Past events
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Leandro Minuchin, UoM: Architectures of Exit: Libertarianism, Anarcho-Capitalism, and the Substitution of Politics in Latin America
17:00 - 18:30 22 October 2025
This talk is part of the seminar series of the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Wed 22 Oct 2025, 5pm (UK time). This event will be in person, in Samuel Alexander Building, room A112. It can be followed online here: https://zoom.us/j/95860231166 Abstract: From private cities to metaverses, contemporary design is increasingly involved...
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WCLC: Giannis Koutis & Reza Mirjalali: Ottoman classical music. Presented by the departments of Music & Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies
13:10 - 13:50 30 October 2025
NOTE: Unfortunately, Giannis Koutis will be unable to attend as scheduled. Reza Mirjalali has kindly agreed to perform solo. We welcome two virtuoso performers from Cyprus and Iran to the Martin Harris Centre. An oud player and teacher, giving workshops and concerts around the world, while also researching Modal Music of the Eastern Mediterranean,...
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Ed King (Bristol): Addressing Algorithmic Bias through Video Game Design in Brazil
17:00 - 18:30 12 November 2025
This talk is part of the seminar series of the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Co-organised with the Centre for Digital Humanities, Media and Culture. Wed 12 November 2025, 5pm (UK time). This event will be in person, in Samuel Alexander Building, room A214. It can be followed online here: https://zoom.us/j/95860231166 Abstract:...
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Nicolle Alzamora (UoM): A Tale of Two Invasions: Fictional Excavations of Panama’s Difficult Pasts
17:00 - 18:30 26 November 2025
This talk is part of the seminar series of the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Wed 26 Nov 2025, 5pm (UK time). This event will be in person, in Samuel Alexander Building, room A214. It can be followed online here: https://zoom.us/j/95860231166 Abstract: In this presentation, I focus on the novel Una corona con cantáridas (2018),...
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Annual Language Partner Event 2025
17:30 - 19:30 27 November 2025
Join the Manchester Confucius Institute and UoM Chinese Studies to practice your language skills and make new friends. We’ve heard that students are finding it a challenge to meet a native speaking language partner so we teamed up with the Chinese Studies Department to create this unique opportunity to introduce Chinese learners to Chinese native...
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Agustin Diz (Edinburgh): After Abundance: Guaraní Settlements and the Making of the Gran Chaco’s Extractive Frontier
17:00 - 18:30 10 December 2025
This talk is part of the seminar series of the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Wed 10 Dec 2025, 5pm (UK time). This event will be in person, in Samuel Alexander Building, room A214. It can be followed online here: https://zoom.us/j/95860231166 Abstract: The natural resources taken from the hills and semi-arid plains that make...
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CLACS Seminar: Austin Zeiderman (LSE) "Racial Ecologies in Fluvial Colombia"
17:00 - 18:30 4 February 2026
This talk is part of the seminar series of the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Wed 4 Feb 2026, 5pm (UK time). This event will be in person, in Samuel Alexander Building, room A214. It can be followed online here: https://tinyurl.com/yzm5d7k2 Abstract: The Magdalena River, linking Colombia’s Andean interior and Caribbean coast,...
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CLACS Seminar: Lucía Tiscornia (University College Dublin): Criminal Governance in Unexpected Places: The case of Uruguay
17:00 - 18:30 26 February 2026
This talk is part of the seminar series of the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. PLEASE NOTE THIS SEMINAR IS ON A THURSDAY THURSDAY 26 Feb 2026, 5pm (UK time). This event will be in person, in Samuel Alexander Building, room A112. It can be followed online here: https://tinyurl.com/yzm5d7k2 Abstract: Many studies of criminal governance...
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CLACS/Music Department WCLC event: Music concert Ñandereko (Our Way of Life) by Ramon Gorigoitia (World Première) and associated events
13:10 - 14:00 12 March 2026
This concert is organised by the Music Department and also forms part of the events series of the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. The Thursday lunchtime concerts are part of the Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series, which is supported by the Ida Carroll Trust. They provide a wide-ranging programme to suit all tastes and are...
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CLACS Seminar: Luis Schenoni (UCL): "Bringing War Back In: Victory, Defeat, and the State in Nineteenth-Century Latin America"
17:00 - 18:30 18 March 2026
This talk is part of the seminar series of the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Wed 18 March 2026, 5pm (UK time). This event will be in person, in Samuel Alexander Building, room A112. It can be followed online here: https://tinyurl.com/yzm5d7k2 Abstract: Did war make states in Latin America? My book "Bringing War Back In: Victory,...
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