Past events
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Cultural dislocation and the politics of recognition - Gary Younge in conversation with Michèle Lamont
15:00 - 17:30 29 April 2025
Creative Manchester and the American Studies Department of the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures are delighted to welcome Michèle Lamont, Leverhulme Visiting Professor, for an in-conversation event with Gary Younge, award-winning journalist and Professor of Sociology at The University of Manchester. During this event Professors Michèle...
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Fiction and Research
14:30 - 16:00 14 May 2025
This online seminar is aimed at researchers who are interested in learning about the different ways fiction relates to social science research. Drawing on Becky and Leah's recently published book, Fiction and Research: A Guide to Connecting Stories and Inquiry (2024, Policy Press), we will explore how social science and fiction can work together,...
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Racial health equity and the question of Black (non?)being: Exploring the uses of Afropessimism in approaches to anti-racist health promotion - Tanisha Spratt
13:00 - 14:30 15 May 2025
In this CoDE lunchtime seminar, Tanisha Spratt from Kings College London shares her research. SUMMARY Afropessimism is a critical framework that is often used to analyse anti-Black violence and its deep entrenchment within systems and structures that perpetuate Black subjugation. By conceptualising Black life as ‘non-life,’ afropessimism examines...
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Bartered Bridegrooms: Transacting Muslim masculinities as colonial legacy (Suriyah Bi)
16:15 - 18:00 19 May 2025
In this hybrid seminar, Dr Suriyah Bi (Cardiff University) introduces research from her recent book 'Bartered Bridegrooms: Transacting Muslim masculinities as colonial legacy' published by Manchester University Press. Please join us for this event either in person at The University of Manchester or online (zoom details below). If you are joining...
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Working with Qualitative Interview Data: Themes and Beyond
14:00 - 17:00 29 May 2025
Dr Andy Balmer leads this creative data workshop for methods@manchester in collaboration with the University of Manchester's Morgan Centre for Research into Everyday Lives. The workshop explores how to work with qualitative data in an ‘everyday’ fashion. This approach draws on new research and features in a forthcoming book from the Morgan...
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Alternative Futures and Popular Protest
16 - 18 June 2025
AFPP is an international, cross-disciplinary conference on social movements, protest and cognate topics. It has drawn participants from over 60 countries, whether based in departments of sociology, politics, cultural studies, psychology, economics, history, geography or elsewhere. Discussions are marked by a long-established spirit of collegial...
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The Making of pragmatist feminism in Arab American women cultural productions - Roaa Ali
13:00 - 14:30 19 June 2025
In this CoDE lunchtime seminar, Dr Roaa Ali (University of Manchester) shares her research. SUMMARY This talk explores the emergence of pragmatist feminism within the cultural productions of Arab American women playwrights, particularly in the context of post-9/11 theatre. In this talk, Ali investigates the complex interplay of feminism, activism,...
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Summer School: Creative Approaches to Qualitative Research
30 June - 2 July 2025
This course offers a hands-on introduction to creative approaches to doing qualitative research. It is designed for researchers and PhD students who already have a background in qualitative research techniques and would like to expand their knowledge to include more creative techniques. The course will engage with various stages of research including...
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Somatics, Yoga & Working Lunch - CoDE Early Career Network Event
23 July 2025
Somatics, Yoga & Working Lunch - CoDE Network Event This event aims to provide a space for radical care, community and wellbeing for ECRs working on race and racism. Expanding on the last CoDE ECR Network Event in February 'Building Solidarity', this event will begin with a short somatics session led by ECR network member Macole Lannaman followed...
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Collaborative Café: Conversations on Racism
12:00 - 16:30 11 September 2025
This event offers a safe, open space for migrants, practitioners, and academics to explore and discuss racism. Building on the CSR Collaboration Cafés, it aims to spark dialogue and foster research and collaboration. Four speakers—including migrants, grassroots practitioners, and academics—will give short talks on topics such as the systemic...
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