On Wednesday, June 10th, 19:00 Armenia time UWC Dilijan will host a webinar on the Slavery Studies curriculum.
Slavery Studies is a new multi-disciplinary course at UWC Dilijan which looks at slavery from the angles of history, philosophy, literature, economics, arts and social science. The aim is to understand how slavery relates to power, race, trade and culture, both in today’s world and throughout history. There is a community drive this summer to develop the curriculum so that it can be offered as an online course for students across UWC next year.
Liam Goodacre, Head of Humanities Department at UWC Dilijan and the author of the course, will introduce the principles and aims behind the Slavery Studies curriculum, and present a current outline of the course. Liam will also describe in detail the ways in which volunteers can help with research and development this summer.
Moderator: Harvey Miller, University and Career Counsellor at UWC Dilijan.
In the programme:
- Introduction to the Slavery Studies curriculum
- Overview of the course, including sample lessons
- Overview of summer plan and explanation of how volunteers can help
- Goals for future development
- Q&A session
About our speakers
Liam Goodacre, Head of Humanities Department & teacher of philosophy at UWC Dilijan
Liam is a UWC Atlantic College graduate. After studying liberal arts at St. John's College (USA), he taught philosophy at UWC Mahindra College (2010-2015) and UWC Dilijan College (2017-present). He started designing the Slavery Studies curriculum in 2018 and taught a pilot course to a group of students from 2018-2019.
Harvey Miller, University & Career Counsellor at UWC Dilijan
Harvey is a graduate of Yale University. After graduation, he pursued a one-year urban education fellowship at a charter high school in Boston, MA. After returning to Jamaica, his home country, Harvey decided to assist with an organization that had helped him years before to apply to university in the US. Over 10 years later, he has had the joy of guiding numerous students through the admissions processes of universities around the world. Harvey's career as a university counsellor has taken him beyond the tiny island of Jamaica to China, Costa Rica (where he first joined the UWC movement), and now Armenia.
Language: English
Date and time: June 10, 19:00 Armenia time, 16:00 London time, 11:00 New York time, 8:00 Los Angeles time
Participation is free. You can join the webinar by Zoom link (please register below). The session will be recorded for those who are interested but cannot attend.
