All students and staff of Ghent University and members of the public are invited to the lecture series ‘Critical perspectives on a globalizing world’, from February to May 2014. Following up on the Academic Session on the social and political relevance of Global Studies, with which we launched the GCGS on 28 October 2013, we have the honour of hosting 4 public lectures by renowned international scholars, who will offer the most recent, innovative perspectives on globalization processes, allowing for a more critical and profound understanding of some of the most burning global issues of today, including the financial and economic crisis, uneven development, global governance and global justice.
Monthly Archives: November 2013
GCGS succesfully launched!
Ghent Centre for Global Studies officially launched
On Monday October 28, 2013, we have officially launched the Ghent Centre for Global Studies, with interdisciplinary workshops and a public Academic Session, followed by a reception. We had the honour of being joined by 3 distinguished guest speakers Matthias Middell, professor of Global History and Director of the Global and European Studies Institute at the University of Leipzig; Peter Taylor, professor of Human Geography at Northumbria University and founder-director of the Globalization and World Cities Research Network; and Heather Widdows, Professor of Global Ethics and Director of the Centre for the Study of Global Ethics at the University of Birmingham.
Matthias Middell – Lecture Launch
What is Global Studies all about?
Lecture by Matthias Middell, Professor of Global History and Director of the Global and European Studies Institute of the University of Leipzig, at the Academic Session ‘Critical Global Studies in a Globalizing World’, the official Launch of the Ghent Centre for Global Studies on October 28, 2013.
Heather Widdows – Lecture Launch
What Global Ethics can do and why it matters
Lecture by Heather Widdows, Professor of Global Ethics and Director of the Centre for the Study of Global Ethics of the University of Birmingham, at the Academic Session ‘Critical Global Studies in a Globalizing World’, the official Launch of the Ghent Centre for Global Studies on October 28, 2013.
Peter Taylor – Lecture Launch
Green networks of cities: the necessity for Global Studies
Lecture by Peter Taylor, Professor of Human Geography at Northumbria University, founder-director of the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, and Doctor Honoris Causa at Ghent University, at the Academic Session ‘Critical Global Studies in a Globalizing World’, the official Launch of the Ghent Centre for Global Studies on October 28, 2013.
Global Studies Research Seminar – spring 2014
Doing Global Studies – Key Concepts and Approaches
During the second semester of this academic year the Ghent Centre for Global Studies will organize an intensive specialized course at the Doctoral Schools. This interdisciplinary Global Studies Research Seminar ‘Doing Global Studies: Key Concepts and Approaches’ comprises of 6 seminars: after an introductory class, we will have 4 public lectures and master classes by international guest lecturers, followed by a closing seminar by a professor of the Ghent Centre for Global Studies. For a detailed outline of the course, see the course page on the UGent online teaching platform Zephyr.