KU Big Read Book Club Week 2 - Sex, Sexuality and Gender

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Time: 4.00pm - 5.00pm
Price: free

This summer we will be hosting our second virtual Kingston University Big Read Book Club. We are extremely excited to announce that The Private Joys of Nnenna Maloney by Okechukwu Nzelu (winner of a Betty Trask Award) has been chosen as this year's Big Read. During these unique online events, you will be able to hear a wide variety of Kingston staff members and alumni relate their fields of expertise to specific chapters from The Private Joys of Nnenna Maloney.

The programme spans a wide range of subjects, from heritage and identity to fashion and art. These talks will be held weekly and will provide a great opportunity to connect with your new KU community before you arrive on campus.

Sex, sexuality and gender are strong themes in The Private Joys of Nnenna Maloney. We are joined this week by Yvalia Febrer, who leads Kingston University's LGBT Network, and Emily Boynton, Executive HR Director at Kingston and LGBT lead within the university's Senior Leadership Team. They will consider how relevant discussions between friends, parents or within education systems could be improved. Also, how people experience sex, sexuality and gender differently and how we can all improve our thinking and systems to aid understanding, and help make both our university and our wider community more inclusive.

This week will be hosted by Yvalia Febrer and Emily Boynton, Kingston University.

Relevant Chapters: 4, 8, 10, 15, 20

For further information about this event:

Contact: Alison Baverstock
Email: KUBigRead@kingston.ac.uk