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We are one of four Schools in the Faculty of Humanities at The University of Manchester.

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School of Arts, Languages and Cultures @uomsalc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
TONIGHT: Last chance to book your spot for Vince Cable and Rebecca Fannin in conversation about the future of China's economy. 📅 Thursday 1 October ⏰ 6-7.30pm 📍 Roscoe Building, The University of Manchester 🎟 Free – Booking required Hosted by The Confucius Institute at The University of Manchester
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What's next for China's economy?
Join us for a panel discussion and book launch discussing the future of China's economy with two eminent speakers.
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Centre For New Writing @newwritingmcr.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The Observer Book Club with Min Jin Lee 📅 Wednesday 21 October ⏰ 7.30-8.45pm 🎟️ £15 (£32 including book) 📍 @contactmcr.bsky.social
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School of Arts, Languages and Cultures @uomsalc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The Cultural Welcome is back from 5-11 October to offer students the chance to discover the arts, culture and heritage of the Oxford Road Corridor.
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Faculty of Humanities @uomhums.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It's buzzing this week as we celebrate Welcome Week on campus! 🐝 We're excited for a new academic year & look forward to hearing the brilliant ideas new staff and students bring with them 💜 @manchester.ac.uk @uomsoss.bsky.social @uomsalc.bsky.social @uomseed.bsky.social @alliancembs.bsky.social
Students walking on campus in front of the Arthur Lewis Buildingstudents walking past a sign saying 'University Green'Students and staff sitting on the green on university campus
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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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School of Arts, Languages and Cultures @uomsalc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The launch event for 'grasp, grasp' by Sian Fan is featured in MAGNORTH: www.mag-north.com/posts/what-f... 📅 Wednesday 30 September ⏰ 6.30-8.15pm 📍 esea contemporary (and livestreamed online) 🎟️ Free – Limited capacity, booking required Tickets and info: www.tickettailor.com/events/unive...
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What Fear Holds Together: Sian Fan’s grasp, grasp Comes To Manchester
Built from the anonymised life stories of minority Buddhist communities in Britain and Japan, a new digital artwork by Sian Fan enters the uncertain territory between fear and belonging - without atte...
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The University of Manchester @manchester.ac.uk · 17/09/2026
This is what award-winning history looks like 👇 Professor Sadiah Qureshi’s exploration of extinction, empire and the natural world is among six works shortlisted for the 2026 Wolfson History Prize. We're so proud! 💜 @uomhums.bsky.social 🔗 www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/b...
Book by Manchester historian shortlisted for prestigious Wilfson History Prize
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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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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 · 16/09/2026
Paul Mason: Reds 📅 Sunday 11 October ⏰ 2-3.15pm 🎟️ £14/£12 📍 @mhcentre.bsky.social
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Creative Manchester @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Now exhibiting in the Samuel Alexander Glass Corridor: Housing with care and creativity with older LGBTQ people 📅 Exhibiting until 30 September 📍Glass Corridor, Samuel Alexander Building. Open to the public 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday. Find out more about the project: ow.ly/USnP50ZIy3K
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School of Arts, Languages and Cultures @uomsalc.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Exhibition launch: ‘grasp, grasp’ by Sian Fan 📅 Wednesday 30 September ⏰ 7pm (6.30pm doors, artist presentation and livestream begin promptly at 7pm) 📍 esea contemporary, 13 Thomas Street, M4 1EU (and online, via Zoom) 🎟️ Free (Limited capacity, advance booking required)
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Select tickets – Launch event: 'grasp, grasp' by Sian Fan – esea contemporary
Launch event: 'grasp, grasp' by Sian Fan – esea contemporary, Wed 30 Sep 2026 - You are invited to the launch event for grasp, grasp. Streamed online and in person. Live stream 7pm-7.30pm Artist prese...
