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Henry Box Brown Lecture 2022

17:30 - 19:00 10 May 2022
'Surviving the Ends of Empire, Or How Insurgent Aesthetics and Queer Collective Care are Transforming Our Worlds' - Ronak K Kapadia, University of Illinois at Chicago (Art Image Credit:…

The Door Opened: 1980s China - Photographs by Adrian Bradshaw

26 January - 6 July 2022
One can argue that nostalgia is the strongest emotion, a pure mixture of wistfulness and melancholy. Adrian Bradshaw, an English photographer, brings that sense of yearning into full…

Film screening: "A Colombian Family" (Tanja Wol Sørensen, 2020)

17:00 - 19:00 11 May 2022
Organised by the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies with the Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology and UoM's Department of Drama. The film will be shown in Samuel Alexander…

Historicising Sexuality: a Conversation. A roundtable celebrating Prof. Laura Doan’s work at the University of Manchester

14:00 - 17:00 12 May 2022
Historicising Sexuality: a Conversation A roundtable celebrating Prof. Laura Doan’s work at the University of Manchester Followed by a drinks reception in the atrium This one-day…

Religions & Theology Research Seminar: Dr Christopher Shannahan (University of Coventry) “Transforming Structural Injustice’: Poverty, Theology and Discipleship in an Age of Austerity”

16:00 - 17:30 12 May 2022
The Religions & Theology research seminar takes place on alternate Thursdays. This is a hybrid session and can be attended in person or online. Please register to receive the Zoom link…

Ana Vivaldi (Manchester): Tbc

17:00 - 18:30 18 May 2022
Part of the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies research seminar series 2020/21. This event will be online. Here is the link: https://zoom.us/j/94462492930

English, American Studies, and Creative Writing Research Seminar - Inaugural seminar in the EAC environmental humanities seminar series

14:00 18 May 2022
Dr Sundhya Walther, (UoM), 'Denizens' Abstract to follow soon ...

Confucius Institute Talk: The portrayal of gay characters in Chinese cinema

18:00 - 19:00 24 May 2022
This talk will introduce the audience to the changing representations of gay characters in films from mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. The films that will be explored include,…

Trans Healthcare: Possible Futures

18:00 - 20:00 7 June 2022
A roundtable discussion exploring the possible futures of trans healthcare provision in the UK About this event Part of a broader project on trans healthcare and creativity, this…

Creativity, Health and Wellbeing café

13:00 - 14:30 15 June 2022
Join us for an informal lunch event and discussion centred on Creativity, Health and Wellbeing About this event: Join us for an in-person event to connect researchers with, artists,…

Folk Music, Migration and Bangladeshi Heritage in the North-West: A Panel Discussion with a Difference

14:00 - 18:00 18 June 2022
Learn about the rich heritage of Bengali folk music and efforts to preserve it in the North-West in this interdisciplinary panel discussion on Bangladeshi migration to the region and…

Researcher Development Workshop

11:00 23 - 17:00 24 June 2022
Researcher Development Workshop organised by The Polish Studies Group, part of the British Association for Slavonic and Eastern European Studies, providing graduate training to PhD…

'The Mice go to the Cinema' by Huaxia Chinese Sunday School

13:00 - 13:45 25 June 2022
As part of the Community Festival, pupils from Huaxia Sunday School will be delighting audiences from 1-1.45pm with a performance of the short comedy ‘The Mice go to the Cinema’. at…

Chinese Cooking Class

11:00 - 13:30 25 June 2022
Our popular Chinese cooking class is back! Join us Saturday 25 June at 11am with Sam Sin from Koi Kitchen for a fun and hands-on group cookery class. Create an authentic dish as a group…

Chinese Teaching Skills Exchange and Training Programme

2 - 23 July 2022
Join us during July as we invite British Chinese language teachers to our 2022 Teaching Skills Exchange and Training Programme, delivered in Mandarin Chinese! Overseas Chinese teaching…

Telegram: A Bengali play by Ayna Arts co-produced with Professor Anindita Ghosh, School of Arts Languages and Cultures

14:00 - 15:30 3 July 2022
In this play Professor Anindita Ghosh, who researches the role of music in the lives of migrants, has teamed up with a leading community based theatre group, Ayna Arts, to produce an…

British Association for Japanese Studies (BAJS) Conference 2022

7 - 9 September 2022
We welcome participants in BAJS 2022 to Manchester for a long-awaited opportunity to meet and discuss in person over three days. We are very happy to have been able to accept 120 excellent…

Welcome Film & Pizza: Return to Dust

17:45 - 20:00 21 September 2022
As we are welcoming new and returning students to Manchester for the new academic year, Manchester Confucius Institute is delighted to invite to a special preview screening of 'Return…

Behind the Curtained Door

19:00 29 - 20:00 30 September 2022
Behind the Curtained Door follows three Chinese women of different generations navigating through their social and economic struggles after the loss of a loved one. In a run-down flat…

Ehrhardt Seminar: Todd Klutz (University of Manchester) ‘Judas and Association (Dis)order in John 12 – 13’

14:00 - 15:30 29 September 2022
The Centre for Biblical Studies weekly seminar series. Sessions will take place in a hybrid format - attendance is possible in person or online via Zoom. To register to attend online,…

Chinese Cooking Class

11:00 - 13:00 1 October 2022
Join us Saturday 1 October at 11am with Sam Sin from Koi Kitchen for another fun and hands-on cookery class. Create an authentic dish as a group and share a meal together afterwards.…

Confucius Institute Talk: 'Illustrations of the Grand Ceremony': Behind the Composition

18:00 - 19:00 4 October 2022
This talk will focus on the recently premiered musical composition "Illustrations of the Grand Ceremony", a piece commissioned by the Manchester Confucius Institute to celebrate their…

Alfredo Villar (Independent): "De la historieta a la historia: Conflicto armado interno, memorias y contra estéticas visuales en la narrativa gráfica peruana"

17:00 - 19:00 5 October 2022
Part of the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies research seminar series. This event will take place in Samuel Alexander Building A202. However, it can be followed online…

Ehrhardt Seminar: Graham Twelftree (London School of Theology) ‘Magic and the Purpose of John’s Apocalypse’

14:00 - 15:30 6 October 2022
The Centre for Biblical Studies weekly seminar series. Sessions will take place in a hybrid format - attendance is possible in person or online via Zoom. To register to attend online,…

A.M. Homes in Conversation (part of Manchester Literature Festival 2022)

15:00 - 16:30 8 October 2022
‘If I can pull us back into one conversation, the question is how to reclaim our America, a traditional America that honours the dreams of our forefathers.’ In a hotel in Phoenix, Arizona…

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