The Claim National Tour 2017

Mon, 30 Oct 2017 13:28:00 GMT

"The Claim" is the culmination of two years of research and development collaboration with theatre makers Mark Maughan and Tim Cowbury

University of Glasgow Main Building from Kelvinbridge
University of Glasgow Main Building from Kelvinbridge

Black History Month 2017

Tue, 10 Oct 2017 15:42:00 BST

University of Glasgow's exciting programme of events for Black History Month #UofGBHM2017

Chirikure performing
Chirikure performing

The use and abuse of art in the Zimbabwean political environment

Tue, 10 Oct 2017 15:05:00 BST

19 Oct 2017 - Celebrated Zimbabwean poet Chirikure Chirikure joins us for BHM 2017

Prof Kofi Anyidoho speaking into a microphone
Prof Kofi Anyidoho speaking into a microphone

Transatlantic Narratives of Slavery and the Transforming Power of the Creative Imagination

Thu, 21 Sep 2017 15:12:00 BST

18 Oct 2017 - The lecture focuses on three narratives of the enslavement of African people; narratives that take us back and forth across the Atlantic, linking the Diaspora to Continental Africa in an intricate pattern of cross-fertilisations

Prof Kofi Anyidoho
Prof Kofi Anyidoho

Annual McCune Smith Lecture

Thu, 21 Sep 2017 14:37:00 BST

17 Oct 17 - Prof. Kofi Anyidoho presents the third annual James McCune Smith lecture "A Harvest of Ancestral Voices"

Shadows Noyam
Shadows Noyam

What's wrong with Black History Month?

Tue, 03 Oct 2017 14:08:00 BST

12 Oct 2017 - Black History Month itself is a contested concept. Join us for a panel discussion around What is wrong with Black History Month?

Photo of numerous stationary caravans outside on concrete ground against a grey sky
Photo of numerous stationary caravans outside on concrete ground against a grey sky

Asylum Narratives Colloquium 29 Sept 2017

Tue, 19 Sep 2017 14:07:00 BST

This one-day event will look at asylum narratives from a variety of perspectives. Photo: V. Nedeljkovic.

Karine Naa Densua and Gameli A Time will Come
Karine Naa Densua and Gameli A Time will Come

New European Songbook - Edinburgh International Festival 11-12 August 2017

Tue, 01 Aug 2017 11:44:00 BST

Unique collaborations between established European musicians and artists recently arrived in the continent bring you the newest sounds of Europe today.

NEWS - RM Borders UNESCO at Solas
NEWS - RM Borders UNESCO at Solas

RM Borders and UNESCO Chair at Solas 2017

Tue, 27 Jun 2017 15:31:00 BST

This year the UNESCO Chair partnered with Solas Festival to host a unique showcase of cultural events under the theme of Home along with the Arts and Humanities Research Council...

A group of people playing various folk instruments onstage
A group of people playing various folk instruments onstage

UNESCO Project at Solas Festival 23 - 25 June 2017

Tue, 09 Jun 2020 15:38:00 BST

UNESCO Project at Solas Festival 23 - 25 June 2017

Noyam performing at Alison Phipps' inaugural lecture June 2017
Noyam performing at Alison Phipps' inaugural lecture June 2017

UNESCO Chair Inaugural Lecture 20 June 2017

Tue, 09 Jun 2020 15:46:04 BST

UNESCO Chair Inaugural Lecture 20 June 2017