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Creative Manchester @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social · 1h

📢 Now exhibiting in the Samuel Alexander Glass Corridor: A History of Black Theatre, 1827–2025: Celebrating Presence 📅 Until 30 October 📍 Glass Corridor, Samuel Alexander Building. Open to the public 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday. School of Arts, Languages and Cultures Faculty of Humanities

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J. Michelle Coghlan @jmcoghlan.bsky.social · 2h

📣 Manchester (& adjacent) folks! The brilliant Prof @laurenfklein.bsky.social will be in conversation with my colleague Dr Jo Taylor about her 🔥 🔥🔥 new book Data By Design: Visualisation and Power from Abolition to the Dawn of Data Science this Thurs 4-5 pm in Sam Alex A113.

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Lauren Klein @laurenfklein.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This one is on EU time and has a live stream, for anyone who wants to learn what DATA BY DESIGN is about!

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UoM English, American Studies & Creative Writing Department @uomenglish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Upcoming EACW Research Seminar: “Radical Data Histories”. Prof. @laurenfklein.bsky.social in conversation with our own Dr. Jo Taylor on Klein's new book from @mitpress.bsky.social: Data by Design: Visualization and Power from Abolition to the Dawn of Data Science. Thurs 8 Oct, 4-5 pm, Sam Alex A113.

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Centre For New Writing @newwritingmcr.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Join us for an evening with Jennifer Lee Tsai and Adam Lowe to celebrate their debut poetry collections. 📅 Tuesday 6 October ⏰ 6.30-8pm 🎟️ Free – Booking required 📍 @anthonyburgess.bsky.social Tickets and info: www.tickettailor.com/events/unive...

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Select tickets – Jennifer Lee Tsai and Adam Lowe in Conversation with John McAuliffe – International Anthony Burgess Foundation

Jennifer Lee Tsai and Adam Lowe in Conversation with John McAuliffe – International Anthony Burgess Foundation, Tue 6 Oct 2026 - Join us for an evening to celebrate the debut collections of two exciti...

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CoDE - Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity @ethnicityuk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

BOOK LAUNCH: 'Andrea Levy's Novels' Michael Perfect in conversation with special guests Bill Mayblin & Gary Younge 📅 Tues 3 Nov 2026, 6.45pm–8.30pm 📌 @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social Readings, discussion, Q&A, books! 🎫 Register on Eventbrite www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/andrea-lev...

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Andrea Levy's Novels

Michael Perfect, author of a new book on Levy's novels, in conversation with special guests Bill Mayblin and Gary Younge.

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Joshua Rushton @joshuarushton8.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This is happening tomorrow! Still time to sign up if you’d like to Zoom in to us!

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J. Michelle Coghlan @jmcoghlan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I look forward to the start of a new academic year the way my kids look forward to waking up on 🎄. The volatility & cuts across UK HE made that hard to feel this year. But I just taught our L1 students & I’m here to cherish the joy of reading & thinking with them *AND* demand that right for all.

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Naomi Baker @drnaomibaker.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I’ve just discovered the existence of “Coffin Paths” (or “Corpse Roads”), down which people were carried to be buried in the nearest Parish Church. They could be miles long. Down to the C19th, they were believed to be heavily haunted and often crossed rivers, because spirits were stopped by water

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Naomi Baker @drnaomibaker.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

20 September written as it should be every time ✍🏻

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UoM English, American Studies & Creative Writing Department @uomenglish.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Looking forward to this one! Natalie Adler in conversation with @mbpearl.bsky.social, 9th October @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social. Natalie will be discussing her debut novel, Waiting For A Friend, set amidst the AIDs crisis in 1980s New York. Tickets: buff.ly/whu6suu

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Centre For New Writing @newwritingmcr.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Paul Mason: Reds 📅 Sunday 11 October ⏰ 2-3.15pm 🎟️ £14/£12 📍 @mhcentre.bsky.social

