\, capable of producing conflict ridden and crises prone systems as well as succumbing to these factors\, and that policy and pract ice matters in the pursuit of more socially just and equitable educational systems that can contribute to a fairer and better world. We also seek to highlight how education systems are affected by particular crises and wha t policy options they might have to redress this.\n\nIn that sense the ser ies also seeks to recognise that education policy and practice is about po wer and its projection into the education system by competing social force s. For that reason we seek to draw upon a wide range of contexts and examp les to highlight these contestations and their effects on issues of educat ion and social justice/injustice in times of conflict and crises.\n\nCalen dar of Events\n\n Thursday 8th October\, 1-2.15pm (BST). Introduction to Lecture Series and Overview (Mario Novelli\, CIE\, University of Sussex\, UK)\n Thursday 15th October\, 1-2.15pm (BST). The Politics of COVID 19 an d Education (Prachi Srivastava\, Western University \, Canada)\n Thursday 22nd October\, 1-2.15pm (BST). The Political Economy of Education Privati zation in Times of Crises (Antoni Verger &\; Clara Fontdevila\, Univers itat Autònoma de Barcelona\, Spain)\n Thursday 29th October\, 1-2.15pm ( GMT). Evidence &\; Education Policy Making in the Global South during C ovid19: Pundits\, Social Movements and Policy Makers in an age of unpredic tability (Yusuf Sayed\, University of Sussex\, UK)\n Thursday 5th Novembe r\, 1-2.15pm (GMT). The Construction and Survival of an Intellectual Commu nity during Structural Adjustment in Africa (Nimi Hoffman\, University of Sussex\, UK)\n Thursday 12th November\, 1-2.15pm (GMT). Towards a Politic al Economy of Education and Conflict in South Africa’ (Azeem Badroodien and Yunus Omar\, University of Cape Town\, South Africa)\n Thursday 19th November\, 1-2.15pm (GMT). Academics For Peace &\; The Political Econom y of Repression in Turkey’s Higher Education Sector (Birgul Kutan\, Univ ersity of Sussex\, UK &\; Mehmet Ugur\, University of Greenwich\, UK).\ n Thursday 26thth November\, 1-2.15pm (GMT). The Politics and Policy of E ducation in Iraq (Kelsey Shanks\, University of Ulster\, UK).\n Thursday 3rd December\, 1-2.15pm (GMT). Gender\, Education\, Conflict &\; Crises (Naureen Durrani &\; Hélène Thibault Nazarbayev University\, Kazakhs tan )\n Thursday 10th December\, 1-2.15pm (GMT). Rethinking Peace Educati on: A Cultural Political Economy Approach (Sean Higgins\, University of Su ssex\, UK)\n\n \n\nPlease Register for each lecture on the link below\, a nd you will be sent a ZOOM link prior to each event. \n\nhttps://www.event brite.co.uk/e/the-political-economy-of-education-intimes-of-conflict-crise s-tickets-119873546003\n\nThis event can also be viewed during the live se ssion and as a recording via the following link\nhttps://youtube.com/chann el/UC8fSNeST25wD4FRMOag5wTg  ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ukfiet.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/0 9/CIE_Child-with-books.jpg CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR