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Art History Lecture - Cristina González, Oklahoma State University

17:30 - 19:30 22 March 2018
As part of the ‘Foreign Bodies’ research project, Dr Cristina González (Oklahoma State University) will be delivering a lecture: 'Conventual Bodies and the Body of Christ: The Power…

Art History Masterclass - Dr Cristina González (Oklahoma State University)

10:00 - 12:00 22 March 2018
As part of the ‘Foreign Bodies’ research project, Dr Cristina González (Oklahoma State University) will be delivering a masterclass: ‘Itinerant Images in Spanish America: Art, Object,…

CTIS Seminar: Francis Jones, "Collaborative Translation of Poetry: The PoetTrio Experiment"

14:00 - 15:30 22 March 2018
The Centre for Translation and Intercultural Studies seminar series brings researchers from across the UK and Europe to the University of Manchester to present on their work. These…

Ehrhardt Seminar: Samuel Rogers (Manchester), "Socio-Economic Markers in the Parable of the Good Samaritan"

14:00 - 16:00 22 March 2018
The Centre for Biblical Studies weekly seminar series. These seminars are free with no registration required. Seminars last 90 minutes including a 30 minute Q&A session. Tea and biscuits…

‘Mutations in Citizenship’: Activist and translational perspectives on migration and mobility in the age of globalisation

09:00 - 17:00 23 March 2018
An interdisciplinary research symposium on the themes of migration, translation and citizenship, produced with the generous support of the Centre for Translation and Intercultural Studies…

‘Mutations in Citizenship’: Activist and translational perspectives on migration and mobility in the age of globalisation

23 March 2018
Migration has always played an important role in the history and development of human societies, but the past fifty years have seen marked rises in the movement and mobility of diverse…

Confucius Institute Talk: Changing Food Practices in Urban China

13:00 - 14:00 26 March 2018
The rapid increase in meat consumption amongst the urban Chinese middle classes is problematised across the international research and policy literatures as a key contributor to global…

Manchester Centre for Anglo-Saxon Studies Easter Conference 2018

4 April 2018
Programme: 10:00 Registration 10:30-10:45 Welcome and Opening Remarks 10:45-11:30 ECR Keynote • ‘Gerontophobia in Early Medieval England: Anglo-Saxon Reflections on Old Age’…

Art History Seminar: "Agnès Varda and Memory Three Jumpers in Three Films", Hazel Shaw

17:30 9 April 2018
Art History and Film Studies PhD student Hazel Shaw will be discussing her research on director Agnès Varda. Hazel's thesis will offer an analysis Varda's films and art through the…

Confucius Insitute Talk: Everyday Matters - Urbanisation and Sanitation in China

13:00 - 14:00 16 April 2018
This talk is about the different ways in which every day hygiene practices in urban China influence how long-term residents, newcomers from the rural countryside and other groups in…

Doctors Worldwide in conversation at HCRI

16:30 - 18:00 16 April 2018
Join HCRI for a discussion with Mr Ibrar Majid and Dr Shazaad Ahmad, trustees of Doctors Worldwide, to hear about their experience in medical humanitarian work and why they remain committed…

CIDRAL Masterclass: Stefano Ercolino: 'The Dialectic of Realism'

10:00 - 12:00 17 April 2018
This event is part of CIDRAL's 2017/18 programme, 'The Constraints of Creativity' Stefano Ercolino (Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature at Yonsei University's Underwood International…

CI Film Club

14:00 - 16:00 18 April 2018
The Confucius Institute Film Club forms part of their intercultural activities for students and provides a platform for students to engage in inter-cultural discussions on a wide variety…

CIDRAL Roundtable: 'The Culture of Business in the Middle Ages: Themes, Approaches and Sources'

17:00 - 19:00 18 April 2018
This event is part of CIDRAL's 2017/18 programme, The Constraints of Creativity This roundtable will include Georg Christ (History, University of Manchester), Rory Naismith (History,…

Brook Lecture: Prof. Anthony Bale (Birkbeck), ‘Some Medieval English Pilgrims’ Books’

17:00 - 18:30 19 April 2018
The Annual Brook Lecture will this year be delivered by Prof. Anthony Bale (Birkbeck) on the topic, ‘Some Medieval English Pilgrims’ Books’.

Ehrhardt Seminar: Prof. David Law (Manchester), "Moses at the Movies"

14:00 - 16:00 19 April 2018
The Centre for Biblical Studies weekly seminar series. These seminars are free with no registration required. Seminars last 90 minutes including a 30 minute Q&A session. Tea and biscuits…

History Seminar ‘“11-13” Paris: A transdisciplinary research program about memory of terrorist attacks’

16:15 - 17:30 19 April 2018
History Research Seminar presented by Prof. Denis Peschanski (Paris I): ‘“11-13” Paris: A transdisciplinary research program about memory of terrorist attacks’

Religions & Theology Research Seminar: Dr. Rachel Muers, "The Un/Deserving Poor: Social Class and Theological Ethics"

16:00 - 17:30 19 April 2018
The Religions & Theology research seminar takes place on alternate Thursdays. These seminars are free with no registration required. Seminars last 90 minutes including a 30 minute Q&A session.

China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Connecting The World

15:00 - 18:00 20 April 2018
The Society for Anglo Chinese Understanding invites to a panel discussion on China’s Belt and Road - or 21st Century Silk Road - Initiative, which has been hailed as “the greatest economic…

Brexit and the North West

13:00 - 14:00 22 April 2018
Wajid Khan became Labour’s newest North West Member of European Parliament in June 2017. In European Parliament Wajid sits on the Committee on Foreign Affairs; the Subcommittee on Human…

HCRI Research Seminar Series - Billy Tusker Haworth: Volunteered geographic information and community disaster resilience

16:30 - 18:00 23 April 2018
The HCRI Research Seminar Series is open to HCRI staff and students, and other University of Manchester colleagues and students for whom the topic of the seminar is relevant. Billy…

CIDRAL Public Lecture: Judith Walkowitz, 'Feminism and the Politics of Prostitution in the 1980s: A Tale of North and South'

17:00 - 19:00 24 April 2018
This event is co-hosted by History at the University of Manchester and CIDRAL. Judith Walkowitz (Professor Emeritus in History, Johns Hopkins University), will deliver a public lecture…

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