• Manchester, News

    The Portico Library Promotes Refugee Awareness

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    By Jacqueline Grima As a response to the recent First World War Centenary commemorations, The Portico library in Mosely Street, Manchester has recently collaborated with artist and illustrator, Dai Owen, on a project entitled Sanctuary Seekers. The project forms part of the library’s larger Conflict and Community project, supported by the Zochonis Charitable Trust, and…

  • Lifestyle, Manchester, News

    Professor Dawn Archer Explores The Pragmatics Of Influence

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    By Jacqueline Grima Humanities in Public Festival returned this week at Manchester Metropolitan University (Manchester Met) with an inaugural lecture by Director of Research and Knowledge Exchange for Languages, Information and Communications, Professor Dawn Archer. The lecture entitled ‘Influencing Others: An Explanation of “How it’s Done” from a (Primarily) Linguistic Perspective’ was introduced by Dr Derek…

  • News

    Ghost in the Shell: The Whitewashing Row

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    By Charlie Jordin  Hollywood is no stranger to whitewashing. This year Rooney Mara was cast as a Native American in Pan, Emma Stone played a half-Chinese, half-Hawaiian woman in Aloha and the majority of the cast of Gods of Egypt are white. Recently the trailer for Marvel’s Doctor Strange was released sparking questions over casting…

  • Lifestyle, News

    Ethnography in Action: Bouncers, Boxers and Drug Dealers

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    By Jack Holmes Last week, Manchester Metropolitan University (Manchester Met) played host to the 2016 Career forum Regional Event on Ethnography, an event focusing on the idea of studying cultures and societies from the point of view of the subject of the study. In recent years ethnography has been making a resurgence in the academic fields…

  • Interview, Lifestyle, Manchester, News

    Behind Beijing

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    By Daniel Broadley David Adesanya is a Manchester Metropolitan University architect student embarking on a once-in-a-life-time opportunity. Taking advantage of the Study China project, he will be spending time in Beijing working on an exciting creative photography series. David aims to challenge the idea that social media divides us and will look to connect the West with the…

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