Literature Group

Being Jewish in Victorian Fiction. Run by Sherry Ashworth, a PhD student at the Centre for Jewish Studies, this course will serve as an introduction to three late-Victorian novels: Daniel Deronda on 26 Oct (register here), Reuben Sachs on 31 Oct (register here) and Children of the Ghetto on 14 Nov 2019 (register here). Each session will run from 6.00 - 7.30 pm in the Lower Ground Floor activity room at the Manchester Central Library. Please register for each session individually through the Eventbrite links. There is no charge for participants and places are limited. Further information.

Screen & Talk

Jewish film festival. Sponsored by the Centre for Jewish Studies, the screening of 'Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles'. Sunday 17 November 2019 3.40pm, HOME. Early booking is highly recommended. This screening is part of the UK Jewish Film Festival taking place on 6-21 November 2019. Further information.

Public debate, Humanism

Leaving Religion. Faith to Faithless (Humanists UK) present 'Leaving Religion in the UK', a special discussion event to be held at the University of Manchester, 13 November 2019. Further information. 

Public Lecture, Oxford

Christianity and Culture. As part of the Oxford Centre for Christianity and Culture's Theological Anthropology and Bioethics lecture series, Scott Midson (Manchester) will present 'Projection and Reciprocity in Social Robotics', 11 November 2019. Further information. 

Public event, Manchester Cathedral

Living with and loving machines. Scott Midson will be showcasing some short films based on his research on love and robots. 18 Nov, 7pm, Manchester Cathedral. Further information.

Conference paper, Leiden University

Abrahamic Faiths. Alan Williams will give a paper entitled ‘Exile and Absence from the True Homeland: the Topos of Exile in Religious Literature’, focused on the Abrahamic traditions. Day conference on 'Persian Diasporic Poetry', Leiden, 15 November 2019. Further information.

Research Seminar, Manchester

Religions and Theology. Thomas Harvey (Oxford Centre for Mission Studies) will discuss 'Back to the Future: Xi Jinping, Civil Society and Religious Policy'. 21 November 2019. Further information. 

Reading group, Phenomenology

Art and phenomenology. Alex Samely will convene the reading group on 'Phenomenological Engagements with Art', with works by Heidegger, Levinas, and Nancy. The next meeting will be 30 Oct at 5pm in  Seminar Room 1, Graduate School, Manchester University, Ellen Wilkinson Building Section C. Further information.

Application deadlines: visiting research fellows

Methodist Studies. Each year the Manchester Wesley Research Centre and the University of Manchester fund a visiting researcher to work on, amongst other things, the largest Methodist Archives in the world, which are held at our university's Rylands Library. Read the reflections of Dr Stéphanie Prévost, our most recent fellow. For descriptions of previous projects and more information for those interested in applying for the fellowships (deadlines 13 and 31 Jan 2020), see further information.

Call for papers, JMRN

Jewish-Muslim Relations. JMRN Conference 2020: Beyond ‘Jewish-Muslim Relations’ 19-20 May 2020, The University of Manchester. Keynote Speakers: Najwa al-Qattan (Loyola Marymount University), Seth Anziska (University College London), Yulia Egorova (Durham University), and Brian Klug (Oxford University).  Call for papers deadline for submissions 1 December 2019. Further information.

Research Seminar, Manchester

CANCELLED Religions and Theology. Aaron Hughes (Rochester, NY), will present 'The Shīʿa are the Jews of Our Umma: Rethinking Alterity in Medieval Islam'. 7 November 2019. Further information. 

Study Day, OxNet

Study Day at Ashton Sixth Form College. Scott Midson will present a talk entitled 'Why not marry a robot?' to A-level students belonging to the OxNet widening participation network in the northwest of the UK. Fri 8 November 2019.

Synagogue Music, Manchester

Jewish Voices. Dr Stefania Silvestri will introduce her current research project '50 Jewish Objects', and included in this is a unique musical manuscript that has been reinterpreted by Ruti Worrall, director and composer, which will be performed by the Menorah Synagogue Choir 5:30pm on 7 November. Further information.