On International Women’s Day, Manchester SWP will be celebrating women past and present who have played leading roles in standing up to sexism, racism and exploitation. Among those joining the event will be Emma Davis, author of A Rebels Guide to Alexandra Kollontai, and Nahella Ashraf, one of Manchester’s best known anti-racist organisers who will […]
Christian Fuchs, professor of media and communication studies and Director of the Communication and Media Research Institute, University of Westminster, will deliver a public lecture entitled Capitalism and Communication: Critical Theory in the Age of the Internet and Communicative/Digital Capitalism. This talk outlines foundations of how to think critically about capitalism and communication in the […]
Global Emergency Care Collaborative (GECCo) NW invite you to shape a global health network for emergency care. Open to all healthcare professionals of all grades (students included) who are interested in emergency care and global health. We welcome those outside the North West region, especially our Yorkshire & Humber colleagues whose GECCo regional team have […]
We are delighted to welcome the prize-winning translator and critic Enrico Terrinoni to give a talk at the Burgess Foundation on James Joyce and Anthony Burgess. James Joyce was Anthony Burgess’s greatest influence as a writer. Joyce’s work inspired Burgess’s novels, music, films and critical writing, including the book Joysprick. Enrico Terrinoni (pictured), a world-famous […]
Freedom of expression is in decline worldwide as authoritarian leaders devise novel methods of distortion, distraction and suppression. Today, free countries face problems that were once specific to dictatorships. Could western journalists one day have to counter the same challenges their colleagues in other parts of the world have had to face? What can we […]
The keynote event for the HIV/AIDS in the 21st Century: Memorialisation, Representation & Temporality academic conference will be a reading from poet Danez Smith, who will read from their work before being joined on stage by Keisha Thompson for a Q&A session. Danez Smith is a Black, Queer, Poz writer, and one of the foremost […]
A special one-day conference by the Manchester and Cheshire Section of The Textile Institute- Manchester. This Student Conference allows graduates to share their work on a wide range of Textile related subjects. The only stipulation is that this research has an impact on daily life. This is the second of it’s kind following the success two […]
The Manchester School of Architecture Debating Union holds its first debate of 2019/20 academic year. In the architecture world, the paths of architects and engineers are always intersecting: without this collaboration, many buildings would be impossible to realise. However, architects and engineers are known to have a conflicting relationship, often fighting over the ‘who knows […]
Music As Medicine: A Journey In Time – Modern Cosmology meets Indian Classical Music for an Exploration of Time Music As Medicine presents a unique event bringing together modern cosmology and Indian classical music to explore concepts of time. Our guides on this journey will include world renowned musicians of the Hindustani tradition and an […]
Festival Launch: Syrian Traditional Music A talk by Professor Hassan Abbas Part of Celebrating Syria Festival 2019 For the full festival programme, please visit celebratingsyria.org The eastern Mediterranean region has been a fertile soil for many civilisations throughout history. Because of its unique location and resources, and the fact that it was the birthplace of […]