Occulture as Method Symposium – September 2026
The Dark Arts Kollective (DVRK) research group’s Occulture as Method Symposium explores how occult practices and esoteric philosophies are used as creative research methods
Category AHEAD Events
Dr Rowan Williams, Professor Judith Butler and guests present Public Talks at Manchester Met
Society for European Philosophy conference the The Transdisciplinary Philosophy Research Group (TPRG) present a series of events open to the public will invite audiences to contemplate European philosophical ideas with renowned international speakers including Dr Rowan Williams and Professor Judith Butler
Bunker Talks 2026-2027
Curated by the Performance Research Group at Manchester School of Art, Bunker Talks explore geopolitical, ecological or economic concerns.
The talks create space for critical encounters, presentations, provocation and dialogue.
Entangled Light: A More-Than-Human Photography Studio
Entangled Light: A More-Than-Human Photography Studio includes workshops, portrait photography, an exhibition and discussion, connecting people, place and the more-than-human world.
Looking back at the Crime and Justice Film Festival
Over the years the Manchester International Crime and Justice Film Festival has shown great films which spark debate on crime, justice and punishment in the 21st century.
AI Literacy Lab and Manchester Festival of Libraries – 11 June 2026
This project joins researchers, artists and organisations involved in promoting awareness around generative AI, and promoting AI literacy.
Event: Roots of Resistance: A walk through history with forgotten feminist Rosa Grindon
Roots of Resistance - Discover Rosa Grindon—a suffragist, botanist, and Shakespearean lecturer to explore feminism and the role of plants in shaping memory and identity
Social Justice Lecture Series : Ecological Harm Reduction: Reimagining Drug Policy with Clemmie James
In this powerful and eye-opening talk, expert Clemmie James will reveal how drug prohibition is not only failing to reduce harm, but is also quietly driving deforestation, environmental destruction, and social injustice across some of the most fragile ecosystems on the planet.
20th May 2026 : Visual Arts Book Launch : Adam Walker – Textual Actants
Please join us for an event celebrating the publication of Adam Walker’s new book, Textual Actants (Infrastructure) (Ma Bibliothèque). Adam will be joined in conversation by Susannah Thomson, Laura Haynes, and Nell Osborne, who will also give readings of their work.
Celebrate St George’s Day with HEY! Festival as part of The Fete of Britain
The Centre For Fiction presents Hey! a free pop-up literary festival of talks, workshops, song and discussion . Hey! is the writer led wing of a rolling series of events across the UK called The Fete of Britain.