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Series – University of Birmingham, Spring/Summer
2009<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P>
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and Sexuality: The Discursive Limits of ‘Equality’ in Higher
Education</SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
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size=4>Friday 23<SUP>rd</SUP> January 2009 10.00-12.00 (Selly Oak campus, room
OLRC G06)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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size=4>Dr Liz Morrish and Dr Helen Sauntson<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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size=5>Introduction to Neoliberalism</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><FONT face="Trebuchet MS"><FONT size=4>This is an
introductory session to the <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Gender and
Sexuality: The Discursive Limits of ‘Equality’ in Higher Education</I> seminar
series scheduled for February-May 2009. The session introduces key themes and
concepts in neoliberalism which are developed in the following three seminars in
the series. There is a specific focus on those areas of neoliberal theory and
practice which have relevance to issues around gender, sexuality and education.
This session is open to those who wish to learn more about neoliberalism before
attending the rest of the seminar series.
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style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><BR><BR>____________________________<BR>Dr Helen
Sauntson<BR>School of Education<BR>The University of Birmingham<BR>Weoley Park
Road<BR>Selly Oak<BR>Birmingham, B29
6LL<BR>____________________________<BR></P></FONT></BODY></HTML>