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Blackwell's Manchester @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Mathias Enard will be in conversation with @newwritingmcr.bsky.social's Ian McGuire for Perfecting the Shot, about a teenage sniper and how violence corrodes the soul. @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social @mcrcityoflit.bsky.social @uomsalc.bsky.social
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Centre For New Writing @newwritingmcr.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
@mcrlitfest.bsky.social is back for 2026 – and once again, we're hosting a series of partnership events with @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social
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Manchester Literature Festival Returns for 2026
Manchester Literature Festival returns from 9-25 October, featuring exciting partnership events from Creative Manchester and the Centre for New Writing.
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School of Arts, Languages and Cultures @uomsalc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
We are proud to host 'UNMASKED', a powerful photography exhibition exploring mental health through lived experience, personal stories, and creative expression. 📅 Thursday 10 September ⏰ 6-9pm 🎟️ £12 / £8 / £6
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Select tickets – Unmasked: A Mental Health Photography Exhibition – The Martin Harris Centre, The University of Manchester, Bridgeford Street
Unmasked: A Mental Health Photography Exhibition – The Martin Harris Centre, The University of Manchester, Bridgeford Street, Thu 10 Sep 2026 - UNMASKED is a powerful photography exhibition exploring ...
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School of Arts, Languages and Cultures @uomsalc.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Ai Weiwei Film Weekend Marathon 📅 Friday 21 August - Sunday 23 August 📍 Factory International 🎟 £3 per film / £5 day passes / Weekend pass sold out
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Ai Weiwei Film Weekend Marathon | Aviva Studios | Manchester
Urgent, global and shocking, Ai Weiwei’s extraordinary filmography comes to Aviva Studios this summer with nine films in three days
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Naomi Baker @drnaomibaker.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Today I discovered that a letter attributed to a man was actually written by Ann Bathurst, the 17th-century visionary woman I’m researching. 🤩 Archival work might be slow and painstaking but it’s totally thrilling to be going in search of lost voices from the past and finding them! 📚
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School of Arts, Languages and Cultures @uomsalc.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Rounding up our series of student short films 'You’re Not A Writer!' by Famke Cochran, Oscar Keen-Downs, and Tilly Edgar is the joint winner of the competition on the theme of imposter syndrome.
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You’re Not A Writer! (2026)
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School of Arts, Languages and Cultures @uomsalc.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Introducing 'I Did My Best. Did I?' by Yejun Chung – joint winner of our student short film competition on the theme of imposter syndrome.
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I Did My Best. Did I? (2026)
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School of Arts, Languages and Cultures @uomsalc.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
In her recent appearance on BBC Radio 4's 'A Good Read', Women's Prize judge and writer Cariad Lloyd chose 'The Others' by SALC Senior Lecturer Sheena Kalayil as one of her favourite books.
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BBC Radio 4 - A Good Read, Cariad Lloyd and Geoff Dyer
Harriett Gilbert is with a comedian and a writer to talk favourite books.
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School of Arts, Languages and Cultures @uomsalc.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
SALC's Professor of Cultural Studies Jackie Stacey has been elected a Fellow of the British Academy, one of the highest honours awarded to scholars in the humanities and social sciences. Read the full story: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/p...
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Professor Jackie Stacey elected Fellow of the British Academy
Jackie Stacey, Professor of Cultural Studies at The University of Manchester, has been elected a Fellow of the British Academy, one of the highest honours awarded to scholars in the humanities and soc...
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Centre For New Writing @newwritingmcr.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
The University of Manchester is proud to be among the global universities, screenwriting labs, film festivals and filmmaker programs partnering with the Academy’s Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting to help identify possible Nicholl Fellows. Read more: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/u...
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University of Manchester partners with the Academy’s Nicholl Fellowships in screenwriting
The University of Manchester is proud to be among the global universities, screenwriting labs, film festivals and filmmaker programs partnering with the Academy’s Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting ...
