Events
Mandarin Corner - EVERY WEDNESDAY
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..
Islamic Feminism: Hermeneutics and Activism
Dr Mulki Al-Sharmani will explore what Islamic feminism contributes both as an academic field within Islamic studies and as a form of knowledge-based gender activism. She will also discuss the key critiques of Islamic feminism and what they can teach us about the movement's potential and limitations. Dr Mulki Al-Sharmani, is a Professor of Is..
Nicolle Alzamora (UoM): A Tale of Two Invasions: Fictional Excavations of Panama’s Difficult Pasts
This talk is part of the seminar series of the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Wed 26 Nov 2025, 5pm (UK time). This event will be in person, in Samuel Alexander Building, room A214. It can be followed online here: https://zoom.us/j/95860231166 Abstract: In this presentation, I focus on the novel Una corona con cantáridas (2..
Prof. Gareth Austin (University of Cambridge), Coercion and Markets: Reconciling Economic and Social Explanations of Slavery in Precolonial West Africa, c1450-c1900
Department of History Guest Seminar
Annual Language Partner Event 2025
Join the Manchester Confucius Institute and UoM Chinese Studies to practice your language skills and make new friends. We’ve heard that students are finding it a challenge to meet a native speaking language partner so we teamed up with the Chinese Studies Department to create this unique opportunity to introduce Chinese learners to Chinese..
Bookwork: Extra-Illustration in the John Rylands Library (The Rylands Lunchtime Seminar Series)
This seminar provides an introduction to the rich holdings of extra-illustrated books in the John Rylands Library. It begins with a short exploration of extra-illustration (or ‘grangerization’) before going on to focus on a selection of examples of extra-illustrated books within the Rylands collections, including early modern books from..
The Last Pomegranate Tree (by Bachtyar Ali)
Book launch and cultural event about Kurdish storytelling and history, which asks: why the UK? why now? Featuring award-winning writer Bachtyar Ali, translator Kareem Abdulrahman and Coran Babe Ali from @afsana-press. Readings and Q&A in Kurdish and English, accompanied music of harpist Tara Jaff. Discussants: Dr Ruth Abou Rached, Arabic an..
WCLC: Nishla Smith
Nishla Smith is a jazz singer songwriter driven by a desire to tell stories. Her unique musical sensibility, along with this preoccupation with narrative, is recurrent throughout her diverse array of musical projects. Smith’s recent performances have seen her collaborate with a range of classical and jazz organisations in the UK, including O..
UoM Chorus & Symphony Concert
The University of Manchester Chorus and Symphony Orchestra present Edward Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius. Follow the journey of a pious man's soul from his deathbed to his judgment through a night of drama, magic, and music.
Ideal Leadership in the Temple Scroll (Religions and Theology – Erhardt Seminars)
Speaker: Abigail Naidu (PhD candidate, University of Birmingham)