Talks
16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence
MMU and the Manchester Poetry Library invites you to attend 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, a series of poetry readings, panels, and workshops led by academics in the field. Our events examine how poetry can create transformational social change in partnership with our public and policymakers.
Ancestral Avant-Gardes
The Holden Gallery Cavendish Street, ManchesterThis one-day event, organised by art historian and critic Claire Bishop, will offer a range of artistic approaches to ancestrality in contemporary art and performance.
The Manchester International Crime and Justice Film Festival 2025
Grosvenor East Building, Manchester Metropolitan University Cavendish Street, ManchesterWelcome to the 2025 festival sponsored by the Department of Sociology at Manchester Metropolitan University and curated by the university’s Policy Evaluation and Research Unit.
Since 2019 we’ve had a consistent mission – screening great films which provoke debate and provide an alternative take on crime, justice and punishment in the 21st century