The Mancunian Pigeon
@themancunianpigeon.bsky.social
Among other things -- a member of Withington Film Festival Heritage Hub + Withington Civic Society.
#ClickoftheDay x #PixoftheDay courtesy of Manchester Evening News + #CoronationStreet actress Lucille Soong (1969) #MixedRepresentations #DesperateHousewives #GranadaTV #ChineseNewYear @aiucentre.bsky.social
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Behind the scenes of Coronation Street in the 60s, 70s, and 80s
Set life on the famous cobbles through the years
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February 5, 2026 at 12:50 PM
#ClickoftheDay x #PixoftheDay courtesy of Manchester Evening News + #CoronationStreet actress Lucille Soong (1969) #MixedRepresentations #DesperateHousewives #GranadaTV #ChineseNewYear @aiucentre.bsky.social
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Fantastic learning journey! @aiucentre.bsky.social #MixedRepresentations #ChineseNewYear #AnnaMayWong #HollywoodoftheNorth #LocalConnections #Cosmopolitanism
February 5, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Fantastic learning journey! @aiucentre.bsky.social #MixedRepresentations #ChineseNewYear #AnnaMayWong #HollywoodoftheNorth #LocalConnections #Cosmopolitanism
#Excerpt "..her [Anna May Wong] European sojourn and her 1930s Chinese American films and iconography made significant interventions that allowed a space, albeit a small one, for Asian Americans to claim modernity." Shirley Jennifer Lim, 2005 #FullText > www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
2. “I Protest”: Anna May Wong and the Performance of Modernity
2. “I Protest”: Anna May Wong and the Performance of Modernity was published in A Feeling of Belonging on page 47.
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February 5, 2026 at 12:28 PM
#Excerpt "..her [Anna May Wong] European sojourn and her 1930s Chinese American films and iconography made significant interventions that allowed a space, albeit a small one, for Asian Americans to claim modernity." Shirley Jennifer Lim, 2005 #FullText > www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
Back to #MixedRepresentations #MustReads So many books, so little time...!
February 5, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Back to #MixedRepresentations #MustReads So many books, so little time...!
Good timing! #clickoftheday #ChineseNewYear #whatson #AnnaMayWong #NancyKwan #filmography #cosmopolitanism
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Anna May Wong: The Art of Reinvention | BFI Southbank
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February 5, 2026 at 11:45 AM
#MixedRepresentations #WhosWho [to be continued]
February 4, 2026 at 1:02 PM
#MixedRepresentations #WhosWho [to be continued]
February 4, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Been busy compiling a reading list as part of my #homework #MixedRepresentations #WithingtonFilmFestivalHub @aiucentre.bsky.social
#ChineseNewYear #Connections #HollywoodoftheNorth
#ChineseNewYear #Connections #HollywoodoftheNorth
February 4, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Been busy compiling a reading list as part of my #homework #MixedRepresentations #WithingtonFilmFestivalHub @aiucentre.bsky.social
#ChineseNewYear #Connections #HollywoodoftheNorth
#ChineseNewYear #Connections #HollywoodoftheNorth
Great research session: #MixedRepresentations courtesy of @aiucentre.bsky.social + Whithington FilmFestivalHub.
#ChineseNewYear #Connections #ChineseDiaspora #HollywoodoftheNorth #Emmerdale #CoronationStreet #DesperateHousewives #LastoftheSummerWine #Shakespeare #AnnaMayWong #RobertDonat
#ChineseNewYear #Connections #ChineseDiaspora #HollywoodoftheNorth #Emmerdale #CoronationStreet #DesperateHousewives #LastoftheSummerWine #Shakespeare #AnnaMayWong #RobertDonat
February 4, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Great research session: #MixedRepresentations courtesy of @aiucentre.bsky.social + Whithington FilmFestivalHub.
#ChineseNewYear #Connections #ChineseDiaspora #HollywoodoftheNorth #Emmerdale #CoronationStreet #DesperateHousewives #LastoftheSummerWine #Shakespeare #AnnaMayWong #RobertDonat
#ChineseNewYear #Connections #ChineseDiaspora #HollywoodoftheNorth #Emmerdale #CoronationStreet #DesperateHousewives #LastoftheSummerWine #Shakespeare #AnnaMayWong #RobertDonat
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The Society invites applications for the following three funding programmes, with deadlines 23 to 31 January 2026 bit.ly/3LbxDQb
> RHS Workshop Grants
> Applied History Fellowships, in association with @ihr.bsky.social
> Fellowships, for completion of a History PhD, also with the IHR
#Skystorians
> RHS Workshop Grants
> Applied History Fellowships, in association with @ihr.bsky.social
> Fellowships, for completion of a History PhD, also with the IHR
#Skystorians
Calls for research funding from the Royal Historical Society: current programmes - RHS
The Society currently invites applications for the following six schemes — open to historians across a range of career stages and backgrounds — with closing dates from 23 January to 6 March 2026. For ...
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January 5, 2026 at 9:47 AM
The Society invites applications for the following three funding programmes, with deadlines 23 to 31 January 2026 bit.ly/3LbxDQb
> RHS Workshop Grants
> Applied History Fellowships, in association with @ihr.bsky.social
> Fellowships, for completion of a History PhD, also with the IHR
#Skystorians
> RHS Workshop Grants
> Applied History Fellowships, in association with @ihr.bsky.social
> Fellowships, for completion of a History PhD, also with the IHR
#Skystorians
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A snowy Alexandra Road, Moss Side, Manchester, 1897 (Manchester Libraries).
January 7, 2026 at 8:29 AM
A snowy Alexandra Road, Moss Side, Manchester, 1897 (Manchester Libraries).
