Events

AHCP Research Seminars

03 December 2025 - 03 December 2026

Please check the research seminars of the department here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/department-of-art-history-and-cultural-practices-115441163851

MANTIS Festival Fall Event (Concert 1)

18:00 - 19:00 31 October 2026

Join us this Fall for the MANTIS Festival, featuring electroacoustic works and a programme by special guest composer and guitarist Marc Estibeiro, whose innovative work explores the intersection of acoustic instruments and electronics

MANTIS Festival Fall Event (Concert 2)

19:30 - 21:00 31 October 2026

Join us this fall for the MANTIS Festival, showcasing innovative audio-visual and electroacoustic works by postgraduate composers at the University of Manchester

MANTIS Festival Fall Event (Concert 3)

14:00 - 15:30 01 November 2026

Join us this Fall for the MANTIS Festival, showcasing innovative audio-visual and electroacoustic works by postgraduate composers at the University of Manchester.

David Lea and the China connection - A talk by Adam Voelcker

16:30 - 18:00 05 November 2026

How can a journey change the way an architect thinks, lives and designs? In 1975, British architect David Lea travelled to China. An early advocate of environmentally responsible architecture, Lea returned from the visit with experiences and ideas that would leave a lasting impression on his life and work. Drawing on Lea's remarkable photogra..

Ghost of the AI Empire | The Sci-Fi Opera Where You Decide the Ending

19:00 - 21:30 06 November 2026

Nobody knows how this opera ends. Not even the cast. The audience steers the story live, right up to the final scene. “The beginning of a new operatic form.” British Theatre Guide “I never thought I could be part of an opera. Now I know I can.” Audience member, 2025 For fans of Bandersnatch and immersive theatre. THE WORLD Japan’..

Close Writing: Alice Butler in conversation

18:30 - 20:00 10 November 2026

Explore the lives of queer feminist writers Kathy Acker and Cookie Mueller with Alice Butler and Rebecca Hurst. We are delighted to welcome Alice Butler to Blackwell's in partnership with the University of Manchester's Centre for New Writing. Alice will be discussing Close Writing: Kathy Acker, Cookie Mueller & Love-in-Pieces with Rebecca Hur..

EACW Research Seminar: Trans Visibility

16:00 - 17:00 12 November 2026

Short paper by Prof. Eagan Dean (Freiburg Center for Advanced Study/College of Wooster (USA)), followed by response and conversation with our own Dr. Gareth Gavin. (Dean will be sharing work from his forthcoming book Inventing American Gender: Nineteenth Century Literary Gender.)

WCLC: A recital for Philip Grange’s seventieth birthday

13:10 - 13:50 12 November 2026

A recital of songs for bass voice composed by students and colleagues of Philip Grange, including the premiere of songs by Philip himself. Performed by his son, Simon Grange, and pianist Richard Whalley. The Thursday lunchtime concerts are part of the Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series, which is supported by the Ida Carroll Trust. They p..

Care Responders Study Performance

17:30 - 19:30 18 November 2026

Experience the Care Responders Study through an original performance by Made by Mortals. This thought-provoking event reflects the experiences, challenges, and successes for crisis responses with young people experiencing a mental health crisis, bringing voices often unheard to life. This study is funded by NIHR HS&DR NIHR158509. The views e..