From the artificial to the neuroqueer – A creative symposium devoted to play, creativity & alternative intelligences. Inspired by Jeanette Winterson’s call to perceive AI as “alternative,” not “artificial” intelligence, Read more…
Literary Events
Discover what's on and things to in Tower Hamlets, East London, including events, workshops and classes in Bethnal Green, Bow, Brick Lane, Fish Island, Hackney Wick, Mile End, Stepney, Shadwell, Wapping and Whitechapel.
5 June 2024, 5:00 pm
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7:00 pm
Your organisation: BLOC
An exploration of Afrofuturism and its impact on cultural aesthetic, science fiction, history and fantasy with Bimpe Adeyemi. The day includes a free screening of Marvel’s Black Panther as well Read more…
11 June 2024, 6:30 pm
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8:30 pm
Join Eithne Nightingale, East End author and film maker, to celebrate the publication of her new book Child Migrant Voices in Modern Britain. Eithne will be joined, for readings and Read more…
27 April 2024, 6:30 pm
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9:30 pm
Your organisation: St Margaret’s House
Extra Second London is our monthly themed spoken word poetry/debate night. Each event includes featured poets and an open mic, followed by a round table audience discussion in the Chapel Read more…
11 April 2024, 6:00 pm
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8:00 pm
Your organisation: Nunnery Gallery
Explore ideas of Zinzi Minott’s “Unruly Body” through this experimental guided writing workshop, mapping out our own movement scores to think through bodily autonomy. Radical, dense and mind-bending in the Read more…
10 April 2024, 6:00 pm
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8:00 pm
Your organisation: Nunnery Gallery
Curious about the radical writing of Jamaican philosopher, cultural theorist and playwright Sylvia Wynter? Join us for a relaxed, informal afternoon as we journey through her work together. Read more…
9 April 2024, 6:00 pm
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7:30 pm
Your organisation: BLOC
Join us for a special edition discussing Julia Bell’s pioneering book Radical Attention. She will be in conversation with Jonathan Keane. About the book: Radical Attention An essay on the Read more…
20 March 2024, 7:00 pm
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10:00 pm
Apples and Snakes present a programme of acclaimed featured acts and up-and-coming artists hosted by Kat Francois, plus their renowned open mic. In celebration of International Women’s Day, this month, Read more…
9 March 2024, 2:00 pm
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3:00 pm
Join Tharik Hussain, award-winning author of Minarets in the Mountains, as he explores his new book Ramadan Mubarak: A Little Inspiration for the Blessed Month. Tharik will talk about the Read more…
7 March 2024, 6:00 pm
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8:00 pm
The University of East London is putting on an online panel discussion featuring five inspiring female alumni. It will focus on how we can forge a more inclusive world for Read more…
29 February 2024, 6:30 pm
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8:00 pm
Fancy some literature? Visit Positive East for a reading by Simon Maddrell of his new collection, finger in derek jarman’s mouth — poetry in memory of Derek Jarman, marking thirty Read more…
19 November 2023, 5:30 pm
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8:00 pm
Ten Years East is a celebration of love. Love as a language that crosses borders and breaks boundaries. Love that remembers lost homelands and dreams of new frontiers. Love as Read more…