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SUMMARY:Writers’ Retreat with Chad McDonald
DESCRIPTION:In-person only in GE 2.06. \n\n\n\nWriters’ Retreats give PhD students in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities the opportunity to devote a whole day to writing in a quiet\, structured\, and supportive atmosphere. The retreats are facilitated by Dr Chad McDonald\, the faculty’s Senior Academic and Study Skills Tutor. You will need to arrive ‘ready to write’ but may\, of course\, bring any materials (laptops\, books\, data\, etc.) with you for the whole-day session. There will be some short discussion around good writing practice and how to approach your writing as a professional task\, but much of the day will be devoted to writing without distraction. Whatever your writing project (e.g.\, annual report\, paper\, thesis)\, the retreat will provide a space away from your office or home in which to concentrate and reflect on the process of writing. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
URL:https://dcahf.mmu.ac.uk/event/writers-retreat-with-chad-mcdonald-5/
LOCATION:Grosvenor East (GE) 2.06\, Cavendish Street\, Manchester\, M15 6BG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:DCAH's Research Training and Development Programme,Writer's Retreat
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260205T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260205T120000
DTSTAMP:20251112T095810Z
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SUMMARY:Ethics as Process with Adi Kuntsman and Abu Sadat Muhammad Sayem
DESCRIPTION:GE 2.06 and on Teams. \n\n\n\nEthics training aimed at students from year two of the PhD onwards and staff members. This session dedicated to questions of research will discuss the role of ethics while preparing your approval application; when carrying out your research; and when writing up. We will also address practical questions about the application process\, and have room for discussion of any questions or issues that you may want to address or need support with. The workshop will be run by Dr Adi Kuntsman \, the Faculty Chair of Ethics\, and Dr Abu Sadat Muhammad Sayem\, the PhD Liaison from the Faculty Ethics Committee.
URL:https://dcahf.mmu.ac.uk/event/ethics-as-process-with-adi-kuntsman-and-abu-sadat-muhammad-sayem-2/
LOCATION:Grosvenor East (GE) 2.06\, Cavendish Street\, Manchester\, M15 6BG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:DCAH's Research Training and Development Programme
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260203T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260203T160000
DTSTAMP:20251112T095819Z
CREATED:20250913T133433Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251112T095819Z
UID:1359-1770127200-1770134400@dcahf.mmu.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Methods Masterclass with Kate Pahl
DESCRIPTION:This event is organised by the Doctoral College and more details will be available nearer the time.
URL:https://dcahf.mmu.ac.uk/event/methods-masterclass-with-kate-pahl/
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260130T103000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260130T123000
DTSTAMP:20251112T095829Z
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SUMMARY:Ethics Application Writing with Adi Kuntsman and Abu Sadat Muhammad Sayem
DESCRIPTION:GE 2.06 and on Teams. \n\n\n\nYou are cordially invited to the next event in our “writing ethics” series: a short writing retreat. Although primarily aimed at PhD students\, the session would be beneficial for anyone who is reflecting on ethical complexities in their publications. The session will include a short presentation\, followed on by hands-on writing exercises and a discussion.
URL:https://dcahf.mmu.ac.uk/event/ethics-application-writing-with-adi-kuntsman-and-abu-sadat-muhammad-sayem/
LOCATION:Grosvenor East (GE) 2.06\, Cavendish Street\, Manchester\, M15 6BG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:DCAH's Research Training and Development Programme
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260121T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260121T160000
DTSTAMP:20251112T095838Z
CREATED:20250913T133040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251112T095838Z
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SUMMARY:Academic Careers Panel with Mercedes Peñalba-Sotorrio
DESCRIPTION:GE 2.06 an on Teams. \n\n\n\nMercedes Peñalba-Sotorrio\, Senior Lecturer in Modern European History\, will chair this panel discussion with early career researchers about the different forms an academic career might take\, how to go about finding and applying for jobs\, and what you can do to prepare for the job search.
URL:https://dcahf.mmu.ac.uk/event/academic-careers-panel-with-mercedes-penalba-sotorrio/
CATEGORIES:DCAH's Research Training and Development Programme
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260121T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260121T120000
DTSTAMP:20251112T095847Z
CREATED:20250913T132821Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251112T095847Z
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SUMMARY:Methods Masterclass with Elizabeth Kealey Morris
DESCRIPTION:This event is organised by the Doctoral College\, and more details will be available nearer the time.
