Name: Diverse Routes to the Modern City (2): The German Presence in the growing city
Start: 2024-11-02T11:00:00+01:00
End: 2024-11-02T13:15:00+01:00
Location: Holy Innocents Church

Diverse Routes to the Modern City (2): The German Presence in the growing city

The German Presence in the growing city
Margaret Littler
Who were the Germans who came to Manchester, why did they come and where did they live and worship? How did this German and Jewish presence contribute to the life of the City? The talk will draw on a new essay on the German diaspora in Manchester by Margaret Littler, soon to be published in The Simons of Manchester: How one family shaped a city and a nation, ed. by John Ayshford, Martin Dodge, H. S. Jones, Diana Leitch and Janet Wolff (MUP 2024). It sets out contextual factors drawing Germans to nineteenth-century Manchester, the contributions they made to the city and the lasting legacy that remains despite two World Wars. Margaret Littler is Professor Emerita in Contemporary German Culture at the University of Manchester, where she taught for thirty years. This historical project grew out of her main research focus on migration and minority (especially Turkish German) culture in contemporary Germany.
Coffee from 10am
Talk and discussion 10.30am
Finish 12.15pm
For more information: https://www.holyinnocentsff.org/diverse-routes-to-the-modern-city.html