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
David Lea and the China connection - A talk by Adam Voelcker
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
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
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..
CTIS Research Seminar - Warming Our Hands with Moonlight: Intercultural Encounters with Tibetanness on Chinese Digital Platforms
Intercultural communication scholarship has often prioritised encounters across national borders, race issues, and nationalism discourses, with less attention to everyday interethnic communication. This study examines how digital media interactions mediate the construction and negotiation of ethnic difference between Han Chinese and Tibetans i..
EACW Research Seminar: Trans Visibility
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
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
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..
Daniel Siemens (Newcastle University), 'A story with a happy ending? Writing the biography of the German-Jewish photographer Fred Stein (1909-1967) today'
Daniel Siemens (Newcastle University), 'A story with a happy ending? Writing the biography of the German-Jewish photographer Fred Stein (1909-1967) today' History Research Seminar, hosted by Modern British Studies
The Chinese story of bamboo: Sustainability in material and culture
Join us for our next public talk to learn about the Chinese story of bamboo with Fang Zong. Bamboo, as a model of sustainability, is deeply rooted in Chinese traditions of material application and cultural representation. This talk explores the dual identity of Chinese bamboo both as a vital ecological resource and a profound cultural symbol...