Tuesday 17-10-2017 - 16:13

As part of our Black History Month celebrations, The Union will be hosting Dr. Richard Benjamin for a lecture in our Conference Suite. 

Since 2006, Dr Benjamin has been the Head of the International Slavery Museum in Liverpool, which examines historical and contemporary experiences of slavery and is the only museum of its kind in the world. Since then the Museum has welcomed nearly four million visitors from across the globe. Dr Benjamin also serves as the Co-Director of the Centre for the Study of International Slavery (CSIS), a well-respected research centre attached to the University of Liverpool that works together with other universities and organisations to develop scholarly and public activities related to slavery.

Dr Benjamin will give a presentation on the importance of Black History Month and the work of the International Slavery Museum. There will be an opportunity to ask questions from the floor at the end of the event. Entry is free and students and staff alike at Manchester Metropolitan University are welcome to join us for what should be an insightful and engaging afternoon.

You can book a free ticket for the event to confim your attendance. 

Richard Benjamin gained a BA (Hons) Degree in Community and Race Relations at Edge Hill College, and then went on to complete an MA and PhD in Archaeology at the University of Liverpool. In 2002 he was a Visiting Research scholar at the W.E.B.DuBois Institute of African and African American Research, Harvard University and was appointed as the head of the International Slavery Museum in 2006. In 2012 he was awarded an honorary doctorate by Edge Hill University.

Find out more about Black History Month and see what other events are happening at The Union.