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Centre For New Writing @newwritingmcr.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The Observer Book Club with Deborah Frances-White 📅 Sunday 11 October ⏰ 4.30-5.45pm 🎟️ £12/£10 📍 @mhcentre.bsky.social

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Centre For New Writing @newwritingmcr.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The Observer Book Club with Yann Martel 📅 Wednesday 14 October ⏰ 7.30-8.45pm 🎟️ £12/£10 📍 @mhcentre.bsky.social

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Blackwell's Manchester @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

We've got a packed schedule of events next week! See you there? 23rd: Mathias Enard w Ian McGuire 24th: Stacey Yu w Hannah MacDonald 25th: @coolniceghost.bsky.social w Jodie Matthews @uomsalc.bsky.social @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social @uomenglish.bsky.social @newwritingmcr.bsky.social

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UoM English, American Studies & Creative Writing Department @uomenglish.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

🔥We’re especially excited for this one: Krishna Istha & Geetha Shankar's 'Second Trimester' comes to The Lowry on Thurs 28 May, confronting pregnancy, loss, gender & memory, with director @millib.bsky.social. 8pm, Aldridge Studio. Book here: buff.ly/BqNWjJp

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UoM English, American Studies & Creative Writing Department @uomenglish.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

📚Reminder: Prof. Celia Roberts will give the final SSS 2026 plenary lecture on Thurs 28 May - 'Experimenting with Hormones', 10–11:30am at the magnificent @thejohnrylands.bsky.social. In person only, free & open to all. buff.ly/uvCJBrV

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UoM English, American Studies & Creative Writing Department @uomenglish.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

SSS2026 DAY 3 🎭 Join us Wed 27 May for a performance reading from 'All the Devils' by playwright Jonathan Larkin & producer @switchflicker.bsky.social. Post-show talk: Maurice Nagington, @kanerace.bsky.social & EACW's Jackie Stacey. 7-9pm, Anthony Burgess Centre. Free, all welcome! buff.ly/uvCJBrV

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UoM English, American Studies & Creative Writing Department @uomenglish.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

🧠Lock in with us for Prof. @kanerace.bsky.social's plenary lecture, 'Hijacking Neuroscience: Psychoactive Performatives'. Wed 27 May, 4–5:30pm, Ellen Wilkinson Building. Free & open to all. buff.ly/uvCJBrV

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UoM English, American Studies & Creative Writing Department @uomenglish.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

🎬Film screening alert! Tues 26 May we’re at HOME with @clubdesfemmes.bsky.social & @suchmayer.bsky.social for Laws of Love (1927) + Barbara Hammer’s Sanctus (1990): queer archives on screen. 5:45-8:30pm. Book here: buff.ly/P0pjAgx

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UoM English, American Studies & Creative Writing Department @uomenglish.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

🔬Next up: @profrichardson.bsky.social's plenary lecture, 'A Sceptical Empiricist’s Guide to Sex Difference Science.' Join us Tues 26 May, 3-4:30pm at the Martin Harris Centre for a conversation on science, sex & biological discourse. Free, all welcome. buff.ly/uvCJBrV

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UoM English, American Studies & Creative Writing Department @uomenglish.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

📣Coming soon: Prof @crileysnorton.bsky.social the Sexuality Summer School 2026 with 'An Ambiguous Heterotopia…' - reflecting on “biology” after Delany, Butler & Wynter. Mon 25 May, 4:30–6pm, Anthony Burgess Centre. In person only. Free, all welcome. buff.ly/uvCJBrV

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UoM English, American Studies & Creative Writing Department @uomenglish.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

📣To Mancunians (& beyond)! Next week the Sexuality Summer School returns: 4 days of public events on 'On the Biological', including lectures, readings & a film screening and performance. Not to be missed - look out for further details through the week!

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UoM English, American Studies & Creative Writing Department @uomenglish.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

An incredible privilege to have the brilliant Prof. Anne Anlin Cheng, our 2026 John Edward Taylor Fellow, join the EACW department for a welcome lunch and public lecture this week! Thoughtful discussions on race, feminism and writing (expertly chaired @jmcoghlan.bsky.social!)

