Program room - KAKP2 Colonial and Postcolonial Studies, Master Programme - Växjö
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Introduce yourself! With the help of the icon you can add photos or a video - or hyperlink to a personal or professional web-page you would like to share in this forum for programme students and teachers.
You can mention anything you want us (students and teachers) to know about you: education, personal and professional background in terms of nationality, profession or experiences, pronoun (they/their, he/his, she/her, etc.), hobbies, pets, family, favourite food, skills and talents, and whatever you think is relevant and would like us to know.
Please include a few words on why you have chosen this programme and what makes you interested in colonial and postcolonial studies!
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- Note on Sensitive Language and Slurs and in the Course Material and Classes
- Zoom
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- Generative AI: Rules and Guidelines (Important information! See also detailed instructions in each course forum - the same rules applies to all the courses).
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NEW STUDENTS, AUTUMN 2024!
Introduction Week 2024 - Moodle room with introduction to the programme.
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The programme offers SI-PASS: Peer-Assisted Study Sessions for programme students.
Read more here:
https://lnu.se/en/student/during-your-studies/student-counselling/si-pass-peer-assisted-study-sessions/
For autumn 2024, Karubakee Biswas from batch 2023 is the SI-leader for all courses (4KP400/410/420/430).
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SI-PASS, Peer-Assisted Study Sessions
SI-PASS (Supplemental Instruction - Peer-Assisted Study Sessions) is an academic support model that is based on learning together with others, where students regularly meet in small study groups under the guidance of an SI leader
Watch the videos and read more about SI-PASS for the CPC MA Programme at LNU.
Karubakee Biswas is the programme's SI leader in the autumn of 2024 (all four courses: 4KP400, 4KP410, 4KP420, 4KP430).
The schedule is available in TimeEdit: with few exceptions it is on Thursdays, 14:00-16:00, in room F322_V
For any questions, please contact Karubakee: @student.lnu.se
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A blog by students in the programme (part of the course Postcolonial Encounters which runs semester 2-4).
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CONCURRENCES SEMINARS and TALKS
During the spring semester you are enthusiastically invited to participate in the seminars organised by our Research Center Concurrences. The seminars will be held by Zoom or in Växjö throughout the spring. Please consult our exciting program covering topics such as the writings of Abdulrazak Gurnah, the climate and the environment, book releases, decolonial research methods, and much more!
A poster is forthcoming: for the time being you can access the schedule under "News and Events" > "Calender" in the LNUCC page mentioned above.
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General information about the job market in Sweden
You can read more about different kinds of job on the Swedish Public Employment Service’s website or the website for Saco. On the latter, you can also compare wages and check prospects for different kinds of job.At LNU
If you want to discuss any queries about the future and potential occupations, you are very welcome to book a meeting with your guidance counsellor. You can also book a meeting with a career counsellor – for contact and more information, visit the webpages for the career counselling service and the Career Centre respectively.At the end of your third semester, connect with the trainee programme Smart Start. Already now read about the procedure and get in touch with potential work place and contact persons.
Pursuing doctoral studies and graduate schools
PhD positions are advertised via university job portals. You can subscribe via Swedish Public Employment Service’s website or via the individual university home pages. Do not hesitate to contact researchers and teachers with an expression of interest. Speak to the programme teachers about potential opportunities, in Sweden or abroad. In your second year, speak to your supervisor about your interest in applying for a PhD position and ask for advice according to subject and research field.