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School of Arts, Languages and Cultures @uomsalc.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Annise Pomeroy's entry in our student short film competition on the theme of imposter syndrome is 'Fish Out of Water' – a striking film that offers a witty take on impostor phenomenon with sharp comic self-deprecation and a highly memorable ‘fish finger’ metaphor.
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School of Arts, Languages and Cultures @uomsalc.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Our latest SALC student short film on the theme of imposter syndrome is 'Maybe It’s Not You' by Zhang Chenyang – a gentle film exploring experiences of impostor phenomenon from an international student’s perspective, with a comforting message for future students experiencing similar feelings.
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Centre For New Writing @newwritingmcr.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Book now for An Afternoon with Elif Shafak, our @mcrlitfest.bsky.social event in partnership with @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social: 📅 Sunday 25 October ⏰ 3pm 📍 Royal Northern College of Music 🎟️ £22 (£37 including book)
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Centre For New Writing @newwritingmcr.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Announcing the second in our series of events in partnership with @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social as part of this year's @mcrlitfest.bsky.social programme: Patrick Radden Keefe discusses 'London Falling', a riveting true story of wealth, lies and the dark currents running beneath modern London.
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School of Arts, Languages and Cultures @uomsalc.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
The next episode in our series of films created by SALC students on the theme of imposter syndrome is 'Anorak' by Holly Grimes – a bold, memorable exploration of impostor phenomenon through the symbolism of an anorak.
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Centre For New Writing @newwritingmcr.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Once again we're hosting a series of events in partnership with @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social as part of this year's @mcrlitfest.bsky.social programme: Join us for an evening with Award-winning author Sarah Hall, as she delivers the 2026 Faber Lecture: 'Burning Snowflake'.
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School of Arts, Languages and Cultures @uomsalc.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Today we're bringing you the next in a series of films created by SALC students on the theme of imposter syndrome.
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Faculty of Humanities @uomhums.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
🎉@manchester.ac.uk has been ranked first in the world for progress towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Times Higher Education (THE) Sustainability Impact Ratings! 🔗https://www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/university-of-manchester-rankings-sustainability-impact/
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School of Arts, Languages and Cultures @uomsalc.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
A very warm welcome to you, @michelle-phillips.bsky.social!
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School of Arts, Languages and Cultures @uomsalc.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
June 2026 marks a year of the Lost & Found in Translation (L&FIT) – a collaborative network founded by Dr Ruth Abou Rached, Lecturer in Arabic Cultural Studies. L&FIT brings together researchers whose work involves qualitative interviews conducted across diverse languages, settings and disciplines.
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School of Arts, Languages and Cultures @uomsalc.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
In the coming weeks, we'll be sharing a series of films created by SALC students on the theme of imposter syndrome.
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School of Arts, Languages and Cultures @uomsalc.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Umberto Eco in Britain 📅 Friday 26 June ⏰ 3-6.30pm 📍 @anthonyburgess.bsky.social 🎟️ Free – Booking required A special public event, exploring how Eco interacted with British literature, thought, media, and intellectual traditions. Tickets and info: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/umberto-ec...
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Umberto Eco in Britain
A special public event, exploring the relationship between Umberto Eco and British culture.
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Creative Manchester @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
🖊 Come join Dawn Edge, Serge Sagna and Creative Manchester at an event for #FestivalofLibraries to explore the meanings, uses, origins, and evolution of Jamaican Patwa. 📆 Wednesday 10 June, 5:30 – 7pm, Old Trafford Library 🎟️ Book your tickets via the @mcrcityoflit.bsky.social website
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Stuart Jones @stuartjones.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Impressive for @uomsalc.bsky.social to win 3 out of 11 www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
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British Academy/Leverhulme Senior Research Fellowships Awards 2025-26
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Centre For New Writing @newwritingmcr.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Schools Poetry Competition – Globally Curious: Voices from the Earth 📅 Saturday 13 June ⏰ 3pm 📍 Nancy Rothwell Building, GA.056 🎟️ Free – Advance booking recommended
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Schools Poetry Competition – Globally Curious: Voices from the Earth - Universally Manchester Festival
Join us to enjoy some fantastic verse, read by a bright young generation of new writers....
