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Weekly Bulletin

Week 3, Hilary Term 2017

Sunday 29 January - Saturday 4 February 2017

Dear Antonians,

Please find below the Weekly Bulletin for Week 3, Hilary Term. If there is anything you would like included in future bulletins; seminars, announcements etc, please email david.parker@sant.ox.ac.uk

Best wishes,

David Parker
Development & Alumni Communications Officer

Travel and Research Grants

The Hilary Term application window for St Antony's Travel and Research (STAR) grants is now open.

Details of the scheme, as well as notes on how to apply and a link to the application form are available online here.

The deadline for applications for STAR grants this term is 5pm on Monday of 6th Week (20 Feb).

The application window for Writing-up Bursaries is also open, with details available here. Deadline for applications for Writing-up Bursaries is 5pm on Monday of 7th Week (27 Feb).

Spring Telephone Campaign

Applications to join St Antony's student caller team are now open. We will be calling alumni based across the whole world. We will be looking to raise funds for the Antonian Fund, the Malcolm Deas Fund and the Boat Club.

As well as securing vital financial support, we also hope to simply stay in touch with Antonians to update them on college life, invite them to events locally and overseas, and to reminisce about their time in Oxford.

The campaign is always great fun, and is a great way of boosting your CV, as well as earning money during the break. Further information can be found in the Application Form or by contacting me.

Brazilian Studies Programme

The topic of the 2017 workshop of the Brazilian Studies Programme supported by Santander Universities UK, will be “Brazilian Democracy from Dilma to Temer: Navigating the Crises

Some 17 scholars from Brazil, Europe and the United States will come to St Antony’s College to debate the aftermath of the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff and her replacement by Michel Temer, with special attention to the implications for politics, economics and social policy.

The event will be held in the Pavilion Room, Gateway Building, on 3 February 2017.

Antonian Fund - Hilary Term

Applications for grants for the Antonian Fund are still being accepted. Students and Fellows of the College can apply to the fund for financial help towards projects that will improve both academic and social life here at St Antony's.

Please contact antonian.fund@sant.ox.ac.uk for further information and to request an application form. Do be sure to read the form carefully and thoroughly as it contains the criteria that the panel use to assess every application.

The deadline for applications is Thursday 9 February at 5pm. Applications received after this will not be considered without exception. Do get in touch if you have any questions.

Current Student Publication

The College is always proud to announce the publications of its Fellows’ and alumni, but we are especially delighted to report a new book from a current DPhil candidate.

Emre Caliskan, reading for a DPhil in International Relations, has published along with Simon Waldman The ‘New Turkey’ and its Discontents. The work assesses social, religious and political polarisation under the AKP of Recep Erdogan and the likely consequences for Turkey’s evolution.

Link: The 'New Turkey' and its Discontents on Hurst Publishers' website.

Lectures & events for next week

NB: This programme might be subject to change. Please make sure to check our Events page for last minute changes, especially if you are travelling from outside Oxford.

Monday 30 January, 2pm, Middle East Centre, Speaker: Professor Nadje Al-Ali (SOAS): ‘Kurdish Women’s Rights in Turkey and Beyond: Between Nationalism and Radical democracy’ (Fellows’ Dining Room) Women’s Rights in the Middle East Seminar ***Refreshments will be served***

Monday 30 January, 5pm, Russian and Eurasian Studies Centre, Speaker: Professor Mikhail Troitskiy (Moscow State Institute of International Relations): ‘Status in Russian foreign policy’ (Nissan Lecture Theatre)

Monday 30 January, 5pm, European Studies Centre, Speaker: Andrew Wong (Stanford University/GIC): ‘Select aspects of financial engineering during the financial crisis, in retrospect’ PEFM Seminar (ESC Seminar Room)

Monday 30 January, 5pm, European Studies Centre, Speakers: Jennifer Clement (President of PEN International) and Margie Orford (President of PEN South Africa, Board of PEN International), Chair: Timothy Garton Ash (St Antony's College): ‘Free Speech Debate Panel Discussion: Free Speech Rights are Women’s Rights’ Dahrendorf Programme for the Study of Freedom Seminar (Investcorp Lecture Theatre)

