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Chinua Achebe wins Man Booker International prize
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24-06-2007 Nigerian author Chinua Achebe has been announced as this year's winner of the lifetime achievement award. Often described as the 'father of modern African literature', Achebe is best known for his first novel, Things Fall Apart (1958), and Anthills of the Savannah, published more than 30 years later. Professor Achebe has most recently contributed to our latest publication Under the Tree of Talking, in which he revisits his 1983 essay The Trouble with Nigeria to see how much has changed in 24 years, and whether there is, at last, cause for optimism.
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Honouring World Refugee Day in Glasgow
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19-06-2007 On the eve of World Refugee Day, Counterpoint and British Council Scotland hosted an evening of poetry and discussion to celebrate the launch of From Outside In: Refugees in British Society, an anthology of poetry and prose written by refugees about their experiences as newcomers to the UK. The event was held in Glasgow at the Lighthouse as part of the Scottish Refugee Council's programme.
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World Refugee Day in Brussels: Is Europe living up to its responsibilities for protecting refugees?
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19-06-2007 Voices from across the globe gathered at the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in celebration of World Refugee Day 2007. The event included a panel discussion, followed by the performance of a piece from our latest publication From Outside In: Refugees and British Society by Actors for Refugees.
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The Trials of Public Diplomacy conference
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11-04-2007 In view of the ongoing attempts to define the role of public diplomacy in contemporary foreign policy, this conference was organised by Counterpoint and Libertas: The Centre for the study of US Foreign Policy, Media and Culture, to analyse the tensions which are central to this debate amongst academics and practitioners.
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New National Identities
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11-02-2007 New National Identities is a global British Council project which started in June 2006 takes a fresh look at the UK's national story.
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