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
Manchester Literature Festival presents Paul Mason: Reds
A decade after PostCapitalism, Paul Mason returns to Manchester Literature Festival to discuss REDS: A Global History of Communism, his provocative new book exploring one of history's most powerful and contested political ideas. In his bold and unsettling re-evaluation of communism, Paul traces the story of communism across centuries and co..
Manchester Literature Festival presents The Observer Book Club with Deborah Frances-White
Author, comedian and host of The Guilty Feminist podcast, Deborah Frances-White joins us for a lively and illuminating conversation about her latest book, Six Conversations We’re Scared to Have, exploring how to navigate polarisation, disagreement and the increasingly heated debates shaping public life. Drawing on her belief in the import..
SOLD OUT: Manchester Literature Festival presents Patrick Radden Keefe
A gripping evening with Patrick Radden Keefe, bestselling author of Empire of Pain and Say Nothing. Patrick joins us to discuss his new work London Falling - a riveting true story of wealth, lies and the dark currents running beneath modern London. When teenager Zac Brettler dies after falling from a luxury riverside apartment, his parents unc..
Manchester Literature Festival presents The Observer Book Club with Yann Martel
Booker Prize-winning author Yann Martel, internationally acclaimed for the modern classic Life of Pi, visits Manchester Literature Festival for this exclusive North West event to discuss his remarkable new novel, Son of Nobody. Inspired by Homer's Iliad, Yann reimagines the Trojan War through the eyes of an ordinary foot soldier, interweavi..
Mark Ravina (University of Texas at Austin), Interactive Cartography: Saving the World one Map at a Time
Mark Ravina (University of Texas at Austin), Interactive Cartography: Saving the World one Map at a Time co-hosted by the History Research Seminar and the Japanese Studies Sam Alex A 201
WCLC: Tom Hicks
Guernsey-born pianist Tom Hicks, hailed for his magnificent pianism and engaging personality, is a Yamaha Artist with an international profile. He has performed as a recitalist across Europe and the United States. As a concerto soloist, he has appeared on more than 60 occasions, including complete cycles of the Rachmaninoff and Brahms Piano Co..
SOLD OUT: Manchester Literature Festival presents Sufiyaan Salam and Monika Radojevic
Discover two fresh and uncompromising voices from Stormzy’s #Merky Books as Sufiyaan Salam and Monika Radojevic come together to discuss their acclaimed debut novels and the stories shaping a new generation of writers. Though radically different in style and setting, Wimmy Road Boyz and Strangerland are united by powerful themes of identity,..
Manchester Literature Festival presents The Observer Book Club with Min Jin Lee
Acclaimed Korean American author Min Jin Lee, internationally celebrated for the bestselling Pachinko, discusses her long-awaited new novel, American Hagwon. Spanning decades and continents, this sweeping contemporary epic follows three generations of one family as they navigate migration, identity, sacrifice and the enduring pursuit of a..
Prof Jeff Wasserstrom (UC Irvine), China in Five Bookshops: A Quintet of Travel Tales
China in Five Bookshops: A Quintet of Travel Tales Prof Jeff Wasserstrom (UC Irvine) Wednesday, Oct 21, 4pm Sam Alex A112 This talk will use the speaker’s visits to unusual bookshops in five different cities at five different periods to explore ways that the People’s Republic of China has changed since he began going there forty years ag..