News
Latest news from the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures (SALC).
- Obituary: Martin Amis
Martin Amis, former Professor of Creative Writing at the Centre for New Writing, has died at the age of 73. (22 May 2023) - Refugee Tales ‘The Walking Inquiry’ exhibition (25-27 April)
The exhibition, which brings together people with lived experience of immigration detention and Volunteer Visitors, will launch at The University with a roundtable discussion and film screening. (17 Apr 2023) - In the news: Professor Anindita Ghosh
Read coverage about the Manchester Museum display of Gandhi’s visit to Darwen in 1931. (23 Mar 2023) - ‘Multilingual World’: a new video podcast launched by Dr Serge Sagna
The video podcast explores multilingualism and linguistic diversity across the globe. (23 Mar 2023) - Confucius Institute update
Read about top prizes in the Chinese language teaching competition and the UK tour of Behind the Curtain. (22 Mar 2023) - ‘Looking for languages’ family-friendly trail at Manchester Museum
Book a place gor your family at this Museum activy. (22 Mar 2023) - Decolonising The Curriculum (DTC) in SALC - online symposium
Find out more about the event, taking place on 19 April 2023. (22 Mar 2023) - SALC engagement survey
Please complete the survey by 17 April. (22 Mar 2023) - Comics Up Close 2023: academic conference (21 Feb 2023)
Creative Manchester presents the academic conference, Comics Up Close, on Tuesday 21 February 2023, at the Manchester Museum (19 Jan 2023) - Jeanette Winterson launches ‘Solstice and Equinox series’
On Thursday 15 December, Professor of New Writing, Jeanette Winterson CBE will launch Creative Manchester’s ‘Solstice and Equinox Series,’ at the Rylands, Deansgate (12 Dec 2022) - Jeanette Winterson launches Creative Manchester's 'Solstice and Equinox series'
On Thursday 15 December, Professor of New Writing, Jeanette Winterson CBE will launch Creative Manchester’s ‘Solstice and Equinox Series,’ at the Rylands, Deansgate (02 Dec 2022) - Network disruption, Tuesday 15 and Thursday 17 November, 6pm
Essential maintenance will result in short network outages. (11 Nov 2022) - Funding award: how creativity, culture and heritage can address inequities
Organisations of Hope: Building a Creative Consortium for Health Equity in Greater Manchester explores how creativity, culture and heritage can address inequities. (07 Nov 2022) - Imagining Public Spaces (ESRC Festival 2022 event)
The Placeholders project is hosting an event to engage young people in the visualisation and redesign of public spaces in Stretford, in an effort to combat the marginalisation of young women and girls. (17 Oct 2022) - Guilt by Association: Black History Month 2022 event
In celebration of Black History Month, Creative Manchester will be hosting a panel discussion with leading experts to explore the effects of conspiracy and joint enterprise laws in racializing and criminalizing particular communities and cultures (Mon 10 Oct, 2.30pm at the Whitworth Art Gallery) (28 Sep 2022) - Launch of the digital edition of the Mary Hamilton Papers
A digital edition of the Mary Hamilton Papers is now available on Manchester Digital Collections. (28 Sep 2022) - Supporting Manchester’s language communities
A free panel event presented by the Linguistic Diversity Collective and Creative Manchester (Wednesday 19 October, at 5.30pm) (20 Sep 2022) - Take part in the open research survey
Help us better understand qualitive research skills and knowledge at The University of Manchester and improve supportive services (14 Jul 2022) - Linguistic Diversity Collective launched
A new initiative in the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures has recently launched (25 May 2022) - Devolved Vision: Granada TV and the Future of British TV
On 18 May 2022, to celebrate the launch of the British Pop Archive, Creative Manchester will be hosting a roundtable discussion with David Olusoga OBE and broadcasting vanguards to explore the past, present, and future landscape of British TV (28 Apr 2022)