Events
AHCP Research Seminars
Please check the research seminars of the department here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/department-of-art-history-and-cultural-practices-115441163851
Building China: People’s Infrastructure
"Building China: People’s Infrastructure" invites audiences to encounter China from the kitchen table and the street corner rather than the skyline. Bringing together photographs and prints from the 1950s to the 1980s with field images from the early 2000s and contemporary works, the exhibition traces urban change through the ordinary spaces..
Crossings: Creative Ecologies of Cruising (Speakers: Dr. João Florêncio [Linkoping] and Liz Rosenfeld [Artist, Berlin])
Thursday, 7th May, 6.30 – 8pm Crossings: Creative Ecologies of Cruising Speakers: Dr. João Florêncio (Linkoping) and Liz Rosenfeld (Artist, Berlin) Venue: Blackwell’s Bookshop, University Green, Manchester, M13 9GP Book tickets at the booking link! Student discount code for free ticket: UOMSS100 NB. Request from Blackwell’s: If y..
Linguistics and English Language Seminar: Human-AI Hybrid Language Production – Evidence from a Multi-Dialectal, Longitudinal Corpus
Speaker: speaker: Dr Gan Qiao, University of Canterbury, New Zealand Abstract: With large language models increasingly embedded in everyday writing, language production is becoming a human-AI collaborative process. This talk examines how AI assistance shapes linguistic variation across English dialects and contexts. I present a multi-dialecta..
WCLC: Quatuor Danel with Noémi Gyori (flute)
Mozart – Flute Quartet in D Major, K. 285 Amy Beach – Theme and Variations for Flute and String Quartet, Op. 80 No public seminar to follow Thursday 7 May concert The Thursday lunchtime concerts are part of the Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series, which is supported by the Ida Carroll Trust. They provide a wide-ranging programme to..
Beat the Rush Hour Concert Quatuor Danel with Petr Prause (cello)
Generously supported by the Schubert Institute UK Schubert String Quartet in B-flat major, D36 (1813) Schubert Quartettsatz in C minor, D703 (1820) Schubert String Quintet in C major, D956 with Petr Prause, Cello (1828) Cellist Petr Prause joins the Danels for a captivating finale showcasing the extremes of the..
Quatuor Danel Public Workshop with Dr Anne Hyland & The Schubert Institute UK
Dr Anne Hyland explores the rich expressive and emotional worlds of two chamber-music compositions from the extremities of Schubert’s career. The workshop will also feature the unveiling of a newly discovered string quartet by one of Schubert’s lesser-known contemporaries, Joseph Mayseder, offering a rare glimpse into the broader musical l..
Mandarin Corner
THIS IS A RECURRING EVENT - EVERY WEDNESDAY between 4:30PM – 5:30PM Mandarin Corner is back for another term and we're delighted to bring you more language practice and some cultural activities. Mandarin Corners are informal conversation sessions at Beginner (HSK 1-3) and Advanced (HSK 4-6) level that are designed to allow Mandarin learner..
Ordinary Disasters: How I Stopped Being a Model Minority
In this public lecture, EACW John Edward Taylor Fellow Prof. Anne Anlin Cheng will be reading from her most recent book, Ordinary Disasters, and reflecting more broadly on how this collection of essays—traversing memoir, cultural criticism, and history—meditates on race, gender, aging, and contemporary Asian American identity, and relates..
WCLC: Listen Up! Postgraduate Performance Showcase
Students of the MusM Music (Performance Studies) degree at The University of Manchester celebrate with a showcase performance The Thursday lunchtime concerts are part of the Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series, which is supported by the Ida Carroll Trust. They provide a wide-ranging programme to suit all tastes and are an ideal opportunit..