Events
SOLUM: Jim Brogden photographs 2007-2025
The exhibition will reveal a researcher-photographer attuned to the quiet eloquence of place and the stories embedded in its contours
Enda Walsh in conversation with Denis Flannery
The School of English presents a special event involving the playwright, screenwriter and librettist Enda Walsh in conversation with Dr Denis Flannery
Beyond the Hype: Mobile telephony and the Limits of empowerment
This talk examines the celebrated narrative of mobile telephony as a tool of empowerment in the Global South.
The Cultural Industries in Long-Term Historical Context
Marking the publication of the new, fifth edition of David Hesmondhalgh’s book The Cultural Industries, a discussion between David Hesmondhalgh and Anamik Saha followed by Q&A
Symposium: Cultures of Platformisation in Africa
What are the social and cultural implications of platforms and platformisation in Africa? This in-person and online seminar critically assesses accelerating and expansive platformisation
PRiA Workshop: Exploring OneHE – Professional Development for Teaching, Learning and Scholarship
The session will be led by Helen Morley (OD&PL).
The Roland x0x Series: If synthesizers and drum machines were videogames
Part of the Music Research Seminar Series 2025-26
Book launch for J. R. Carpenter's new poetry collection: p a u s e
Join us to celebrate the launch of Dr J. R. Carpenter's new collection of ecopoetry: p a u s e.
Utopian Envisioning Lab
This full-day event bridges historical research with contemporary civic action, exploring how the history of utopias can serve as a practical tool to collaboratively design sustainable futures.
Roundtable on the Media Image of Africa
This roundtable discussion brings together contemporary expertise on Africa’s media image from a variety of perspectives.
The Most Musical Part of the Land: Opera-going in Northern England in the 1920s
Part of the Music Research Seminar Series 2025-26
Professor Cathy Johnson's Inaugural Lecture – ‘Television Matters: Power, Platforms and the Public Good’
From childhood viewing to global platforms, this talk explores the structural decline of broadcast television, what’s at stake and why we should all care.
A heavy load: reading domestic work in Ghana through contemporary art and infrastructural critique
Join us for a seminar hosted by the Feminisms Research Group, with speaker Dr Gill Park (Lecturer in Curating and Contemporary Art in the School of Fine Art History of Art and Cultural Studies).
2026 Jay Blumler Lecture with Guest Speaker Professor Jeffrey Alexander
"Theory of Trump"
EPOD 2026 Conference - Beyond the Classroom: The Power of Podcasts in Shaping the Future of Learning and Media
Education through Podcasting (EPOD) is a conference and book series where experts share research and practice on learning through recorded audio, media, and podcasting in educational contexts
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