URL:https://dcahf.mmu.ac.uk/event/methods-masterclass-with-elizabeth-kealey-morris-2/
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260114T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260114T120000
DTSTAMP:20251113T113847Z
CREATED:20250913T132614Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T113847Z
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SUMMARY:Methods Masterclass with Elizabeth Kealey Morris
DESCRIPTION:This event is organised by the Doctoral College\, and more details will be available nearer the time.
URL:https://dcahf.mmu.ac.uk/event/methods-masterclass-with-elizabeth-kealey-morris/
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260112T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260112T170000
DTSTAMP:20251113T113903Z
CREATED:20250913T132327Z
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SUMMARY:Writers’ Retreat with Chad McDonald
DESCRIPTION:In-person only in GE 2.06. \n\n\n\nWriters’ Retreats give PhD students in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities the opportunity to devote a whole day to writing in a quiet\, structured\, and supportive atmosphere. The retreats are facilitated by Dr Chad McDonald\, the faculty’s Senior Academic and Study Skills Tutor. You will need to arrive ‘ready to write’ but may\, of course\, bring any materials (laptops\, books\, data\, etc.) with you for the whole-day session. There will be some short discussion around good writing practice and how to approach your writing as a professional task\, but much of the day will be devoted to writing without distraction. Whatever your writing project (e.g.\, annual report\, paper\, thesis)\, the retreat will provide a space away from your office or home in which to concentrate and reflect on the process of writing. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
URL:https://dcahf.mmu.ac.uk/event/writers-retreat-with-chad-mcdonald-4/
LOCATION:Grosvenor East (GE) 2.06\, Cavendish Street\, Manchester\, M15 6BG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:DCAH's Research Training and Development Programme,Writer's Retreat
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251209T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251209T170000
DTSTAMP:20251113T113917Z
CREATED:20250913T130826Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T113917Z
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SUMMARY:Writers’ Retreat with Chad McDonald
DESCRIPTION:In-person only in GE 2.06. \n\n\n\nWriters’ Retreats give PhD students in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities the opportunity to devote a whole day to writing in a quiet\, structured\, and supportive atmosphere. The retreats are facilitated by Dr Chad McDonald\, the faculty’s Senior Academic and Study Skills Tutor. You will need to arrive ‘ready to write’ but may\, of course\, bring any materials (laptops\, books\, data\, etc.) with you for the whole-day session. There will be some short discussion around good writing practice and how to approach your writing as a professional task\, but much of the day will be devoted to writing without distraction. Whatever your writing project (e.g.\, annual report\, paper\, thesis)\, the retreat will provide a space away from your office or home in which to concentrate and reflect on the process of writing. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
URL:https://dcahf.mmu.ac.uk/event/writers-retreat-with-chad-mcdonald-3/
LOCATION:Grosvenor East (GE) 2.06\, Cavendish Street\, Manchester\, M15 6BG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:DCAH's Research Training and Development Programme,Writer's Retreat
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251205T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251205T120000
DTSTAMP:20251113T113930Z
CREATED:20250913T130638Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T113930Z
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SUMMARY:Writing Ethics\, with Adi Kuntsman and Abu Sadat Muhammad Sayem
DESCRIPTION:GE 2.06 and on Teams. \n\n\n\nThis training is designed for third-year PhD researchers and beyond and will focus on how to write about the results of your research and data collection with Ethics in mind.
URL:https://dcahf.mmu.ac.uk/event/writing-ethics-with-adi-kuntsman-and-abu-sadat-muhammad-sayem/
LOCATION:Grosvenor East (GE) 2.06\, Cavendish Street\, Manchester\, M15 6BG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:DCAH's Research Training and Development Programme
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251202T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251202T143000
DTSTAMP:20251113T114305Z
CREATED:20250913T130414Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T114305Z
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SUMMARY:Practice-based conversation with Kim Moore: Creative Practice\, Creative Form
DESCRIPTION:Poetry Library (tbc) and on Teams. \n\n\n\nInformal staff-led conversation series\, organised by Nicola Lewis-Dixon and hosted by the Poetry Library\, with a focus on practice-based research. In this session Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing\, Kim Moore will lead a discussion on ‘Creative Practice\, Creative Form’\, looking at other ways of presenting research than a traditionally structured thesis with chapters\, literature review\, etc. \n\n\n\nEmail Nicola if you’d like to come in person\, as we usually provide refreshments.
