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SUMMARY:Black in Geography Talk 7 May\, 1-2pm - Jazmin Scarlett (Independe
 nt Researcher) 
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DESCRIPTION:Black in Geography\nFriday 7 May\, 1–2pm\, on Zoom (the link
  will be circulated closer to the time) \nWith Dr. Jazmin Scarlett (Indepe
 ndent Researcher) \n \nThis will be the second session in a student-led se
 ries of talks in which we invite Black geographers (lecturers and students
 ) to speak on Whiteness in the discipline and how to disrupt it. We are al
 so interested in foregrounding Black voices and experiences. \n\nTheme to 
 be discussed: “The role of colonialism in natural hazards and disasters
 ”. \n\nJazmin will discuss this prompt alongside undergraduate student T
 emitope Bolaji and 3rd year PhD student Frédérique Fardin.  \n\nAll are 
 welcome to this informal conversation. Please feel free to bring your lunc
 h! \n\nPlease sign up to receive the Zoom link here: https://forms.gle/eDe
 2naJ8ipqVAdRZA \n\nDr Jazmin Scarlett is a British-Caribbean historical an
 d social volcanologist\, researching how people lived in the past and the 
 present with active volcanoes. Previous research has researched the people
  and volcanoes of St. Vincent and the Grenadines\, Montserrat\, Germany an
 d Italy. She also has interests in heritage studies\, hazard analysis and 
 disaster studies pedagogy and is currently the EDI Officer for the Volcani
 c and Magmatic Studies Group (VMSG). For the past months\, she has been co
 mmenting on the activity of La Soufriere volcano\, in St. Vincent\, with f
 requent updates on the ongoing eruption and multiple explosions\, bringing
  attention to the extreme vulnerability of the people and the need for int
 ernational help.\n\nShe did her undergraduate in BSc (Hons) Geography and 
 Natural Hazards at Coventry University\, MSc Volcanology and Geological Ha
 zards at Lancaster University and PhD in Earth Science at the University o
 f Hull. She has been a visiting researcher at Aarhus University in Denmark
 \, previously a Lecturer in Physical Geography at Newcastle University and
  is currently a Student Support Administrator for Queen Mary University of
  London.
LOCATION:Zoom
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