Editors Note: This is an archived blog post from 20/9/2011. Proletariat to Precariat? Working-class politics, identities and socio-spatial change in Britain from the Great Depression to the ‘Big Society’ Friday, 14 October 2011 09.45- 16:15 University of Manchester As the coalition government oversees the biggest transfer of wealth from ordinary people to the very richest…
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Black History Month @ Manchester
Editors Note: This is an archived blog post from 4/10/2011. Black History Month is an opportunity to celebrate black culture and heritage whilst raising awareness of resources and support available at the University. One such resource is the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations Centre in Sackville Street Building. The centre is a library dedicated to…
Current PhD research: Dark Age dykes.
Editors Note: This is an archived blog post from 21/1/2010. Current Research: Erik Grigg, PhD student I am a part-time PhD researcher currently looking at Dark Age dykes. These, according to Dr Ryan, sounds like a Swedish Goth death metal band, but they are in fact early medieval linear earthworks (Offa’s Dyke, Wansdyke, etc) that…
Workshop: Visualising and Exhibiting Fascism
Editors Note: This is an archived blog post from 11/2/2010. Workshop: Visualising and Exhibiting Fascism Friday 19 March Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester. The workshop will bring together academics and practitioners to explore some ideas, approaches and problems relating to the production and subsequent display of cultural artefacts associated with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. PROGRAMME…
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