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Students Transformed: Pirate Media
SU The Hive (Manchester Students Union, Oxford Rd, Manchester M13 9PR)
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10.10.2025
1:30PM – 2:20PM
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Students have been essential to the pirate media scene, and this is a chance to learn more about this dynamic history. Join us for a panel discussing the importance of pirate media, exploring how it has influenced and been influenced by politically rooted genres such as jungle and grime. This will be followed by a reflective zine session.

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