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				1 The Egyptian Myths:A Guide to Ancient Gods and Legends 1:00 pm The Egyptian Myths:A Guide to Ancient Gods and Legends @ Ashmolean Museum May 1 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Tickets The Egyptian Myths: A Guide to Ancient Gods and Legends With Garry J. Shaw, historian Thursday 1 May, 2-3pm, Headley Lecture Theatre In this introduction to the mysteries of Egyptian mythology, learn about gods, goddesses,[...]	2 The peace that ended the war – Prof MacMillan 4:00 pm The peace that ended the war – Prof MacMillan @ Mansfield College May 2 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets Warden of St Antony’s College and a Professor of International History at the University of Oxford. Her books include Nixon in China: Six Days that Changed the World, The Uses and Abuses of History and,[...]	3
4	5 Deconstruction and Biblicism 6:30 pm Deconstruction and Biblicism @ The Mitre (function room) May 5 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets Deconstruction as Old Testament midrash, with New Testament implications. Valentine Cunningham is a University Lecturer (CUF) in English, Professor of English Language and Literature and Vice-President of Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford. He has[...]	6 Joan Anim-Addo@St Anne’s Arts Week 4:30 pm Joan Anim-Addo@St Anne’s Arts Week @ Tsuzuki Lecture Theatre, St. Anne's College May 6 @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets Professor of Caribbean Literature and Culture at Goldsmiths University, Joan Anim-Addo brings us her voice on Black Women’s Writing and the place of the Black figure in the Humanities. This event will be hosted in[...]	7 Migration, Faith, and Action Migration, Faith, and Action @ Mathematical Institute (Room L3) May 7 – May 9 all-day Tickets An Interdisciplinary Conference sponsored by Las Casas Institute at Blackfriars Hall and The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH). The conference. In a time when globalization emphasizes the free flow of ideas, goods, and[...] Blake Morrison@St. Anne’s Arts Week 4:30 pm Blake Morrison@St. Anne’s Arts Week @ Mary Ogilvie Foyer, St. Anne's College May 7 @ 4:30 pm Tickets Writer of autobiography, poetry, fiction and journalism and Professor of Creative and Life Writing at Goldsmiths University Blake Morrison brings some of his latest work and interesting discussion to St. Anne’s. The Evolution of Human Intelligence 4:30 pm The Evolution of Human Intelligence @ Pegasus May 7 @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets Dr Simon Underdown (Oxford Brookes University) will explore how we made the journey from small-brained African apes to the dominant animal on the planet, answering questions such as ‘why are humans so smart?’, ‘why is[...] The Avatar as Terrorist 7:30 pm The Avatar as Terrorist @ Pegasus May 7 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Professor Roger Griffin (Oxford Brookes University), author of ‘Terrorist’s Creed’, will draw upon actual examples of terrorist attacks and a number of films in this talk to help explain why ‘ordinary’ individuals carry out violent[...]	8 Making a Difference: Policy, Practice and Human Rights 4:00 pm Making a Difference: Policy, Practice and Human Rights @ Jesus College, Ship Street Lecture Theatre May 8 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets Alumni Lecture 2014. In the Department of Social Policy and Intervention’s Centenary year, Jacqueline Bhabha, Harvard, will deliver the Alumni Lecture, followed by a drinks reception. Make a booking by sending an email to events@spi.ox.ac.uk Ali Smith@St. Anne’s Arts Week 4:30 pm Ali Smith@St. Anne’s Arts Week @ Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre, St. Anne's College May 8 @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets Novelist Ali Smith, author of Artful, Hotel World, and The Accidental, returns to St. Anne’s after holding the Weidenfeld Visiting Professorship in European Comparative Literature in 2012. Divided Brain and Spiritual Sense of Scripture 7:15 pm Divided Brain and Spiritual Sense of Scripture @ The Sutro Room, Trinity College May 8 @ 7:15 pm – 8:15 pm Tickets The spiritual and second-order sense of scripture, according to which, for example, the crossing of the Red Sea denotes Baptism, and Jacob’s ladder denotes the cross, presents at least two epistemological challenges. First, the history[...]	9 Between the artist and the museum 3:45 pm Between the artist and the museum @ Ashmolean Museum May 9 @ 3:45 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets Between the artist and the museum Friday 9 May 2014, 5-6.30pm (doors will open at 4.45pm) Ashmolean Museum Headley Lecture Theatre A symposium with Michael Govan (Humanitas Visiting Professor in Museums, Galleries & Libraries at[...]	10 Educational Inequality- Education Conference 8:30 am Educational Inequality- Education Conference @ Pembroke College, Oxford May 10 @ 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Tickets The inaugural Oxford Education Conference is taking place in Pembroke College, Oxford on the 10th May 2014. Specialists from all over the UK will be gathering to discuss educational inequality – one of the most[...] India: A Short History 1:00 pm India: A Short History @ Ashmolean Museum May 10 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Tickets India: A Short History With Andrew Robinson, author Saturday 10 May, 2-3pm, Headley Lecture Theatre India is the world’s largest democracy and a fast-growing economy. It is also a civilization with roots more than four[...] Philosophy in the Dungeon 5:00 pm Philosophy in the Dungeon @ Pegasus May 10 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Led by David Aldridge, an academic philosopher, educationalist and experienced role-playing enthusiast, this evening is intended for curious or experienced gamers alike to sample Dungeons and Dragons, celebrating collaborative storytelling and raising serious questions about[...]
