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Date: 10 December 2003 14:50 +0000
From: "Canning J." <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: Understanding the world: Developing interdisciplinary Area Studies
> Understanding the world: Developing interdisciplinary Area Studies to
> meet the needs of the 21st century
>
> Woburn House, 20 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9HB
> 24 March 2004 10.30am
>
> Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies
> Subject Centre for English
> Subject Centre for Economics
> Subject Centre for Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
> Subject Centre for History, Classics and Archaeology
> Subject Centre for Sociology, Anthropology and Politics
>
> This event is part of the Area Studies Project, a collaborative project
> between six partner Subject Centres. The day will be of particular
> interest to those from disciplines in the arts, humanities and social
> sciences who teach on Area Studies programmes.
>
> Keynote speaker: Sir Harold Walker, (Chairman of the Royal Society for
> Asian Affairs and UK ambassador to Iraq 1990-1991)
>
> Why the UK needs Area Studies.
>
> Parallel sessions include:
>
> * Supporting diverse groups of learners on interdisciplinary
> programmes.
>
> * Creating resources for learning and teaching in African Studies
>
> * Health and Safety in fieldwork and residence abroad.
>
> * Interculturality
>
> * Language learning in Area Studies
>
> * Widening Participation
>
> The conference fee is £40 and includes lunch. To register please contact:
> Marie Weaver, Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies,
> Modern Languages, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, Tel:
> +44 023 80 596814, Fax: +44 023 80 594815 Register online at
> http://www.lang.ltsn.ac.uk/events/llaseventitem.aspx?resourceid=1607 or
> email [log in to unmask]
>
>
> Dr John Canning
> Academic Coodinator for Area Studies
> Modern Languages
> University of Southampton
> Southampton
> SO17 1BJ
> Tel +44 (0)23 8059 5407
> Fax +44 (0)23 8059 4815
> Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies
> www.lang.ltsn.ac.uk
>
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