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UoM English, American Studies & Creative Writing Department @uomenglish.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Are you signed up for '#EnglishCreates: Futures 2026 Online Symposium'? 📅 2 July, 10–16:30. A day of panels & discussion exploring the future of English Studies - AI, communities, environments & more. Open to students, educators & anyone passionate about literature. buff.ly/0SZiFXl

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J. Michelle Coghlan @jmcoghlan.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

I am so incredibly proud of my final-year @uomenglish.bsky.social American Studies students who handed in Long Essays today & then gave a 🔥🔥🔥 presentation on Brett Morgan’s 2007 documentary Chicago 10, reminding us “the term 'student' had never been associated with political nouns until the 1960s.”

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UoM English, American Studies & Creative Writing Department @uomenglish.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

We’re delighted to be hosting Prof. Anne Anlin Cheng as our 2026 John Edward Taylor Fellow. Don’t miss her public lecture “Ordinary Disasters: How I Stopped Being a Model Minority” exploring foundational work in the fields of critical race studies, modernism & gender studies. buff.ly/0ZPPyc8

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UoM English, American Studies & Creative Writing Department @uomenglish.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Interested in Env Hums? Guest Research Seminar next Wed (29 April, 1–3pm, Room A201, Samuel Alexander). Dr @jlschist.bsky.social presents “Woe waters,” exploring how early modern Europeans marked floods & storms through plaques and public memory. All Welcome!

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UoM English, American Studies & Creative Writing Department @uomenglish.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Happening tomorrow! @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social Research Café: Responses to Ecological Crises through Creative and Civic Participation 🌍✨ Explore how art, research & movement respond to environmental challenges. 📅 22 April, 12–2pm, Contact Theatre. Still time to sign up 👉 buff.ly/Pyb8SVn

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UoM English, American Studies & Creative Writing Department @uomenglish.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Reminder: Don’t miss this special visit from EAC Taylor Fellow Anne Anlin Cheng, a leading voice in critical race and gender studies. 'Ordinary Disasters' - 📅 5–6:30pm, Sam Alex Lecture Theatre. A rare chance to hear her groundbreaking work live. buff.ly/0ZPPyc8

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UoM English, American Studies & Creative Writing Department @uomenglish.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Happening today! Join us online for a dynamic discussion with the Black Health & Humanities Network @durhamimh.bsky.social, on how Black feminist theory shapes research & practice. Case studies, panel & Q&A. Register here: buff.ly/qDxYJCb

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UoM English, American Studies & Creative Writing Department @uomenglish.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Upcoming Research Café: 'Responses to Ecological Crises through Creative and Civic Participation'. Explore how art, research & movement tackle environmental challenges. 📅 22 April, 12–2pm, Contact Theatre. Talks, discussion & community - join the conversation! buff.ly/Pyb8SVn

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UoM English, American Studies & Creative Writing Department @uomenglish.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

May highlight! public lecture by EAC Taylor Fellow Prof. Anne Anlin Cheng - ‘Ordinary Disasters: How I Stopped Being a Model Minority’ 📅 5–6:30pm, Sam Alex Lecture Theatre. A reflection on race, gende and contemporary Asian American identity drawn from Prof. Cheng’s latest book! buff.ly/0ZPPyc8

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Creative Manchester @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

In two weeks: Communities of Environmental Knowledge 📅 29 April, 12 – 2pm 📍Contact Theatre, Space 0 🎟️https://ow.ly/xbT850YCaRn... Join us for an informal research café exploring the ways community support and involvement connect to environmental action.

