School of Arts, Languages and Cultures

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…

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…

An Evening with Kamila Shamsie (part of Manchester Literature Festival 2022)

19:30 - 21:00 8 October 2022
How much can a childhood friendship developed into adulthood withstand? Maryam and Zahra are lifelong friends despite differences of class, politics and lifestyles. Their relationship…

Kit de Waal (part of Manchester Literature Festival 2022)

16:00 - 17:30 9 October 2022
'I live with the dread that one day when my young muscles rebel, can take no more stillness and the brutal confinement of my very self, I will stand and strip naked and burst out of…

Guilt by Association: race, culture and criminalization

14:30 - 16:00 10 October 2022
In a recent controversial conspiracy case in Manchester several Black teenagers were found ‘guilty by association’ after prosecutors used social media messages and references to drill…

Mandarin Corner

16:45 12 October - 17:45 14 December 2022
Our Mandarin Corner is back this term in-person! Join us at Lime Café (Samuel Alexander Building) as we hold free weekly sessions on Wednesdays (4.45 - 5.45pm) during our term time…

Carl Phillips (part of Manchester Literature Festival 2022)

19:00 - 20:30 13 October 2022
Join us for the annual Ryland’s Poetry Reading with Carcanet ‘A poet of enchantment and persuasion’ (The Los Angeles Review of Books). One of America’s most celebrated poets, published…

Ehrhardt Seminar: George Brooke (University of Manchester) ‘Performing Scripture in the Dead Sea Scrolls and the New Testament’

14:00 - 15:30 13 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,…

David Olusoga in Conversation with Ellah P Wakatama (part of Manchester Literature Festival 2022)

19:00 - 20:30 15 October 2022
A special ‘in conversation’ with David Olusoga, the British historian, broadcaster, presenter and author of Black and British: A Forgotten History. David will discuss his role as a…

Cosey Fanni Tutti & Jon Savage (part of Manchester Literature Festival 2022)

19:00 - 20:30 20 October 2022
What do performance artist Cosey Fanni Tutti, pioneering electronic musician Delia Derbyshire and medieval mystic Margery Kempe have in common? Join Cosey and Jon Savage as they discuss…

Ehrhardt Seminar: Catrin Williams (University of Wales) 'Signs and Scripture in the Gospel of John’ - The 2022 Manson Memorial Lecture

14:00 - 15:30 20 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,…

Ehrhardt Seminar: David Wilkinson (Durham University) ‘How Does God Act in the World? Science, Providence and Miracle’ Discussion of themes from the 2022 Didsbury Lectures

14:00 - 15:30 27 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,…

Screening of the 10m British/Colombian short film Santi, followed by a Q&A with its director, Harry Prichards

17:00 - 19:00 9 November 2022
Part of the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies research seminar series. Co-organised with the department of Drama and the Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology. Santi…

Ehrhardt Seminar: James Aitken (University of Cambridge) ‘Competency and Complexity in Septuagint Translations’

14:00 - 15:30 10 November 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,…

Ehrhardt Seminar: Walter Houston (University of Manchester) '"I saw the prosperity of the wicked." Tracking down the rich in the Psalms.'

14:00 - 15:30 17 November 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,…

Cara Levey (Cork): Documenting Diaspora, Diasporizing Memory: Screening the Hijxs del exilio

17:00 - 19:00 23 November 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: Kelsie Rodenbiker (University of Glasgow) ‘”Looking for Gold in Mud”: Ancient Ecclesiastical Perceptions of Pseudepigraphy’

14:00 - 15:30 24 November 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,…

Margarita Ariza: "Dossier: Summoned to Appear. On the “Salve, Salva, Salvia” Project"

17:00 - 18:30 30 November 2022
Part of the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies research seminar series. This event will take place in Samuel Alexander Building A202. Margarita Ariza Aguilar was born…

Ehrhardt Seminar: Christopher Greenough (Edge Hill University) ‘The Bible and Sexual Violence against Men’

14:00 - 15:30 1 December 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,…

Allison Bigelow (University of Virginia): From Archive to Main Street: How Colonial Latin Americanists Can Redefine Our Field and Remake Community Landscapes

17:00 - 18:30 7 December 2022
Part of the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies research seminar series. This event will be online: https://zoom.us/j/95860231166 Abstract: Year after year, we read…

Ehrhardt Seminar: Megan Warner (Luther King Centre for Theology and Ministry) ‘Violence in Genesis 12 – 50’

14:00 - 15:30 8 December 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,…

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