URL:https://dcahf.mmu.ac.uk/event/practice-based-conversation-with-kim-moore-creative-practice-creative-form/
LOCATION:Manchester Poetry Library\, Grosvenor Building\, Cavendish Street\, Manchester\, M15 6BG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:DCAH's Research Training and Development Programme
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251126T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251126T120000
DTSTAMP:20251113T114255Z
CREATED:20250913T130136Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T114255Z
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SUMMARY:Critical Thinking and Critical Reading
DESCRIPTION:GE 2.06 and on Teams. \n\n\n\nWithin this session we will discuss easily memorable approaches to engaging in critical thinking around your own reading of published research\, with a view to building skills and abilities in critiquing work ahead of incorporation into your own thesis. To complement this\, we will engage in the critical reading and deconstruction of an easy to read paper from linguistics\, exploring how even published papers of limited value and argumentation can be published\, and the danger in relying on\, or trusting everything written in black and white. Derek (who is running the class) will provide the paper for reading and critiquing at least a week before the session\, so please ensure you have signed up well in advance in order to receive the paper for critique.
URL:https://dcahf.mmu.ac.uk/event/critical-thinking-and-critical-reading/
LOCATION:Grosvenor East (GE) 2.06\, Cavendish Street\, Manchester\, M15 6BG\, United Kingdom
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251120T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251120T120000
DTSTAMP:20251113T114246Z
CREATED:20250913T125922Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T114246Z
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SUMMARY:Intro to Ethics with Adi Kuntsman and Abu Sadat Muhammad Sayem
DESCRIPTION:GE 2.06 and on Teams. \n\n\n\nWhat are Research Ethics and what do you need to know to complete your Ethos application? This session is designed for first year PhD researchers who are preparing to submit an Ethos application. It will cover the basics and beyond.
URL:https://dcahf.mmu.ac.uk/event/intro-to-ethics-with-adi-kuntsman-and-abu-sadat-muhammad-sayem/
LOCATION:Grosvenor East (GE) 2.06\, Cavendish Street\, Manchester\, M15 6BG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:DCAH's Research Training and Development Programme
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251119T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251119T143000
DTSTAMP:20251113T114234Z
CREATED:20250913T125516Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T114234Z
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SUMMARY:Practice-based Conversation with Sara Davies: Mapping Methods and Methodologies
DESCRIPTION:Poetry Library (tbc) and on Teams. \n\n\n\nInformal staff-led conversation series\, organised by Nicola Lewis-Dixon and hosted by the Poetry Library\, with a focus on practice-based research. In this session\, Sara Davies\, Lecturer in Art Theory and Practice at the Manchester School of Art will lead a discussion focused on methodologies in art and design practice-based research. This will be ideal for first years who are still thinking through their methodology\, but you also might find it useful if you are at a later stage in your PhD and are returning to write or edit methodology informed parts of your thesis. \n\n\n\nPlease come to this session prepared with ideas for interesting readings or reflection on art and design practice-based methodologies. Sara also wanted to encourage you to read this chapter before the session so that we could discuss it:Vear\, C. (2022) The Routledge International Handbook of Practice-Based Research. Milton: Taylor & Francis Group. Available at: http://public.eblib.com/choice/PublicFullRecord.aspx?p=6818293 (Accessed: June 17\, 2025). \n\n\n\nChapter 3.1 Methods pp 468-492 \n\n\n\nEmail Nicola if you’d like to come in person\, as we usually provide refreshments.
