Since it was founded in 2006, the Centre for Transcultural Writing and Research has raised the profile of a range of transcultural and intercultural research activities. One of the most recent is Taking Liberties, funded by the Leverhulme Trust – a practice-based research project led by writer and academic Professor Graham Mort. He was based at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa, from February to May 2018. The site contains a writers’ gallery, featuring participants from the project; a gallery of photographic images capturing our activities and others on the UWC campus, as well as the text and recording of a performance poem built by workshop members.
Earlier CTWR projects include:
- Crossing Borders
Linking young writers in Africa with experienced mentors in the UK. - Radiophonics
Stimulating new writing for English-language radio in Africa. - Friends Writing Project
Linked twelve Ugandan women writers with four UK mentors. - Moving Manchester
How migration impacted upon contemporary writing in Manchester - Regarding War
The ways in which armed conflicts touch individuals and communities. - The Soran Project: Many Women Many Words
‘Many Women, Many Words’ is a collaboration between writers and researchers at the Soran University in the Kurdistan region and Lancaster University in the UK. - Authors and the World
Authors and the World is an AHRC-funded collaboration between researchers in the departments of European Languages & Culture, English & Creative Writing, Linguistics, and History