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UoM English, American Studies & Creative Writing Department @uomenglish.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Monday 20th April: Hosting members of the Black Health & Humanities Network for a dynamic discussion on how Black feminist theory shapes research & practice! Featuring case studies, panel & Q&A. Hybrid event + refreshments. buff.ly/qDxYJCb

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J. Michelle Coghlan @jmcoghlan.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

📣Manchester-based (& adjacent) folks! I’m delighted to announce that @uomenglish.bsky.social will be welcoming Prof. Anne Anlin Cheng (Princeton) to @manchester.ac.uk in May as our 2025-6 Taylor Fellow. Join us for her public lecture on 13 May, 5-6:30 pm, in the Samuel Alexander Lecture Theatre.

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UoM English, American Studies & Creative Writing Department @uomenglish.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Another fantastic event at @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social with the inimitable Inua Ellams and Gurnaik Johal ✨

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School of Arts, Languages and Cultures @uomsalc.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Responses to Ecological Crises through Creative and Civic Participation 📅 Wed 22 Apr ⏰ 12-2pm 📍 @contactmcr.bsky.social, Space 0 🎟️ ow.ly/YYUS50Yq1EB

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UoM English, American Studies & Creative Writing Department @uomenglish.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

MAY 18TH - @lauren-j-joseph.bsky.social will be discussing her razor sharp new novel Lean Cat, Savage Cat @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social - plus a book signing! Doors 6:30pm / Start 6:45pm. Organised by @newwritingmcr.bsky.social Tickets £4 or free with book purchase. buff.ly/hDoLY8Y

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Jamie J. Hagen @jamiejhagen.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Happening tomorrow in Manchester - join us!

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J. Michelle Coghlan @jmcoghlan.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Basking in the glow of brilliant talks by @allisoncarruth.bsky.social & our own Dr Robert Spencer at yesterday’s @uomenglish.bsky.social research seminar on “Alternative Ecological Futures” celebrating the publication of her new book, Novel Ecologies: Nature Remade and the Illusions of Tech.

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UoM English, American Studies & Creative Writing Department @uomenglish.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Another exciting EACW research seminar this week: join us for "Limit Cases: Partition Fiction and Epistemic (In)Justice" with Dr. Tricia Malone (Seamus Heaney Center, QUB). Happening Thursday, 19 March, 4-5 pm, Sam Alex SG.16 + reception with wine and nibbles after! 🍷📚

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UoM English, American Studies & Creative Writing Department @uomenglish.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

This Wednesday: "Alternative Ecological Futures,” ft. papers from Prof. Allison Carruth (Princeton) & EACW's Dr. Robert Spencer, 4:15pm in Sam Alex A113. Celebrating the publication of Prof. Carruth's new book, Novel Ecologies: Nature Remade and the Illusions of Tech @uchicagopress.bsky.social!

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School of Arts, Languages and Cultures @uomsalc.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Book now for our @mcrlitfest.bsky.social events in partnership with @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social and @newwritingmcr.bsky.social – featuring Douglas Stuart and Tayari Jones 📚

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School of Arts, Languages and Cultures @uomsalc.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Join @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social for a research café discussing an exhibition of artist Sarah Lightman’s Biblical Domestic and Menstrual Hystery series. 📅 Mon 16 Mar ⏰ 4.30-6.30pm 📍SG.16, Samuel Alexander Building 🎟️ Free – Booking required www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/encounteri...

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Encountering Biblical Bodies: Sarah Lightman’s Biblical Women

Join us for an informal research cafe and exhibition viewing of Sarah Lightman’s Biblical Women.

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UoM English, American Studies & Creative Writing Department @uomenglish.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

A quick reminder that we'll be joined by Joe Davidson tomorrow for a special talk hosted by the EACW Radical Formations and Cultural Materialisms research group. We'd love to see you there!

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UoM English, American Studies & Creative Writing Department @uomenglish.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Another @newwritingmcr.bsky.social event on Tue 24 March @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social - Neil Rollinson & Jon Doyle discuss their powerful new novels The Dead Don’t Bleed and Communion. Doors 6:30pm / Start 6:45pm. Tickets £4 or free with book purchase. 📚✨https://buff.ly/N9bIDBC

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