News and events
‘Cross-language dynamics: reshaping communities’ brochure
A brochure featuring highlights from the 'Cross-language dynamics: reshaping communities' outputs is now available. The brochure can be downloaded here. ...
OWRI Student Language Ambassador Programme
The Ambassadors programme in schools is a cross-project OWRI collaborative initiative, co-ordinated by the PALF, and co-designed and funded by the four OWRI projects and the Priority Area Leadership Fellow (PALF).The programme was rolled out by three of...
Language, Community and Creativity
The Cross-Language Dynamics team invite you to Language, Community and Creativity at the Martin Harris Centre, Manchester on Friday 31st, 1.30pm. This event presents three initiatives demonstrating how appreciation of linguistic diversity, and of the migrant...
Language, Film and the Visual Politics of Inclusion
We were delighted to host our second mini film festival this month as part of the ESRC’s Festival of Social Science. The event showcased short films made by former students of the University of Manchester’s Visual Anthropology MA programme, who are now independent...
British Academy funding call: Writing Workshops 2020
Funding Call: Writing Workshops 2020The British Academy, as part of the UK’s Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF), is inviting proposals for writing workshops in developing countries. These workshops should aim to support early career academics, promote...
Event: Celebration of indigenous languages and Inti Raymi
22 June 2019, 5pm-8pmPembroke House Community Centre80 Tatum StreetLondon SE17 1QRLed by the painter and activist José Miranda, the Rimanakuy Community group will present a celebration of Peruvian culture and ancestral customs. There will also be an...
News: Cartoneras Community Engagement Project
The Cartonera project is part of an action-research on community engagement with the Latin American community in Southwark led by Dr María Soledad Montañez (Research Fellow in Community Engagement, OWRI/IMLR). The engagement project explores creative...
Blog post: The Experience of Conflict: A transnational language?
Read blog post 'The Experience of Conflict: A transnational language' by project partner Professor Paul Cooke (University of Leeds). Go to...
Event: Staging Queer Lives in Russia and Ukraine
© Designed by Elena Nikulina for the performances of Vitalik – A Show About a Man by Vitalii Chenskii, produced by Wild Theatre in Kyiv, Ukraine, premiering in 2017. An event exploring the representation of queer identities in post-Soviet performance, for...
Being Part of the City: Multilingual Manchester
A short film highlighting the outreach and public engagement work of the Multilingual Manchester (MLM) research unit at The University of Manchester has been launched. Being Part of the City: Multilingual Manchester was edited by Matylda Wierietielny, a graduate of...
