Social Responsibility in Arts, Languages and Cultures Showcase

Staff and students from across the School of Arts Languages and Cultures have developed a range of innovative activities that support the University of Manchester’s goals in social responsibility. This event will share a range of good practice across different themes including: working with schools and young people, promoting equality, diversity and inclusion, collaboration with artists and student engagement with social responsibility. 

Please join us for presentations, discussion and networking.

Schedule: 

12.30-1.15pm – Lunch

1.15pm – Welcome and introduction: Thomas Schmidt and Simon Parry

1.30pm – Panel 1: Student engagement in social responsibility (Chair – Thea Cameron-Faulkner)

• Kerry Pimblott and history student (History)
• Shady Nowrouz (SALC)
• Andy Hardman (AHCP)
• Julie Walker and Adele Aubrey (UoM/HCRI)
  

2.15pm – Panel 2: Working with diverse artists and communities (Chair – Anke Bernau)

• Marco Biasioli (MLC)
• Ana Carden Coyne (History)
• Ambrose Musiyiwa (Drama)
• Ruth Abou Rached (MLC)

3.00pm​ – Break

3.15pm – Panel 3: Promoting equality, diversity and inclusion (Chair: Sheena Kalayil)

• Catherine Franc and Rebecca Keogh (MLC)
• Sarah Weston and Hannah Allen (Drama)
• Andy Boakye (RELT), Frances Murphy (SALC IAG) and winners: Rebecca Gevaux, Abisatu Kabineh-Mansaray, Oluwatofunmilayo Akingbade, Feyisayo Johnson (SALC)
  

4.00pm – Panel 4: Working with schools (Chair – Simon Parry)

• Holly Morse (RELT)
• Alexander Gagatsis (Music)
• Sonja Bernhard (FHUMS/SALC)
• Ignacio Aguilo (MLC)

4.45pm – Final reflections|: Simon Parry

5.00pm – Finish