Past events
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Revolution, Rebellion & Empire on Early Maoist China's Tibetan Borderland
17:00 - 18:30 5 December 2023
Join Benno Weiner's in-person talk on "Revolution, Rebellion, and the Afterlives of Empire on a Tibetan Borderland of Early Maoist China". When in 1949 the Chinese Communist Party “liberated” the area of eastern Tibet known as Amdo, it declared that Amdo Tibetans at last had become “masters of...
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China's Greatest Poet: In the Footsteps of Du Fu [Book Launch]
17:00 - 18:30 7 November 2023
Join us for the in-person launch of Michael Wood's latest book, "China's Greatest Poet: In the Footsteps of Du Fu", held at Portico Library. Du Fu (712-70) is one of China’s greatest poets. His career coincided with periods of famine, war and huge upheaval, yet his secular philosophical vision, combined...
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Disability, Children and Youth - Cherylee Houston talks to the Disabled Staff Network
11:00 - 13:00 27 October 2023
For the UK Disability History Month 2023, the Disabled Staff Network is pleased to be able to announce an event for all staff at the University of Manchester on Thursday 23rd November 12noon- 2pm [Roscoe 1.009 and online] We are delighted to welcome Coronation Street star Cherylee Houston MBE. Cheryl...
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Re-Thinking the Intellectual-State Relationship: Academic Freedom in China
16:00 - 17:30 26 October 2023
Join the MCI for a timely discussion on the past, present, and future of academic freedom in China, featuring Benjamin Mulvey and Boya Li. In this seminar, we aim to provide a reappraisal of the way that academic freedom in the Chinese context is understood, challenging claims made in existing academic...
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Compassion and Culture: A Conversation with Museum Directors Esme Ward & Xiaowen Zhu
16:00 - 17:30 18 October 2023
In this talk, Museum Directors Esme Ward & Xiaowen Zhu reflect on the links between compassion and culture, drawing on their work on China. This event is co-organised by the Manchester China Institute and Manchester Museum, with support from esea contemporary, as part of a wider event series about "how...
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