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..
CTIS Research Seminar 3: The Qipao in In the Mood for Love (2000) across intercultural contexts
This talk examines the use of the Qipao in In the Mood for Love (2000), a film widely recognised in international cinema, focusing on how the film constructs the garment through its repeated cinematic use in its handling of movement and space. In this context, the Qipao becomes closely associated with the female protagonist Su Li-Zhen in the f..
WCLC: Divine Intimacies
Join Tangram on a deep exploration between Chinese philosophy and Western classical music. Divine Intimacies presents a programme for Chinese and Western instruments showcasing how ancient divination practices have inspired music, ritual and performance for over 1,000 years. Presented by the Department of Music and The Confucius Institute Th..
Intersex: A Manifesto Against Medicalization
Intersex: A Manifesto Against Medicalization Speaker: Dr Iain Morland (Foundational Intersex Studies scholar), in conversation with Dr Ben Nichols (UoM) Venue: Blackwell’s Bookshop, University Green, Manchester, M13 9GP Book tickets at the booking link! Student discount code: UOMSS100 NB. Request from Blackwell’s: If you want to als..
Alternative democratic spaces: environmentalism and Algerian youth politics
Dr Jessica Northey, Coventry University Host: Dr Ikram Bennai Abstract: The uprisings in the Arab world since 2011 brought profound changes. The Algerian hirak of 2019 constituted a massive political and social movement affecting popular consciousness that change was possible. While youth participation in formal politics remains low, new s..
Mandarin Corner
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 learners to get together with fellow classmates, meet new friends and discuss..
Linguistics and English Language Seminar: 'Computational Linguistics Will Not Solve All Your Problems'
Speaker: Jonathan Dunn, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign The age of Large Language Models (LLMs) has created an over-confidence in computational experiments. As a computational linguist, I strongly believe that computational models can tell us a great deal about how language works and how it is used. But this over-confidence has allowe..
WCLC: Inside Lud’s Church
A cross-genre microtonal musical event inspired by geology and mythology around the Peak Distract chasm known as Lud’s Church, performed by VORTEX: Stephen Altoft (microtonal trumpet / flugelhorn), Sarah Keirle-Dos Santos (voice / electronics) and Richard Whalley (lumatone). The Thursday lunchtime concerts are part of the Walter Carroll Lu..
People's Infrastructure: Everyday Life in Changing China
This talk moves from the visual culture of the 1950s and the institutional landscapes of the 1970s to contemporary studies of markets, parks, sidewalks, and sites of urban redevelopment. Across these moments, infrastructure is approached as something maintained through labour, inhabitation, and routine use. Attention shifts between rural and u..