School of Arts, Languages and Cultures

Adam Dinham (Goldsmith's London): "Religious Literacy in Secular Settings"

16:00 - 17:30 8 May 2014
The fortnightly Religions and Theology seminar.

Cultures of Politics event - Political Violence and Assassinations

14:00 - 18:00 8 May 2014
Political Violence and Assassinations The University of Manchester - 08/05/2014 Inspired by two major anniversaries - the fiftieth anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s assassination, and…

Divisional seminar for Art History, Drama & Music

16:15 8 May 2014
Dr Rachel Clements (Drama), Professor Mark Crinson (AHVS), Professor Thomas Schmidt (Music)

Ehrhardt Seminar: Hanne von Weissenberg (Helsinki), "Is Scripture Sacred at Qumran?"

14:00 - 16:00 8 May 2014
The Ehrhardt Seminar series from the Centre for Biblical Studies continues. 90 minutes followed by tea.

Serenade on a Blue Guitar: the character and function of speeches in Xenophon

16:55 - 18:30 8 May 2014
Classics & Ancient History Research Seminar

Reflections on Language

10:00 - 16:00 10 May 2014
A celebration of 50 years of General Linguistics at the University of Manchester. Featuring short, accessible talks by current department members about their research and why it matters,…

Early Latin and late Latin/Romance: continuity and innovation

12 - 13 May 2014
The aim of the workshop is to consider aspects of the relationship between early Latin and late Latin/Romance. There is no charge for attendance at this Workshop but there are only…

The Sherman Lectures in Jewish Studies 2014: Miri Rubin, "Thinking about Jews in Medieval Europe: Explorations with Text, Images and Sounds. Lecture 1: People and Places"

17:15 - 19:00 12 May 2014
The first of the annual Sherman Lectures in Jewish Studies.

CIDRAL Open Event: Professor Svetlana Boym (Harvard) 'Embarrassing Monumentality'

17:00 - 19:00 13 May 2014
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The Sherman Lectures in Jewish Studies 2014: Miri Rubin, "Thinking about Jews in Medieval Europe: Explorations with Text, Images and Sounds Lecture 2: The Jewish Body"

17:15 - 19:00 13 May 2014
The annual Sherman Lectures in Jewish Studies

CIDRAL conference: 'Big Ruins: The Aesthetics and Politics of Supersized Decay'

10:00 - 18:00 14 May 2014
Speakers and topics will include: Tim Edensor (Keynote): Ruins are everywhere Luke Bennett: The ruin of ruins Michael Crang: The aesthetic taming of toxicity Anca Pusca: Postcommunist…

Keynote Speech: Multiple Meanings of Multiple Christianities

16:00 14 May 2014
The Glocalisation of Christianity in China International Conference organised by the Centre for Chinese Studies, the Department of Religions and Theology, the Confucius Institute and…

Sherman Lectures in Jewish Studies 2014: Miri Rubin, "Thinking about Jews in Medieval Europe: Explorations with Text, Images and Sounds. Lecture 3: Jews and Children"

17:15 - 19:00 14 May 2014
The annual Sherman Lectures in Jewish Studies

'In the Shadow of the First World War' - Conference - Social and Cultural Dimensions of Conflict in Global Perspective

17:00 15 - 22:30 16 May 2014
In the Shadow of the First World War - Social and Cultural Dimensions of Conflict in Global Perspective A conference over two days sponsored by the Department of History, University…

Sherman Lectures in Jewish Studies 2014: Miri Rubin, "Thinking about Jews in Medieval Europe: Explorations with Text, Images and Sounds. Lecture 4: Jews and Material Christianity"

17:15 - 19:00 15 May 2014
The annual Sherman Lectures in Jewish Studies conclude.

Cultures of Translation: Practices of Adaptation and Translation in the Slavic Cultures between the Fourteenth and the Seventeenth Centuries

09:30 - 16:00 16 May 2014
This workshop explores the cultural specificities and implications of shifting translation practices in the Southern and Eastern Slavic world between the 14th and 18th centuries, drawing…

Careers in Humanitarianism

09:00 - 17:00 19 May 2014
Considering a career in the Humanitarian sector? Join us for a day of presentations, discussions and advice from current leaders in the field. The day starts with registration from…

Numinous Objects: The Photo-Form in Contemporary China - Dr. Margaret Hillenbrand

16:00 - 17:30 19 May 2014
Dr. Margaret Hillenbrand, Associate Professor of Modern Chinese, University of Oxford Numinous Objects: The Photo-Form in Contemporary China What do Lu Chuan’s recent blockbuster…

Lisbon in Cinema

10:30 - 17:00 20 May 2014
Lisbon in Cinema Tuesday 20 May 2014 University of Manchester - Mansfield Cooper Building. Main Campus - Room 4.05 Tea/Coffee - 10:30 – 11:00 – Room 4.10 Session One: 11:00 – 12:30…

Masterclass: ‘Image Science’

11:00 - 13:00 20 May 2014
Masterclass hosted by Prof. W.J.T. Mitchell, Gaylord Donnelley Distinguished Professor, University of Chicago, and Editor of Critical Inquiry. During his masterclass, Prof. Mitchell…

'Interpretative Delirium': Coincidences, Premonitions and Paranoïa in Surrealism and Contemporary Art

17:00 - 18:30 21 May 2014
Dr Dezeuze is Lecturer in Art History at the Ecole Supérieure d'Art et de Design Marseille-Méditerranée, France. She publishes extensively about contemporary art and is a regular contributor to Art Monthly.

'The Literary Mission of Luis Muñoz (ca.1594-1646)'

17:00 - 19:00 21 May 2014
Over the course of a thirty-year literary career, the licentiate Luis Muñoz (b. ca.1594; d. 1646), a bureaucrat at the courts of Habsburg kings Philip III and Philip IV, published the…

Public Lecture. Seeing Madness: Insanity, Media, and Visual Culture hosted by Prof. W.J.T. Mitchell, Gaylord Donnelley Distinguished Professor, University of Chicago, and Editor of Critical Inquiry

16:00 - 18:00 21 May 2014
Public Lecture. Seeing Madness: Insanity, Media, and Visual Culture hosted by Prof. W.J.T. Mitchell, Gaylord Donnelley Distinguished Professor, University of Chicago, and Editor of…

We would love to invite you all to our book launch for Why Are Animals Funny?

18:30 - 20:00 21 May 2014
We would love to invite you to celebrate the launch of our book 'Why Are Animals Funny?' out now with Zer0 Books! The book comprises 46 articles in which nigh on everything 'everyday'…

Magical Amulets as Miniature Statues: The Evidence of the Greek Magical Papyri

15:00 - 16:30 23 May 2014
Classics & Ancient History Research Seminar, in association with the John Rylands Research Institute

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

Manchester Museum

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