Tuesday 31 January, 12:30pm, European Studies Centre, Speaker: Francesco Grillo (Visiting Academic, St Antony's College): ‘Democracy, innovation and growth (exploring the innovation puzzle within the EU’s regional development policies and the global economy)’ Visiting Academics’ Seminar Series (ESC Seminar Room) ***A light lunch will be served***

Tuesday 31 January, 2pm, Asian Studies Centre, Speaker: Tony K. Steward (Vanderbilt): ‘The Majewski Lecture - The Colloquy between Muhammad and Saytān: The 18th-century Bangla Iblichnāmā of Garībullā’ South Asia Seminar (Fellows’ Dining Room)

Tuesday 31 January, 5pm, Visiting Parliamentary Fellowship, Speakers: Lord Dafydd Wigley (Plaid Cymru), Professor Nicola McEwen (University of Edinburgh) and Dr Sergi Pardos-Prado (Merton College): ‘Secessionist and Independence Parties’ (Investcorp Lecture Theatre)

Tuesday 31 January, 5pm, African Studies Centre, Speaker: Tembeka Ngcukaitobi (Legal Resources Centre and Johannesburg Bar): ‘The Lawyers Denied: How black lawyers of the late 19th century and early 20th century laid the foundations for human rights law in South Africa’ South Africa Discussion Group (Pavilion Room) ***This seminar has been cancelled***

Wednesday 1 February, 12:45pm, Latin American Centre, Speaker: Elsia Botella (University of Salamanca): ‘The Land Question in Latin America: Old and New Challenges’ (LAC Seminar Room)

Wednesday 1 February, 2pm, Asian Studies Centre, Speaker: Sufian Jusoh (National University of Malaysia): ‘Positioning Myanmar as an attractive new investment destination in Southeast Asia’ Southeast Asia Seminar (Deakin Room)

Wednesday 1 February, 5pm, European Studies Centre, Speaker: Florian Bieber (University of Graz, Austria): ‘The authoritarian turn: The Western Balkans’ move towards EU membership and away from democracy’ SEESOX Seminar (ESC Seminar Room)

Thursday 2 February, 2pm, Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies, Speaker: Yoshifumi Nakata (Doshisha University): ‘Happy Americans, Unhappy Japanese, how about others? How Software engineers work and are rewarded in five countries’ (Pavilion Room)

Thursday 2 February, 5pm, Latin American Centre, Speaker: Laura Putnam (University of Pittsburgh): ‘From Venezuela to South Africa and Trinidad to Chicago: F.E.M. Hercules, Transnational History, and the Risk of Invisible Surroundings, 1870s-1940s’ Latin American History Seminar (LAC Seminar Room) ***Seminar jointly organised with the Rothermere American Institute***

Thursday 2 February, 5pm, African Studies Centre, Speaker: Douglas Johnson (Author; Fellow, Rift Valley Institute): ‘Book Launch: Writing a new history for South Sudan: whose history and for whom?’ (Pavilion Room)

Thursday 2 February, 5pm, European Studies Centre, Speakers: Monique Pariat (Director General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations) and Hugo Slim (Head of Policy, International Committee of the Red Cross): ‘Falling funds, increasing needs – the challenges of allocating humanitarian assistance and how distributive ethics can possibly play a role’ (ESC Seminar Room)

Friday 3 February, 8:30am – 6:30pm, Latin American Centre, Convenor: Tim Power (St Antony’s College): ‘BSP-Santander Workshop: Brazilian Democracy from Dilma to Temer’ Brazilian Studies Programme (Pavilion Room) ***Full programme of talks and profiles on the 17 speakers available here***

Friday 3 February, 5pm, Latin American Centre, Speaker: Nara Pavão (Universidade Federal de Pernambuco): ‘The Failures of Electoral Accountability for Corruption: Brazil and Beyond’ (Pavilion Room)

Friday 3 February, 5pm, Middle East Centre, Speakers: Rafat A. Al-Akhali (Blavatnik School of Government), Nawal Al-Maghafi (BBC Arabic) and Helen Lackner (St Antony's College): ‘The Conflict in Yemen’ (Investcorp Lecture Theatre)

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