January 7, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Tea-pical #manchester courtesy of Manchester Libraries + Archives
January 7, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Tea-pical #manchester courtesy of Manchester Libraries + Archives
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Over the weekend, The Guardian published Carol Moore's moving obituary for Marjorie Ainsworth - Cinema For All’s Honorary Vice President, President of the Manchester and Salford Film Society, and the Queen of community cinema - who passed away earlier this year: bit.ly/4rjjOiO
November 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Over the weekend, The Guardian published Carol Moore's moving obituary for Marjorie Ainsworth - Cinema For All’s Honorary Vice President, President of the Manchester and Salford Film Society, and the Queen of community cinema - who passed away earlier this year: bit.ly/4rjjOiO
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Cinema For All is preparing to run a Big Give: Arts for Impact match-funding campaign, with the potential to raise up to £30,000 to support affordable and accessible cinema across the UK but we need your support.
Find out how you can help us meet our pledge target: bit.ly/3N6tM7w
Find out how you can help us meet our pledge target: bit.ly/3N6tM7w
January 6, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Cinema For All is preparing to run a Big Give: Arts for Impact match-funding campaign, with the potential to raise up to £30,000 to support affordable and accessible cinema across the UK but we need your support.
Find out how you can help us meet our pledge target: bit.ly/3N6tM7w
Find out how you can help us meet our pledge target: bit.ly/3N6tM7w
A Manchester Tea pot #pixoftheday courtesy of Martin Rose, author of 'Silvery Singing Voices': Moroccan Manchester + the Puzzle of Richard Wright (2020)
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January 7, 2026 at 5:51 PM
A Manchester Tea pot #pixoftheday courtesy of Martin Rose, author of 'Silvery Singing Voices': Moroccan Manchester + the Puzzle of Richard Wright (2020)
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#BSECS2026 is here! We’ve put together a reading list of key eighteenth‑century titles and they’re 30% off until 31 Jan.
Meet our Commissioning Editor, Siobhan Poole, to chat about our latest books and publishing with us.
Explore the list: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/01...
Meet our Commissioning Editor, Siobhan Poole, to chat about our latest books and publishing with us.
Explore the list: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/01...
January 7, 2026 at 7:00 AM
#BSECS2026 is here! We’ve put together a reading list of key eighteenth‑century titles and they’re 30% off until 31 Jan.
Meet our Commissioning Editor, Siobhan Poole, to chat about our latest books and publishing with us.
Explore the list: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/01...
Meet our Commissioning Editor, Siobhan Poole, to chat about our latest books and publishing with us.
Explore the list: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/01...
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Minding the Gaps in Translation: How can translation studies help us navigate the realities of cross-language research?
🗓️ Thursday 5 February ⏰ 10am-1pm
Join the first workshop in the Lost & Found In Translation Series!
Sign up now 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lfit-mindi...
🗓️ Thursday 5 February ⏰ 10am-1pm
Join the first workshop in the Lost & Found In Translation Series!
Sign up now 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lfit-mindi...
January 7, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Minding the Gaps in Translation: How can translation studies help us navigate the realities of cross-language research?
🗓️ Thursday 5 February ⏰ 10am-1pm
Join the first workshop in the Lost & Found In Translation Series!
Sign up now 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lfit-mindi...
🗓️ Thursday 5 February ⏰ 10am-1pm
Join the first workshop in the Lost & Found In Translation Series!
Sign up now 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lfit-mindi...
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Last Chance to Visit: (In)Visibility: An exhibition of artwork and poetry on spatial justice by the Hulme community.
📅 Running until 14 January 2026
📍Glass Corridor, Samuel Alexander Building
Humanities at the University of Manchester School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
#HulmeNanas
📅 Running until 14 January 2026
📍Glass Corridor, Samuel Alexander Building
Humanities at the University of Manchester School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
#HulmeNanas
January 7, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Last Chance to Visit: (In)Visibility: An exhibition of artwork and poetry on spatial justice by the Hulme community.
📅 Running until 14 January 2026
📍Glass Corridor, Samuel Alexander Building
Humanities at the University of Manchester School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
#HulmeNanas
📅 Running until 14 January 2026
📍Glass Corridor, Samuel Alexander Building
Humanities at the University of Manchester School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
#HulmeNanas
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I'll be talking about 'These Isles: A People's History of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales' at Manchester's wonderful @porticolibrary.bsky.social, Thurs Feb 26th 6pm (publication day), in conversation with Debbie Challis. Book here: www.theportico.org.uk/event-calend...
January 7, 2026 at 3:03 PM
I'll be talking about 'These Isles: A People's History of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales' at Manchester's wonderful @porticolibrary.bsky.social, Thurs Feb 26th 6pm (publication day), in conversation with Debbie Challis. Book here: www.theportico.org.uk/event-calend...
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Temperatures have plummeted below freezing and the council's emergency weather protocols have kicked in: every rough sleeper identified in the city should be offered overnight accommodation. But not everybody will accept this offer, and the reasons why are complex and varied.
Sleeping on the snowy streets of Manchester
Two homeless men have died in Manchester so far this winter. Can further deaths be prevented?
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January 7, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Temperatures have plummeted below freezing and the council's emergency weather protocols have kicked in: every rough sleeper identified in the city should be offered overnight accommodation. But not everybody will accept this offer, and the reasons why are complex and varied.
Found it! #thewhitelion, that is -- courtesy of #kenloach supporter... #football #cinema #cantona #beer #sainsburys #withington
December 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Found it! #thewhitelion, that is -- courtesy of #kenloach supporter... #football #cinema #cantona #beer #sainsburys #withington
December 11, 2025 at 12:23 PM