URL:https://dcahf.mmu.ac.uk/event/practice-based-conversation-with-sara-davies-mapping-methods-and-methodologies/
LOCATION:Manchester Poetry Library\, Grosvenor Building\, Cavendish Street\, Manchester\, M15 6BG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:DCAH's Research Training and Development Programme
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251114T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251114T170000
DTSTAMP:20251113T114017Z
CREATED:20250913T125057Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T114017Z
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SUMMARY:Writers’ Retreat with Chad McDonald
DESCRIPTION:in-person only in GE 2.06. \n\n\n\nWriters’ Retreats give PhD students in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities the opportunity to devote a whole day to writing in a quiet\, structured\, and supportive atmosphere. The retreats are facilitated by Dr Chad McDonald\, the faculty’s Senior Academic and Study Skills Tutor. You will need to arrive ‘ready to write’ but may\, of course\, bring any materials (laptops\, books\, data\, etc.) with you for the whole-day session. There will be some short discussion around good writing practice and how to approach your writing as a professional task\, but much of the day will be devoted to writing without distraction. Whatever your writing project (e.g.\, annual report\, paper\, thesis)\, the retreat will provide a space away from your office or home in which to concentrate and reflect on the process of writing. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
URL:https://dcahf.mmu.ac.uk/event/writers-retreat-with-chad-mcdonald-2/
LOCATION:Grosvenor East (GE) 2.06\, Cavendish Street\, Manchester\, M15 6BG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:DCAH's Research Training and Development Programme,Writer's Retreat
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251105T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251105T173000
DTSTAMP:20251113T114029Z
CREATED:20250913T124832Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T114029Z
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SUMMARY:Navigating your PhD as an International Student
DESCRIPTION:GE 2.06 and on Teams. \n\n\n\nStarting a PhD can be challenging for any new researcher\, but this event is an opportunity to reflect on what’s unique about the international and overseas experience. Chaired by Jea Na\, Senior Lecturer in the School of Art\, you will also hear from current PhD researchers who are a little further along in their research journey – Domenic Suntrapak and Sumi Sivapalan. They will share their experience of starting out and navigating the PhD from an international perspective\, and you will also be able to ask any questions you might have.  \n\n\n\nThere will also be tea\, coffee\, snacks\, and a chance to chat and get to know new and returning doctoral researchers. If you’re a returning student we encourage you to come along and meet some of the new starters.
URL:https://dcahf.mmu.ac.uk/event/navigating-your-phd-as-an-international-student/
LOCATION:Grosvenor East (GE) 2.06\, Cavendish Street\, Manchester\, M15 6BG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:DCAH's Research Training and Development Programme
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251104T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251104T120000
DTSTAMP:20251113T114041Z
CREATED:20250913T124321Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T114041Z
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SUMMARY:Applying for DCAHF Funding
DESCRIPTION:Online only on Teams. \n\n\n\nThree times a year the Doctoral College Arts and Humanities Faculty invites applications to its Research Degree Fund. The Fund gives you the opportunity to apply for up to £200 to support your research\, whether by attending a conference\, visiting an archive\, attending courses\, residencies or workshops\, or organising an event that will benefit the wider PhD community. \n\n\n\nIn this online session Antony Rowland will cover the basics of how to apply to the Fund\, sharing some tips on what makes a good application. Feel free to come with any questions you might have.
URL:https://dcahf.mmu.ac.uk/event/applying-for-dcahf-funding/
CATEGORIES:DCAH's Research Training and Development Programme
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251030T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251030T123000
DTSTAMP:20251113T114051Z
CREATED:20250913T124033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T114051Z
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SUMMARY:Poetry Library exhibition meeting with Martin Kratz
DESCRIPTION:The Poetry Library and on Teams. \n\n\n\nThis meeting is for PhD researchers who have applied to exhibit with the Poetry Library in the PhD exhibition in 2026 and have been selected to show their work. This will be an opportunity to talk about plans for the exhibition and discuss the curatorial aims and ambitions of the project.
URL:https://dcahf.mmu.ac.uk/event/poetry-library-exhibition-meeting-with-martin-kratz/
LOCATION:Manchester Poetry Library\, Grosvenor Building\, Cavendish Street\, Manchester\, M15 6BG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251023T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251023T120000
DTSTAMP:20251113T114102Z
CREATED:20250913T123256Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T114102Z
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SUMMARY:Ethics as Process with Adi Kuntsman and Abu Sadat Muhammad Sayem
DESCRIPTION:Ethics training aimed at students from year two of the PhD onwards and staff members. This session dedicated to questions of research will discuss the role of ethics while preparing your approval application; when carrying out your research; and when writing up. We will also address practical questions about the application process\, and have room for discussion of any questions or issues that you may want to address or need support with.  \n\n\n\nThe workshop will be run by Dr Adi Kuntsman \, the Faculty Chair of Ethics\, and Dr Abu Sadat Muhammad Sayem\, the PhD Liaison from the Faculty Ethics Committee.
