Written by Professor Anindita GoshThis project is aimed at Bangladeshi audiences in the North West and is designed to showcase their rich folk music in tribute to the migrant experience in the region. It consisted of a series of events organised in the North-West –...
Category: History
Social Responsibility Awards, Round 2 (2021-22): Project Abstracts
Written/compiled by Anke BernauWe are delighted to share abstracts (see below) for some of the projects that received Social Responsibility (SR) / Cultural Engagement Awards in the second round of applications for this year. We hope that this will give a good sense of...
Social Responsibility Awards, Round 1 (2021-22): Project Abstracts
Written/compiled by Anke BernauWe are delighted to share abstracts (see below) for some of the projects that received Social Responsibility (SR) / Cultural Engagement Awards in the first round of applications for this year. We hope that this will give a good sense of...
Exploring the Legacies of Slavery and Colonialism at The University of Manchester
Written by Dr Kerry Pimblott and Mary BoothRace, Migration & Humanitarianism: Legacies of Slavery and Colonialism in the Modern World (HIST64101/65101) is a recently developed team-taught module offered as both a 30-credit core and 15-credit option for MA History...
The UK Arts Sector After Brexit: A Series of Workshops and Reports for Knowledge Sharing and Policy Advising
Written by Dr Charlotte Faucher The Creative Manchester-funded project was centered around two workshops, the first of which took place in February 2021 with 30 participants. The topic was ‘Where Are We Now? The Arts Sector Two Months after Brexit’. It was moderated...
Manchester History Workshop
Written by Dr Kerry Pimblott, with contributions from postgraduate researchers Harry Eyre and Jessica White Manchester History Workshop is a new team-taught module for first-year History students at the University of Manchester. The module is an important part of the...
Sexuality Summer School 2021: Queering the Archive
Written by Jackie Stacey, Sabine Sharp, and Janelle Hixon In May 2021, the Centre for the Study of Sexuality and Culture (CSSC) held its 14th Sexuality Summer School (SSS), organised this year around the theme of ‘Queering the Archive’ and taking place online over...
Letters to a President: American Studies Writing Competition
Written by Dr. Andrew FearnleyIn spring 2021, the American Studies programme organised a nation-wide schools’ letter writing competition, entitled ‘Letters to a President’. The competition was launched to coincide with the inauguration of US President Joe Biden, and...
Democracy and Grassroots Activism in Nigeria
Written by The Nigerian Society, Gerardo Serra, and Steven Pierce Nigeria is a country with a rich and multi-faceted history stretching long before colonial times, during which kingdoms and city-states thrived. During colonial rule, the Northern and Southern...
Recreating an Early Modern Beer Recipe
This project will introduce a dedicated week of activities relating to key themes in the social responsibility agenda within the level two undergraduate module HIST21152: The Stuff of History: Objects Across Borders, by inviting a professional brewer, for a period of...
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