The Media, Arts and Humanities Research Institute

The Media, Arts and Humanities Research Institute is the collaborative hub of research in Media, Arts and Humanities at Sussex. It draws on the Sussex traditions of radicalism and innovation to support our research and creative practice from across the School.

Coming soon:

Abdulrazak Gurnah in conversation with author Minoli Salgado

6-7pm Tuesday 7 November 2023, ACCA

Sussex is honoured to welcome Abdulrazak Gurnah, for an evening of conversation with the critic and author Minoli Salgado.

Abdulrazak Gurnah is Emeritus Professor of English and Postcolonial Literatures at the University of Kent. He was awarded The Nobel Prize in Literature in 2021 "for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents".

Minoli Salgado is the author of Writing Sri Lanka, and of a number of works of fiction, including A Little Dust on the Eyes (2014) and Broken Jaw (2019).

Tickets are free, pre-booking is essential. A booking link will be available soon.

Events programme

Rethinking 'Radicality' in Queer Theory: Symposium and Networking Day

Monday 16 October from 10:00 until 17:00

University of Sussex Campus

Rethinking 'Radicality' is the first in a series of networking events hosted by the AHRC-funded network 'Beyond Radical: Queer Theory and the UK'.

Centre for Life History and Life Writing Research OPEN HOUSE

Monday 16 October from 16:00 until 17:30

University of Sussex Campus

Welcoming get-together to share your work-in-progress in the field of autobiography, biography, oral history, testimony, documentary, diaries or more!

See all events