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…

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…

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…

Editors Note: This is an archived post from 26/2/2010. Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute’s (HCRI) 2nd ESRC funded seminar Assessing humanitarianism: disaster & data dissemination. Friday 26 February 2010 University Place lecture theatre 1.218 In convening this seminar the HCRI will adopt a multi-disciplinary approach to the evaluation of humanitarian aid. Exploring previous and current…