School of Arts, Languages and Cultures

Uniting musical cultures from Manchester to Hong Kong

18:00 - 19:00 4 November 2025
In October, Robert Guy was invited to conduct the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong making his debut at Hong Kong City Hall. Whilst in Hong Kong, Robert presented a guest lecture…

Zadie Smith (Manchester Literature Festival in partnership with Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester)

19:30 - 20:45 4 November 2025
Zadie Smith, one of the most beloved writers of her generation, joins us to discuss her illuminating and keenly-awaited new essay collection Dead and Alive. Written with her usual…

You Ought To Know – Reclaiming Black British Music His and Herstories

18:00 - 19:30 6 November 2025
Join us as we share the findings from a recent research project, “You Ought To Know – Reclaiming Black British music His and Herstories”. You will learn more about the stories of artists…

Jeanette Winterson (Manchester Literature Festival in partnership with Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester)

19:00 - 20:15 11 November 2025
Forty years after her era-defining debut Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, Jeanette Winterson returns with One Aladdin Two Lamps - a bold, brilliant celebration of the transformative…

Ed King (Bristol): Addressing Algorithmic Bias through Video Game Design in Brazil

17:00 - 18:30 12 November 2025
This talk is part of the seminar series of the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Co-organised with the Centre for Digital Humanities, Media and Culture. Wed 12 November…

Nicolle Alzamora (UoM): A Tale of Two Invasions: Fictional Excavations of Panama’s Difficult Pasts

17:00 - 18:30 26 November 2025
This talk is part of the seminar series of the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Wed 26 Nov 2025, 5pm (UK time). This event will be in person, in Samuel Alexander Building,…

Agustin Diz (Edinburgh): After Abundance: Guaraní Settlements and the Making of the Gran Chaco’s Extractive Frontier

17:00 - 18:30 10 December 2025
This talk is part of the seminar series of the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Wed 10 Dec 2025, 5pm (UK time). This event will be in person, in Samuel Alexander Building,…

Blooming in the West – Flowers from China

18:00 - 19:00 11 December 2025
Many flora species in English gardens that are often assumed to be native, including roses, peonies, chrysanthemums, camellias, magnolias, rhododendrons, to name but a few, are originally…

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