Past events
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Jailed for 8 Years for a Group Chat: Challenging Institutional Racism in the Courts (with speaker Keir Monteith KC)
16:00 - 18:00 1 May 2025
Learn how ‘law student-to-be’, Ade Adedeji, had his GBH conspiracy conviction quashed; find out why the court of appeal refused to hear evidence on whether institutional racism played a part in his wrongful conviction and why the judges failed to adopt common sense recommendations to stop this happening...
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Jake Morris-Campbell & Kathryn Hurlock in conversation with Peter Scott
17:30 - 19:00 1 May 2025
Blackwell's Manchester are thrilled to bring you an evening of pilgrimage and place writing with authors Jake Morris-Campbell and Kathryn Hurlock, who will be discussing their new books BETWEEN THE SALT AND THE ASH: A Journey Into the Soul of Northumbria and HOLY PLACES: How Pilgrimage Changed the World....
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Environmental Humanities Annual Event: Living Proof – A Climate Story
13:00 - 16:45 30 April 2025
Please join us for this inaugural event, the first in a series to showcase and celebrate some of the diverse work on environmental questions and challenges undertaken by colleagues, alumni and students from across the Faculty of Humanities. We begin with the first screening in England of Dr Emily Munro’s...
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The Future of Arts Centres - research event
11:30 - 13:15 29 April 2025
Arts centres across the UK and Ireland have long been the quiet champions of creativity and community. Often overshadowed by theatres, galleries, and concert halls and comparatively under resourced these dynamic spaces have nurtured artistic innovation and driven social and economic growth. Their vital...
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Cultural dislocation and the politics of recognition - Gary Younge in conversation with Michèle Lamont
14:00 - 16:30 29 April 2025
Creative Manchester and the American Studies Department of the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures are delighted to welcome Michèle Lamont, Leverhulme Visiting Professor, for an in-conversation event with Gary Younge, award-winning journalist and Professor of Sociology at The University of Manchester. During...
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Methods for Urban Civic Participation and Partnerships
12:30 - 14:00 19 March 2025
Join us with the Manchester Urban Institute for an informal networking lunch to discuss approaches to urban partnership and civic participation in research. This research cafe will explore the methods and approaches to urban partnership and civic participation in research aiming to explore solutions...
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Kavita Puri in conversation with David Olusoga OBE
18:00 - 19:45 11 March 2025
Join David Olusoga, Professor of Public History, in conversation with journalist, radio broadcaster, and author, Kavita Puri. Together they will be discussing Kavita’s multi-award winning BBC podcast Three Million, which explores one of the darkest chapters in Britain’s colonial history: the 1943...
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Adam Rutherford in conversation with David Olusoga OBE
19:15 - 21:00 10 March 2025
Join David Olusoga, Professor of Public History, in conversation with bestselling author, geneticist and presenter, Dr Adam Rutherford, as they navigate human history, evolution, migration and how Empire continues to shape life in Britain today. Genetics is a subject with a long past, but a short history....
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International Women's Day 2025 - Women, Heritage, and Social Justice
12:15 - 14:30 5 March 2025
Join us in partnership with MACFEST Muslim Arts and Culture Festival for a panel event celebrating International Women's Day 2025. Dr Jenna Ashton, Mahboobeh Rajabi, Nusrat Ahmed and Dr Saskia Warren will discuss the theme 'accelerating action' with a particular focus on the role of heritage, arts and...
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International Mother Language Day 2025: Not all accents are created equal
12:00 - 13:00 21 February 2025
Not all accents are created equal: A discussion of accentism within British teacher training Join the Linguistic Diversity Collective for a talk by Dr Alex Baratta on accent bias to mark International Mother Language Day 2025. A study involving 41 British teachers, most of whom were...
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