11	12 Dreams & Sleep 4:30 pm Dreams & Sleep @ Wolfson College, Haldane Room May 12 @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets The following three papers will be presented around the theme of dreams and sleep, and their different interpretations across cross disciplinary research studies: ANKE EHLERS: ‘Haunted by Trauma: Flashbacks and Nightmares in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder’[...] Places of Religion in Contemporary Society 5:00 pm Places of Religion in Contemporary Society @ Roy Griffiths Room, ARCO Building May 12 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets In this lecture series, Naomi Richman explores the evolution of the ideas central to major global belief-systems such as Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Judaism and Marxism, and their status in the modern world from a social-scientific[...] How Should We Read the Signs of the Times? 6:30 pm How Should We Read the Signs of the Times? @ The Mitre (function room) May 12 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets How Should We Read the ‘Signs of the Times’?: Secular vs. Sacred; Spiritual vs. Religious; Fundamentalism vs Pluralism, etc. Martyn Percy is Principal of Ripon College Cuddesdon and the Oxford Ministry Course. He is also[...]	13 A view from the Pacific:re-envisioning the art museum 3:45 pm A view from the Pacific:re-envisioning the art museum @ Ashmolean Museum May 13 @ 3:45 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets A view from the Pacific: re-envisioning the art museum Tuesday 13 May 2014, 5-6.30pm (doors will open at 4.45pm) Ashmolean Museum Headley Lecture Theatre A lecture by Michael Govan (Humanitas Visiting Professor in Museums, Galleries[...]	14 Tour: Joseph Beuys & Jörg Immendorff 2:00 pm Tour: Joseph Beuys & Jörg Immendorff @ Ashmolean Museum May 14 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets Tour: Joseph Beuys & Jörg Immendorff With Colin Harrison, Senior Curator of European Art 3–3.45pm on Wednesday 14 May and Wednesday 11 June Tours are free, no booking is required. Please meet in Gallery 2.[...]	15 Base of the Pyramid Markets 11:30 am Base of the Pyramid Markets @ The Launchpad May 15 @ 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Tickets Join us for a lunchtime talk by Geoff Kistruck – Associate Professor and Ron Binns Chair in Entrepreneurship at Schulich School of Business, York University. Geoff’s primary research interests involve social entrepreneurship and innovation, principally[...] King Arthur: a study in feudal legend 6:30 pm King Arthur: a study in feudal legend @ The Mitre May 15 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Short talk followed by questions and discussion. All welcome.	16 Magic Museums At Night 6:00 pm Magic Museums At Night @ Ashmolean Museum May 16 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Magic Museums at Night Special Ashmolean Late Night Opening Friday 16 May 7–10pm FREE ENTRY For 2014’s Museums At Night event, the Ashmolean is putting on an evening of magic. Curators will be presenting the[...]	17
18 How does the brain work? 6:00 pm How does the brain work? @ Oxford Retreat May 18 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets How does the brain work? And how can we switch on and off specific neurons? Join us for a Pint of Science with top academics from Oxford University.	19 Climate Change – Is it real? What are the consequences? 6:00 pm Climate Change – Is it real? What are the consequences? @ Wig and Pen May 19 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets You ever wanted to understand more about climate change? Is it real? what are the consequences? Come join us for an expert panel from Oxford University who will shed some light on this highly debated[...] Unlocking Volcanic Eruptions 6:00 pm Unlocking Volcanic Eruptions @ Wig and Pen May 19 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets When is a volcano going to erupt and how do you measure that? What is Magma and how can we start studying it? These questions and more will be explained by top academics from Oxford[...] Christianity and the Klu Klux Clan 6:30 pm Christianity and the Klu Klux Clan @ The Mitre (function room) May 19 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets Dr Stephen Tuck is University Lecturer in American History and Director of the Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH). He also co-leads an interdiscipilnary network “Race and Resistance across borders in the long twentieth[...]	