URL:https://dcahf.mmu.ac.uk/event/ethics-as-process-with-adi-kuntsman-and-abu-sadat-muhammad-sayem/
LOCATION:Grosvenor East (GE) 2.06\, Cavendish Street\, Manchester\, M15 6BG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:DCAH's Research Training and Development Programme
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251015T103000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251015T130000
DTSTAMP:20251113T114112Z
CREATED:20250913T123021Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T114112Z
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SUMMARY:Arts & Humanities Induction
DESCRIPTION:GE 2.06 and on Teams. \n\n\n\nThe induction will be run as a hybrid event which you can attend either in-person or online\, followed by an in-person lunch from 1.00pm – 2.00pm. This is a fantastic opportunity for you to meet academic staff\, fellow doctoral research students\, and to learn more about the interdisciplinary community in the Arts and Humanities. During the induction\, you’ll find out about your faculty and what support is available to you both academically and pastorally\, including the training programme that will run this academic year.  \n\n\n\nPlease send an email to Dr Derek Bousfield to let us know whether you can attend\, and if you would like to attend in-person\, please include your dietary requirements for the lunch.
URL:https://dcahf.mmu.ac.uk/event/arts-humanities-induction/
LOCATION:Grosvenor East (GE) 2.06\, Cavendish Street\, Manchester\, M15 6BG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:DCAH's Research Training and Development Programme
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251013T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251013T170000
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SUMMARY:Writers’ Retreat with Chad McDonald
DESCRIPTION:In person only in GE 2.06. \n\n\n\nWriters’ Retreats give PhD students in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities the opportunity to devote a whole day to writing in a quiet\, structured\, and supportive atmosphere. The retreats are facilitated by Dr Chad McDonald\, the faculty’s Senior Academic and Study Skills Tutor. You will need to arrive ‘ready to write’ but may\, of course\, bring any materials (laptops\, books\, data\, etc.) with you for the whole-day session. There will be some short discussion around good writing practice and how to approach your writing as a professional task\, but much of the day will be devoted to writing without distraction. Whatever your writing project (e.g.\, annual report\, paper\, thesis)\, the retreat will provide a space away from your office or home in which to concentrate and reflect on the process of writing. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
URL:https://dcahf.mmu.ac.uk/event/writers-retreat-with-chad-mcdonald/
LOCATION:Grosvenor East (GE) 2.06\, Cavendish Street\, Manchester\, M15 6BG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:DCAH's Research Training and Development Programme,Writer's Retreat
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251008T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251008T143000
DTSTAMP:20251113T114130Z
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SUMMARY:Practice-based Conversation with Susannah Thompson: Writing About Creative Practice
DESCRIPTION:GE 2.06 and on Teams. \n\n\n\nInformal staff-led conversation series\, organised by Nicola Lewis-Dixon and hosted by the Poetry Library\, with a focus on practice-based research. In this session\, ‘Writing about Creative Practice’\, Susannah Thompson (Professor of Art History and Criticism) will lead a discussion aimed at practitioners seeking to articulate their practice and the forms they might choose to work with to do that. \n\n\n\nThis session will be in GE 2.06\, not the Poetry Library. \n\n\n\nEmail Nicola if you’d like to come in person\, as we usually provide refreshments.
URL:https://dcahf.mmu.ac.uk/event/practice-based-conversation-with-susannah-thompson-writing-about-creative-practice/
LOCATION:Grosvenor East (GE) 2.06\, Cavendish Street\, Manchester\, M15 6BG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:DCAH's Research Training and Development Programme
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250916T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250916T143000
DTSTAMP:20251113T114140Z
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SUMMARY:Practice-based Conversation with Helen McGhie
DESCRIPTION:Poetry Library roundtable and on Teams. \n\n\n\nInformal staff-led conversation series\, organised by Nicola Lewis-Dixon and hosted by the Poetry Library\, with a focus on practice-based research. In this session Helen McGhie\, Senior Lecturer in Photography with SODA\, will lead a discussion on creative reflective practice as a methodology and initiate some discussion around the differences between arts-based research and art-world practice. \n\n\n\nEmail Nicola if you’d like to come in person\, as we usually provide refreshments.
