Podcast: PhD Conference

In this week’s episode, we’re bringing you exclusive interviews with participants at this year’s School of Security Studies PhD Conference. The two day conference was intended to provide an opportunity for PhD students from KCL’s War Studies and Defence Studies Departments to present on their current research and hear about the work of their peers, in a rigorous but friendly academic environment. UPCOMING EVENTS AT KING'S COLLEGE LONDON WAR ZONE FREELANCE EXHIBITION LAUNCH In the lead up to the War Zone Freelance exhibition 2017 Anne Alling and Osie Greenway will be discussing the photos displayed around the Department of War Studies, the context and their forthcoming exhibition on the battle for Mosul. 5th June 2017 (18:00-19:30) Registration URL: http://bit.ly/2rMsWyy Joshua Geltzer, an alumni of our department, was a member of President Obama’s National Security Council staff. His task was to ensure that the US used force abroad, e.g. drone strikes or commando raids, lawfully. He will give an assessment of President Trump’s failure to justify the use of force, followed by Q&A. DIGITAL ECOSYSTEMS OF REFUGEE MOBILITY How do datafied and digital relations emerge both between refugees and humanitarian organisations? Between non-state and state actors involved in the digital ecosystems? How do they transform refugees existence? Representatives from King's Centre for Digital Culture, Department of Digital Humanities and the Department of War Studies explore the social and political consequences of these developments. 8th June 2017 (09:30-17:00) Anatomy Museum (6th Floor)King's Building Strand Campus BOOK LAUNCH - ENEMIES KNOWN AND UNKNOWN McDonald's book lays bare the legal and political consequences of Washington's pursuit of militarised counterterrorism in the post-9/11 era. 21st June 2017 (18:30-20:00) War Studies Meeting Room (K6.07) This podcast was produced by Ivan Seifert.