Hi everyone,
I hope you’re well.
This email contains some important reminders and announcements, so please read with care and do get in touch if you have any questions.
Your second assignment is due in today at 1pm. If there are any issues with submission, please email spir-assessments@qmul.ac.uk. The grades and feedback will be released by Wednesday, 17 April.
As I am away at a conference for the next couple of days and attending a full-day training session on Wednesday, I won’t be able to hold Advice and Feedback hours this week. However, I’m happy to schedule meetings on an alternative day before or after Easter.
As I mentioned in an earlier email, there are no POL361 lecture and seminars on Friday, 29 March, as the University is closed.
POL361 seminars on Thursday, 28 March, are running as normal. The following sessions will be an opportunity for students to review key learning outcomes for this module and start planning their AS3 (which is worth 70% of the overall mark):
- 3-4pm Bancroft:1.01.2
- 4-5pm Bancroft:1.06
- 5-6pm Bancroft:1.06
These three sessions are open to students who attend seminars on Friday with Miranda and I. For those who are unable to take part due to other commitments or clashes, I’m adding an additional AS3 planning session on Friday, 12 April, at 4pm in Bancroft 3.40.
Finally, please SAVE THE DATE: Friday, 12 April at 6pm. I’ve booked THE BLOC, a snazzy new space in the ArtsOne building to hold a social event and celebrate the end of the semester together. I will be screening the 2007 animated film, Persepolis, which not only speaks to the module Gender and Politics, but is also one of those rare films feted by audience and critics alike. For those of you who haven’t heard about the graphic novel/movie, this is a quick synopsis.
Based on Satrapi's graphic novel about her life in pre and post-revolutionary Iran and then in Europe. The film traces Satrapi's growth from child to rebellious, punk-loving teenager in Iran. In the background are the growing tensions of the political climate in Iran in the 70s and 80s, with members of her liberal-leaning family detained and then executed, and the background of the disastrous Iran/Iraq war.
I will bring popcorn and drinks, and hope this will be an opportunity for you to spend some time together and relax before you embark on the final two weeks of assignments.
All the best,
Alaya