URL:https://dcahf.mmu.ac.uk/event/practice-based-conversation-with-helen-mcghie/
LOCATION:Manchester Poetry Library\, Grosvenor Building\, Cavendish Street\, Manchester\, M15 6BG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:DCAH's Research Training and Development Programme
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250916T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250916T173000
DTSTAMP:20251113T114150Z
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SUMMARY:Queer Kinship Studies - International Perspectives
DESCRIPTION:Event Title: Queer Kinship Studies – International Perspectives. \n\n\n\nDate and time: Tuesday\, September 16 · 9:30am – 5:30pm GMT+1 \n\n\n\nLocation: BS G.36 – Lecture Theatre 3 (North Atrium)\, Business School\, Manchester Metropolitan University \n\n\n\nAbout this event: \n\n\n\nThis free one-day symposium will debate under-explored themes in Queer Kinship Research\, including reproductive technologies\, consensual non-monogamies (CNMs)\, bisexualities/plurisexualities\, transnational dynamics with regards to sexual and intimate citizenship\, and de/colonial politics. \n\n\n\nNext to panels on current research and international perspectives in the academic work on Consensual Non-monogamies (CNMs)\, the event will feature keynotes by the renowned international gender and sexuality scholars\, Dr Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli (Deakin University\, Australia) and Dr Daniel Cardoso (Lusophone University and NOVA University\, Portugal). \n\n\n\nFor programme and registration details\, please\, visit the following hyper link: \n\n\n\nQueer Kinship Studies – International Perspectives | Eventbrite \n\n\n\nOrganisers: \n\n\n\nDr Antonio Cerdeira Pilão and Prof Christian Klesse (both Manchester Metropolitan University); presented in partnership by CISG and FAKIM-CNM. \n\n\n\nFor more information\, please\, contact\, Prof. Christian Klesse
URL:https://dcahf.mmu.ac.uk/event/queer-kinship-studies-international-perspectives/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250911T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250911T140000
DTSTAMP:20251113T114201Z
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SUMMARY:Seminar 6.9: Wendy Allen
DESCRIPTION:Seminar 6.9: Barbara Hepworth and the self never sculpted: Can Hepworth’s use of the maquette in her sculptural practice inform a new creative practice in poetry? \n\n\n\nWhen and where: Thursday 11th September 2025 from 1-2 pm in Grosvenor East room 206 and on Teams\, with optional extension until 2.30pm for in-person attendees. Tea\, coffee\, juice and snacks provided. \n\n\n\nPresenter: Wendy Allen. Wendy is a poet and is in her 3rd year of full-time PhD research. Her creative-critical thesis considers Barbara Hepworth’s (1903-1975) use of the maquette to inform a re-making of poetic form. Focussing on the precariousness of the maquette\, Wendy suggests that by disrupting the idea of the final model as superior enables a new poetics to emerge\, one which gives equal placing to the inner workings and measuring of (a) form. \n\n\n\nFormat/topic: Wendy will begin the session by introducing the maquette: a small preliminary model created to test ideas and proportions. Maquettes are often overlooked\, lost or destroyed\, and yet\, when they are considered independently\, are crucial sites of thought\, experimentation and becoming. Through feminist theory and the Maquinette (a sequence of disrupted sonnets)\, Wendy suggests that the maquette enables a re-evaluation of how we see these unseen contributions. \n\n\n\nThere will be a discussion following the paper\, and it may be of interest to consider the inter-disciplinary aspect to the research (Creative Writing and Art History) in terms of a broader context and how this could work with other disciplines. \n\n\n\nPreparation: You do not need to read anything beforehand\, but it may be of interest to look at some images of Barbara Hepworth’s sculptures and maquettes. \n\n\n\nTea\, coffee\, juice and snacks provided. \n\n\n\nEmail Loretta to say whether you would like to attend online or in person\, and if you have any dietary requirements (all snacks are vegetarian).
URL:https://dcahf.mmu.ac.uk/event/seminar-6-8-wendy-allen/
LOCATION:Grosvenor East (GE) 2.06\, Cavendish Street\, Manchester\, M15 6BG\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250828T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250828T140000
DTSTAMP:20251113T114222Z
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SUMMARY:Seminar 6.8: Manchester’s queer sonics
DESCRIPTION:When and where: Thursday 28th August 2025 from 1-2 pm in Grosvenor East room 206 and on Teams\, with optional extension until 2.30pm for in-person attendees. Tea\, coffee\, juice and snacks provided. \n\n\n\nPresenter: Markus Hetheier. Markus is a 5th year part-time practice-based PhD candidate at the School of Digital Arts (SODA). His artistic research project involves queer sonic mappings of Manchester (co-)produced by ten research participants and him. The project focuses on queer sonics as a transformative tool for community building. \n\n\n\nFormat/topic: Markus will begin the session by a brief introduction of his PhD project\, focusing on the intersection of methodological and theoretical concepts with practice as research as overall approach. He will then present and discuss the research participants’ individual queer sonic mappings of Manchester and the themes which have emerged from the practice. The session will be concluded with an open discussion and Q&A. \n\n\n\nPreparation: If you want to familiarise yourself with queer sonics\, you are welcome to read Truman\, S. E. and Shannon\, D. B. (2018) ‘Queer sonic cultures: an affective walking-composing project’\, Capacious: journal for emerging affect inquiry\, 3(1)\, pp. 58—77. \n\n\n\nFor the discussion and Q&A you may want to think about the following questions: How do we define co-production in artistic research projects? Which role does the researcher have when they are also an artist\, facilitator and curator in the project? What influence \n\n\n\nEmail Loretta to say whether you would like to attend online or in person\, and if you have any dietary requirements (all snacks are vegetarian).