20 Attack on the Academic Boycott of Israel Attack on the Academic Boycott of Israel @ Saskatchewan Room, Exeter College May 20 – May 21 all-day Tickets https://www.facebook.com/events/575525219212880/ Associate Professor Jake Lynch is fighting a case in Australia’s Federal Court to uphold his right not to take part in institutional collaborations between the University of Sydney, where he directs the Centre for[...] The Intersection of Antitrust (Competition Law) and Trade Marks 11:30 am The Intersection of Antitrust (Competition Law) and Trade Marks @ Senior Common Room, Faculty of Law May 20 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm Tickets Intellectual Property Discussion Group (IPDG)	21 Rewilding and Lethal Bugs 6:00 pm Rewilding and Lethal Bugs @ Wig and Pen May 21 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets How can we rewild animals to today’s environment? How does the future of lethal viruses is going to be? Are they going to stick around with us as long as humanity exists	22 Blue Stockings – Women’s Education 5:00 pm Blue Stockings – Women’s Education @ Simpkins Lee Theatre, Lady Margaret Hall May 22 @ 5:00 pm – 5:45 pm Tickets On Thursday 22nd at 6pm the Simpkins Lee will host a panel discussion exploring the battle for women’s education. Featuring a heavyweight line-up of Jane Robinson (author of the bestselling ‘Bluestockings’), Sarah Pine (OUSU VP[...]	23 Gauguin’s Paradise Lost 10:00 am Gauguin’s Paradise Lost @ Ashmolean Museum May 23 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am Tickets Cézanne and the Modern Exhibition Lecture Gauguin’s Paradise Lost With Alastair Wright, Fellow of St John’s College Friday 23 May, 11am-12pm, Headley Lecture Theatre Like many Western visitors to Tahiti in the later 19th century,[...] Of Dogs and Men:Gilbert Cannan and his Mill 1:00 pm Of Dogs and Men:Gilbert Cannan and his Mill @ Ashmolean Museum May 23 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Tickets Of Dogs and Men: Gilbert Cannan and his Mill (1916) by Mark Gertler With Jan Cox, art historian Friday 23 May, 2-3pm, Headley Lecture Theatre This lecture explores and analyses Mark Gertler’s apparently innocent painting[...] Film Showing – An Amazing Experiment in Conscious Living 7:00 pm Film Showing – An Amazing Experiment in Conscious Living @ Tara Yoga Centre May 23 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets You are warmly welcome to attend a film showing and after-talk about a spiritual community in Germany, living life with a focus on meditation, and the true nature of our reality as human beings. You[...]	24 Confession Yesterday and Today 4:00 pm Confession Yesterday and Today @ Oxford University Catholic Chaplaincy May 24 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets The St. Thomas More lecture is our flagship speaker event each year, where we have an emininent speaker give a special talk on a subject of their choice. This year’s talk takes place on Saturday[...]
25	26 Peace of the Heart – The Way to Happiness Peace of the Heart – The Way to Happiness @ Saskatchewan Room, Exeter College May 26 – May 27 all-day Tickets The questions that will be addressed are those that are dearest to us all: How can we lead a life in serenity and peace? How can we maintain a state of contentment even in the[...] Canonising Constructive Theology 6:30 pm Canonising Constructive Theology @ The Mitre (function room) May 26 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets Dr Ben Edsall earned his BA (music, with a minor in philosophy) at the University of Oregon, an MCS (New Testament Studies) at Regent College in Vancouver, BC, a MSt and DPhil (Theology: New Testament)[...]	27 Peace of the Heart – The Way to Happiness 4:30 pm Peace of the Heart – The Way to Happiness @ Saskatchewan Room May 27 @ 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets The questions that will be addressed are those that are dearest to us all: How can we lead a life in serenity and peace? How can we maintain a state of contentment even in the[...]	28	29 Supernatural Images 4:30 pm Supernatural Images @ JCR Lecture Theatre, St Catherine's College May 29 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets This talk will confront an enduring Western belief in the supernatural power of images: the conviction that a statue or painting of the Madonna can fly through the air, speak, weep or produce miraculous cures.[...]	30 Roles of Religion in Development Studies? 2:00 pm Roles of Religion in Development Studies? @ Queen Elizabeth House, Seminar Room 1 May 30 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets http://www.qeh.ox.ac.uk/events-1/xevent?diary_id=5750 Ancient Egyptian Biographies: From Living a Life to Creating a Memorial 4:30 pm Ancient Egyptian Biographies: From Living a Life to Creating a Memorial @ Wolfson College May 30 @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets The 2014 Roger Moorey Memorial Lecture Ancient Egyptian Biographies: From Living a Life to Creating a Memorial With Professor John Baines, University of Oxford Friday 30 May, 5.30–6.30pm, Wolfson College More than in most civilizations,[...]	31

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