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School of Arts, Languages and Cultures @uomsalc.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
In-between China and the World 📅 Monday 15 June ⏰ 2.30-4pm 📍 John Thaw Studio Theatre, @mhcentre.bsky.social 🎟️ Free – Booking required
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Creative Manchester @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
🖊️ Writing for Wellbeing: Join Centre For New Writing poets at the @mcrcityoflit.bsky.social #FestivalofLibraries to learn how creative writing can positively impact your wellbeing. 📍Chorlton Library (9 June) and Cheadle Library (11 June) 🎟️ Book your place via our Eventbrite.
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School of Arts, Languages and Cultures @uomsalc.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
A fantastic illustration created by Jenny Leonard (jennyleonardart.com) at our recent Research Showcase, highlighting all of the fascinating themes we touched on in our discussions. Thanks to all who attended, and especially to those who joined our panels and shared their presentations.
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Martin Harris Centre @mhcentre.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Our resident string quartet Quatuor Danel invited students of Derby & Derbyshire Music Partnership to take part in a masterclass – watch highlights from this inspiring event in our latest video: youtu.be/Wfw0ZPuTUZU
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Quatuor Danel perform with Noémi Győri at MHC and lead masterclass for Derbyshire school pupils
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School of Arts, Languages and Cultures @uomsalc.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships – SALC welcomes outline applications by Friday 17 July:
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Funding Opportunities - School of Arts, Languages and Cultures - The University of Manchester
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School of Arts, Languages and Cultures @uomsalc.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
This week – Last chance to book! SALC Research Showcase: Bodies, Communities, Environments Hear from SALC academics, exploring how bodies, communities and environments interact. 📆 Thu 28 May ⏰ 12-5.30pm 📍 Kanaris Theatre, Manchester Museum 🎟️ Free Tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/unive...
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The John Rylands Library @thejohnrylands.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
ICYMI last month’s Cottonopolis event is available online thanks to Creative Manchester David Olusoga OBE, Professor of Public History, was joined by Edmond Smith, Professor of Economic Cultures, and Cassandra Gooptar, University of Hull. Watch the recorded event here: ow.ly/rGnl50Z12NW
Folded checked fabrics in a small sample book.
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School of Arts, Languages and Cultures @uomsalc.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
CIDRAL-JRRI Creations Launch Showcase 📅 Thursday 21 May ⏰ 4-6pm 📍 The John Rylands Research Institute and Library, 150 Deansgate, M3 3EH 🎟️ Free – Booking required
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CIDRAL-JRRI Creations Launch showcase
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Social Responsibility at The University of Manchester @socialresponuom.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Vice Chancellor @duncanivison.bsky.social invites you to the Universally Manchester Festival 🌍 Join us to explore what it means to build a greener, healthier and fairer world. 📍 @officialuom, Oxford Road campus 🗓️ Saturday 13 June ⏰ 11am – 4:30pm Find out more at universallymanchester.com
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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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School of Arts, Languages and Cultures @uomsalc.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Join us for Christian Goeschel's Inaugural Lecture – ‘Senses, Emotions, and Politics in Germany in 1933’ 📅 Wednesday 24 June ⏰ 5-7pm 📍 Samuel Alexander Building 🎟️ Free – Booking required Click here to find out more and book your place: www.tickettailor.com/events/unive...
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Creative Manchester @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Are you ready to get to know your local library? 📖🏛️ @mcrcityoflit.bsky.social have announced the programme for this year’s #festivaloflibraries. We’ve partnered with the Linguistic Diversity Collective and Centre For New Writing to celebrate. Book onto a free workshop via our Eventbrite.
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