URL:https://dcahf.mmu.ac.uk/event/seminar-6-7-andrew-ghribi-king/
LOCATION:Grosvenor East (GE) 2.06\, Cavendish Street\, Manchester\, M15 6BG\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250821T084500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250821T170000
DTSTAMP:20251114T091635Z
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SUMMARY:August: Writer's Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Writers’ Retreats give postgraduate research students in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities the opportunity to devote a whole day to writing in a quiet\, structured\, and supportive atmosphere. \n\n\n\nThe retreats are facilitated by Dr Chad McDonald\, the faculty’s Senior Academic and Study Skills Tutor. Chad was awarded his PhD in History in 2019\, and he regularly took part in writers’ retreats during his postgraduate research. \n\n\n\nYou will need to arrive ‘ready to write’ but may\, of course\, bring any materials (laptops\, books\, data\, etc.) with you for the whole-day session. You may access data online\, but the retreat is a day free from active researching\, mobile phones\, or other internet access (emails\, Instagram\, online shopping\, etc.) that steals away focus and attention from writing! \n\n\n\nThere will be some short discussion around good writing practice and how to approach your writing as a professional task\, but much of the day will be devoted to writing without distraction. Whatever your writing project (e.g.\, annual report\, paper\, thesis)\, the retreat will provide a space away from your office or home in which to concentrate and reflect on the process of writing. \n\n\n\nWe hope the writers’ retreats will be a source of collegial support as you work alongside fellow PGRs who share similar goals—but also pressures and insecurities—in relation to academic writing. \n\n\n\nLunch and refreshments will be provided. Please notify us of any dietary requirements no later than 2 weeks before the date of the retreat you are attending. \n\n\n\nPlaces are limited so please email Fran Brooks if you wish to book a spot.
URL:https://dcahf.mmu.ac.uk/event/august-writers-retreat/
LOCATION:Grosvenor East (GE) 2.06\, Cavendish Street\, Manchester\, M15 6BG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Writer's Retreat
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250814T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250814T140000
DTSTAMP:20251114T091652Z
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SUMMARY:Seminar 6.7: Sumithreyi Sivapalan
DESCRIPTION:A series of informal seminars led by and for Arts and Humanities doctoral students. Each seminar is presented by a different PhD researcher and involves plenty of interactive discussion. This is a friendly\, supportive space in which we develop critical research skills and build community. \n\n\n\nSeminar 6.7: Sites of Belonging and Unhomeliness: exploring ‘home’ through the persona poetry of Sri Lankan women \n\n\n\nWhen and where: Thursday 14th August 2025 from 1-2 pm in Grosvenor East room 206 and on Teams\, with optional extension until 2.30pm for in-person attendees. Tea\, coffee\, juice and snacks provided. \n\n\n\nPresenter: Sumithreyi Sivapalan. Sumi is in her 3rd year of PhD research. Her thesis links the concepts of home and belonging with persona poetry and the civil war and post-war context of Sri Lanka\, and the possibility that persona poetry might serve as a site of belonging for those who feel ‘unhomely’ in their homeland or in their host country. \n\n\n\nFormat/topic: Sumi will lead this session with a brief introduction to the question of belonging in Sri Lanka and the historical and present struggles related to it. She will then introduce her research on persona poems\, linking them to critical theories of home and belonging. Attendees will be encouraged to consider when and how one can truly feel at home. \n\n\n\nPreparation: There is no pre-reading for this session\, but attendees may wish to read a brief introduction to Sri Lanka and the civil war (e.g. Wiki\, BBC\, or HIR) and persona poetry. \n\n\n\nGrosvenor East room 2.06 and on Teams\, with optional extension until 2.30 pm for in-person attendees. \n\n\n\nTea\, coffee\, juice and snacks provided. \n\n\n\nEmail Loretta to say whether you would like to attend online or in person\, and if you have any dietary requirements (all snacks are vegetarian).
