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Wartime propaganda v Global justice – UEL Public Lecture double bill on Tue 17 April

Tuesday 3 April 2007

The University of East London (UEL) is celebrating the opening of its Graduate School in style on Tuesday 17 April with the launch of a new book on wartime propaganda by Dr Tim Brooks and a public lecture by Professor Chandra Sriram, Director of UEL’s Centre for Human Rights in Conflict.

The event opens with the UK launch of Dr Brooks' new book, British Propaganda to France, 1940-1944: Machinery, Method and Message. Professor Sriram will then give her inaugural professorial lecture on the theme of globalising justice for mass atrocities.

Professor Sriram will discuss the rapid development of international criminal accountability since the end of the Cold War, looking at conflict areas worldwide. The talk will draw on examples from Sierra Leone, Congo, Uganda and Sudan, where she has recently been researching the peacebuilding process.

UEL’s Centre on Human Rights in Conflict promotes policy-relevant research into human rights and armed conflict, Islamic human rights, and human rights and civil liberties in the war on terror. The Centre was last week awarded £80,000 by the British Academy to develop a major new analysis of the needs of African countries emerging from violent conflict. 

All are welcome to attend the lecture in the East Building at UEL’s Docklands campus from 6.30 pm. Admission is free and refreshments provided. For details call 020 8223 2884 or visit www.uel.ac.uk/lectureseries

UEL’s Graduate School is responsible for supporting postgraduate research students and for research and scholarly activities. UEL was rated among the top ten modern (post-1992) universities for research in the most recent government research assessment exercise. For details of postgraduate research programmes at UEL, visit www.uel.ac.uk/gradschool

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For details and pictures contact Patrick Wilson: 020 8223 2061 or 07951 797 975

Notes to Editors

The University of East London (UEL) is a global learning community with over 28,000 students from over 120 countries world-wide. Our vision is to achieve recognition, both nationally and internationally, as a successful and inclusive regional university proud of its diversity, committed to new modes of learning which focus on students and enhance their employability, and renowned for our contribution to social, cultural and economic development, especially through our research and scholarship. We have a strong track-record in widening participation and working with industry.

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