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Angelina Jolie to teach masters course at London School of Economics | Angelina Jolie to teach masters course at London School of Economics |
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Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie is to join the London School of Economics as a visiting professor on a new masters course. | Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie is to join the London School of Economics as a visiting professor on a new masters course. |
The LSE said the course will be run by its Centre for Women, Peace and Security, launched last year by Ms Jolie and Lord Hague. | |
The pair co-founded a global initiative to tackle sexual violence in conflict zones in 2012. | The pair co-founded a global initiative to tackle sexual violence in conflict zones in 2012. |
It followed a 2011 film Ms Jolie directed depicting the Bosnian war. | It followed a 2011 film Ms Jolie directed depicting the Bosnian war. |
Directorial debut | Directorial debut |
Her directorial debut, In the Land of Blood and Honey, was set against the backdrop of the 1992-95 Bosnian war in which an estimated 20,000 women were believed to have been raped. | Her directorial debut, In the Land of Blood and Honey, was set against the backdrop of the 1992-95 Bosnian war in which an estimated 20,000 women were believed to have been raped. |
"It is vital that we broaden the discussion on how to advance women's rights and end impunity for crimes that disproportionately affect women, such as sexual violence in conflict," Ms Jolie, a special envoy for the UN refugee agency, said. | "It is vital that we broaden the discussion on how to advance women's rights and end impunity for crimes that disproportionately affect women, such as sexual violence in conflict," Ms Jolie, a special envoy for the UN refugee agency, said. |
"I am looking forward to teaching and to learning from the students, as well as to sharing my own experiences of working alongside governments and the UN." | "I am looking forward to teaching and to learning from the students, as well as to sharing my own experiences of working alongside governments and the UN." |
The former Foreign Secretary Lord Hague will also be joining LSE as a visiting professor. |
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