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    Philomena: Truth-Seeking and Truth-Twisting

    12th November 2013 By 0 512

    Words by Lisa Burns   Dame Judi Dench is breaking hearts in the bittersweet film Philomena, which was released on 1st November. The movie retells the real-life story of Philomena Lee, an Irish Catholic woman who became pregnant as a teenager and had her baby taken from her by nuns.    Philomena’s story was originally…

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    Pandril Press – Weird Love Launch

    12th November 2013 By 0 393

      Pandril Press began as an idea hatched in the minds of seven students from Manchester Metropolitan University’s MA Creative Writing course in 2010, and since then published their first anthology of short stories, Panopticon, in May 2011. Since then, founders Paul Beatty, Dave Chadwick, Lucia Cox, Ros Davis, Iris Feindt, Nicky Harlow and Alison…

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    Who Owns History? A Clash of Perspectives

    11th November 2013 By 0 165

    On Saturday the 23rd November, Manchester Metropolitan University’s Department of History, Politics and Philosophy are hosting a one-day conference examining multicultural issues in the study and teaching of history. This conference is aimed at scholars and members of the public who are interested in two of the contentious issues in our study and understanding of…

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    HLSS Student Book Sale Raises Money for Children In Need

    11th November 2013 By 0 168

      Words by Rachel Bruce and Cerys Jones. Thursday 31st October saw the launch of the first HLSS Student Book Sale in the Geoffrey Manton Atrium. This charity driven two-day event was organised by MMU alumni Cerys Jones and Rachel Bruce. Students and staff alike flocked to the stall to discover steals to be had….

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    Sameera Rafiq takes Al-Habeeb Scholarship to the first Asian Media Awards

    9th November 2013 By 0 619

      Words by Sameera Rafiq I graduated with a First Class BA (Hons) History degree from Manchester Metropolitan University in 2012, and soon came to the conclusion that the ‘real world’ is tough! Like most recent graduates I had grown too fond of the student life. Hence, I decided to take the working life for…

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