School of Arts, Languages and Cultures

CIDRAL Book Launch

17:00 - 19:30 15 May 2019
Please join us to celebrate publications from colleagues in the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures this semester.

15:00 - 17:00 15 May 2019
We are holding our Film Club, one of our intercultural activities for students once again from February! The club is providing a platform for students to engage in inter-cultural…

Professorial Inaugural Lecture: Prof. Liam Harte, 'Irish Autobiography: Singular Lives, Plural Selves'

17:00 - 19:00 15 May 2019
Despite being an ancient and widespread practice in Irish culture, autobiography has received far less critical attention than the nation’s poetry, drama and prose fiction. This lecture…

Confucius Institute Public Talk: Contemporary Chinese Culture through Performing Arts

18:00 - 19:00 16 May 2019
The talk will explore the current British perception about Chinese culture and how different artforms and works might help to raise public understanding and appreciation of contemporary…

Dragonboat Training

13:00 - 15:30 18 May 2019
Would you like to try out a slightly different sport? Well, if you can swim at least 50 metres and have some team spirit, look no further and join us for some Dragonboat paddling in…

Sexuality Summer School Lecture, ‘Beside Her in Time: A Conversation with Elizabeth Freeman’

12:00 - 14:00 20 May 2019
Sexuality Summer School Lecture Elizabeth Freeman (UC Davis) ‘Beside Her in Time: A Conversation with Elizabeth Freeman’ Chair: Jackie Stacey (Manchester)

Chinese Brush Painting

18:00 - 20:00 21 May 2019
Join us for our Chinese painting drop-in sessions, a new initiative with brush painting artist Stephen Woolley. Whether you would like to learn a new skill or are more experienced but…

David Olusoga OBE Inaugural Professorial Lecture: "Identity, Britishness and the Windrush"

17:30 - 18:30 22 May 2019
Historian, broadcaster and film-maker David Olusoga OBE will deliver his inaugural professorial lecture since joining The University of Manchester as a Professor of Public History.…

Sexuality Summer School Public Event: Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick Memorial Symposium

10:00 - 21:00 22 May 2019
Part of Sexuality Summer School: Queer Dialogues, 20-24 May 2019, University of Manchester Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick Memorial Symposium (Sponsored by York University and the Eve Kosofsky…

Sexuality Summer School Public Lecture: Madhavi Menon (Ashoka University)

17:00 - 19:00 23 May 2019
Part of Sexuality Summer School: Queer Dialogues, 20-24 May 2019, University of Manchester Public Lecture: Madhavi Menon (Ashoka University, India and author of A History of Desire…

Dragonboat Training

13:00 - 15:30 25 May 2019
Would you like to try out a slightly different sport? Well, if you can swim at least 50 metres and have some team spirit, look no further and join us for some Dragonboat paddling in…

Singing for Wellbeing

17:00 - 17:30 28 May 2019
How would you like to sing songs from around the world?! Join us for an interactive talk to explore the beneficial impact singing can have on our sense of belonging, wellbeing and…

Garden Workshop

15:00 - 17:00 29 May 2019
In 2017, the Confucius Institute started to work with Hulme Community Garden Centre on the project of creating a Chinese garden that can be enjoyed by their visitors. The garden was…

Professorial Inaugural Lecture: Prof. Jerome de Groot

17:00 - 19:00 29 May 2019
I will be giving my Professorial Inaugural on the 29 May, wearing a cape (kind of) and talking about hifalutin things (+ jokes). It would be lovely to see you all for it. I'm learning…

American Studies: National undergraduate recruitment meeting

10:00 - 15:30 3 June 2019
This one-day event will provide a chance for those overseeing recruitment into American Studies (and closely-related fields) to discuss the present state of undergraduate admissions.…

CIDRAL Public Event: Public Intellectuals, Popularity, and Populism - A Day of Events and Discussion

11:00 - 17:00 8 June 2019
Public Intellectuals, Popularity, and Populism A day of events and discussion The event is free and open to all, but please register your interest at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/public-intellect…

Chronicling the War, Re-imagining French-ness: Memoirs of the French external Resistance

14 June 2019
Friday 14 June - 11.00 - 18.00, Samuel Alexander A115. One-day workshop - 'Chronicling the War, Re-imagining French-ness: Memoirs of the French external Resistance' organized by…

Fighting the White Bone Demon

13:00 - 13:15 15 June 2019
As part of the University's Community Festival, Huaxia Chinese School proudly presents 'Fighting the White Bone Demon', a story from the ancient Chinese Book 'The Monkey King's Journey…

Chinese Calligraphy

18:00 - 20:00 17 June 2019
Join us for our Chinese calligraphy drop-in sessions, the traditional art of writing Chinese characters and a fundamental part of Chinese culture. After centuries of evolution, calligraphy…

A Celebration of Faith and Language Diversity

18:30 - 21:00 25 June 2019
Join Multilingual Manchester in celebrating the threads of language, faith and culture that are woven through Manchester life. Take part in open conversations in themed workshops, listen…

Chinese Brush Painting

18:00 - 20:00 25 June 2019
Join us for our Chinese painting drop-in sessions this Summertime with artist Steven Woolley which focuses on the Tropics. Whether you would like to learn a new skill or are more experienced…

Comics and the Latin American City

09:00 25 - 19:00 26 June 2019
Conference of the Leverhulme-funded project. With invited speakers and comics artists from Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Peru, and the USA. About this Event Over the past couple of decades…

Emergency Ethnography: Anthropology in and of Public Health Crises

16:00 - 18:00 27 June 2019
Recent global health and humanitarian crises—the West African Ebola Virus epidemic in particular—have brought new attention to the social life of emergency: how human behaviour influences…

Lemn Sissay and Dave Haslam in conversation - SOLD OUT

20:15 - 21:15 27 June 2019
This event is now SOLD OUT. As part of Didsbury Arts Festival 2019, Creative Manchester presents University of Manchester Chancellor and poet, Lemn Sissay in conversation with DJ,…

Young People in Humanitarianism Conference

09:00 - 15:00 27 June 2019
Staff and students at the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) will be inviting young learners in Years 8 and 9 for an inspiring educational event to learn more about…

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