URL:https://dcahf.mmu.ac.uk/event/seminar-6-6-sumithreyi-sivapalan/
LOCATION:Grosvenor East (GE) 2.06\, Cavendish Street\, Manchester\, M15 6BG\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250731T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250731T140000
DTSTAMP:20251114T091705Z
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SUMMARY:Seminar 6.6: Shuwen Wang
DESCRIPTION:Grosvenor East room 2.06 and on Teams\, with optional extension until 2.30 pm for in-person attendees. \n\n\n\nTea\, coffee\, juice and snacks provided. \n\n\n\nEmail Loretta to say whether you would like to attend online or in person\, and if you have any dietary requirements (all snacks are vegetarian).
URL:https://dcahf.mmu.ac.uk/event/seminar-6-5-shuwen-wang/
LOCATION:Grosvenor East (GE) 2.06\, Cavendish Street\, Manchester\, M15 6BG\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250725T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250727T170000
DTSTAMP:20251114T091721Z
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SUMMARY:Gothic Crossroads Conference 2025
DESCRIPTION:A conference exploring and celebrating the multi and interdisciplinary crossings of Gothic and Horror Studies. \n\n\n\nManchester Centre for Gothic Studies\,Manchester Metropolitan University\, 25th-27th June\, 2025 \n\n\n\n\nConference Programme\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe event is free for all MMU students and includes creative workshops\, readings and reading groups – you’re welcome to attend as much or as little as you like. The Gothic and Heritage fair includes representatives from 10 different heritage organisations\, including Elizabeth Gaskell’s House\, the Portico library\, the Whitaker museum and gallery\, Hoghton Tower and Gladstone’s Library. \n\n\n\nFeel free to contact Emma Liggins ) or Ellie Beal  if you would like more information. \n\n\n\nPhysical crossroads have long been sites where the human\, divine and demonic were felt to converge and potent sites for magical\, religious encounters\, rituals of transformation\, binding of undesirable spirits\, siting of gallows and links to ancient cosmology. This conference also considers the crossroads as a space where the boundaries between differing spheres are negotiable\, asking what it means to walk in the interdisciplinary pathways and cross currents of the Gothic. \n\n\n\nThe crossroad is a geographical location and ancient symbol closely associated with folklore where two or more realms touch. It is historically and imaginatively connected with travellers and travelling\, strange encounters\, omens\, choice and indecision\, danger\, suicide\, criminality\, apocalypse and renewal\, guilt and judgement\, punishment\, ritual and ceremony\, lovers’ meetings\, hanging\, summoning\, access to Gods\, devil dealing\, casting out and death. The choice between paths can also lead to repercussions and consequences of “the wrong path”\, “the path not taken” and “straying from the path”. \n\n\n\nThis conference invites creative and scholarly consideration of any aspect of these areas or any other creative/critical spin on themes of crossing/crossover/cross currents\, travelling\, intersection\, interception\, (con)junction\, incursion\, deviation and transitioning in any/all aspects of cultural production as it relates to Gothic and horror. \n\n\n\nIt also proposes the crossing as a metaphor for presenting and thinking on the interdisciplinary work of the Gothic and the intersectional/transnational spaces where the gothic is engaged and approached. Thus\, we are particularly interested in “paths less travelled” and contributions from scholars and ECRs working in the intersections where the cultural work of Gothic and horror studies crosses boundaries and spheres\, engaging with fields and disciplines beyond the traditional\, and where new “crossings” can be discovered. This includes\, but is not limited to: Gothic and horror in gaming\, architecture and heritage\, creative writing and practice\, comics and graphic novels\, scriptwriting\, theatre\, music\, geography\, plant studies and environmentalism\, anthropology\, libraries and archives\, sociology and social studies\, broadcasting\, publishing\, media and graphic design. We are sure there are more\, so feel free to surprise us with your wanders\, crossings\, and encounters!
URL:https://dcahf.mmu.ac.uk/event/gothic-crossroads-conference-2025/
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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