School of Arts, Languages and Cultures

Mau Mau: heritage of violence and repression in colonial-era Kenya

17:00 11 December 2018
Manchester Centre for Archaeology and Egyptology Research Seminar

Aftershocks: The Armenian Earthquake and Humanitarianism at the End of the Cold War?

17:00 - 19:00 12 December 2018
On December 7 1988, an earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale struck Armenia, killing an estimated 25,000 people, injuring 15,000, and devastating the cities of Spitak and Leninakan…

Gerhard Mercator's World Map - Danielle Gravon

17:00 - 18:30 12 December 2018
As part of the Art History and Cultural Practices seminar series, Danielle Gravon will be delivering a seminar entitled: "Art History and Cultural Practices, Gerhard Mercator's World…

Gerhard Mercator's World Map - Danielle Gravon

Ehrhardt Seminar: Dr David Lamb (Manchester), "The Boundaries of Love: Us and Them Language in 1 John 2:19"

14:00 - 16:00 13 December 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…

Adam Rutherford: In Conversation

19:00 - 20:30 17 January 2019
The AHRC Double-Helix History project and Manchester Literature Festival are delighted to present an evening with self-proclaimed ‘author, broadcaster, scientist, geek’ Adam Rutherford.…

Confucius Institute Talk: China's Changing Consumer Markets

18:00 - 19:00 22 January 2019
How fashion manufacturers and retailers react on an ageing society in China Accessing the Chinese consumer involves understanding the unique platforms and drivers of purchases. Over…

Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Between East and West

13:00 24 - 15:30 27 January 2019
Recent years have witnessed a dramatic rediscovery of the music of Mieczys?aw Weinberg (1919–1996), the Polish-born composer who twice escaped from Nazi invasions and finally settled…

Conference: Comics and Social Inequalities in Latin America

09:30 - 17:00 25 January 2019
The event is free but registration is essential. Click here to sign up: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/comics-and-social-inequalities-in-latin-america-tickets-52953286706 0930-1000:…

Ehrhardt Seminar: Prof John Healey (Manchester), ‘The Syriac Bible and Its Status in Different Context’

14:00 - 16:00 31 January 2019
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…

Chinese New Year 2019

5 - 10 February 2019
Celebrate the Year of the Pig with the Confucius Institute! Chinese New Year is undoubtedly Manchester’s most bright and colourful annual celebration as the streets of Manchester will…

"Picturing the Chinese Dream" - Ros Holmes

17:00 - 18:30 6 February 2019
As part of the Whitworth Studies Seminars series, Dr Ros Holmes (Art History, Univeristy of Manchester) will be delivering a paper entitled "Picturing the 'Chinese Dream': Urban Imaginings…

Chinese New Year film screening: Men on the Dragon

20:30 - 22:30 6 February 2019
A heartfelt, feel-good Hong Kong comedy about a group of middle- aged men who join a dragon boat team to avoid layoffs and rediscover their lust for life. Screenwriter Sunny Chan’s…

EAC Research Seminar: Sean Silver (Rutgers), ‘Is form a category mistake? Jane Austen's Mansfield Park’

17:00 - 18:30 6 February 2019
Sean Silver teaches the literature and culture of the British Enlightenment. Related interests include complex systems, the history of science, the origins of the museum, cognitive…

Professor Andrew Morrison’s Inaugural lecture

17:00 - 19:00 6 February 2019
Dead Letter Office? Making Sense of Greek Letter Collections Professor Andrew Morrison’s inaugural lecture will explore some of the most important Greek letter collections, such as…

CTIS Seminar: Stealth Translation: A Blueprint for More Accessible Translation

14:00 - 15:30 7 February 2019
With the increasing understanding of the need for accessibility, it should become apparent to translators that translating, in the narrow sense of the term, is not effective. Widening…

Ehrhardt Seminar: Dr Ben Pugh (Cliff College), ‘Pictures of Atonement: Atonement Metaphors from the Standpoint of Pentecost’

14:00 - 16:00 7 February 2019
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…

Chinese New Year Cookery Class

13:30 - 16:30 9 February 2019
The Confucius Institute is hosting a fun and hands-on cookery class led by Cracking Good Food, open to anyone that would love the chance to make their own authentic Chinese dish! During…

CIDRAL Key Ideas Seminar: 'Karl Polanyi' led by Pat Devine

13:00 - 15:00 13 February 2019
This event is part of CIDRAL's Spring 2019 programme, 'Work, Leisure, Culture'. Pat Devine (University of Manchester) will lead a key ideas seminar on the work of Karl Polanyi. The…

EAC Research Seminar: Ben Moore (University of Amsterdam), ‘Of pride and joy no common rate’: Family, Finance and Jouissance in Margaret Oliphant’s Hester (1883)’

17:00 - 18:30 13 February 2019
Ben Moore (University of Amsterdam), ‘Of pride and joy no common rate’: Family, Finance and Jouissance in Margaret Oliphant’s Hester (1883)’

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