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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 China’s Water Future 4:00 pm China’s Water Future @ Blue Boar Lecture Theatre, Christ Church May 6 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets China is facing severe water challenges. Many parts of the country suffer from chronic water scarcity. Pollution is affecting the health of hundreds of waterways and public concern is increasing. Floods and droughts are a[...] Global Health 2035: A World Converging within a Generation 4:15 pm Global Health 2035: A World Converging within a Generation @ Edmund Safra Lecture Theatre, Said Business School May 6 @ 4:15 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets Join us in the Edmund Safra Lecture Theatre, Saïd Business School, for a talk by Dr Gavin Yamey MD MPH, a physician and medical journal editor with training in public health who leads the Evidence[...] 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[...] Modernist Avant-Gardes and Technology 5:30 pm Modernist Avant-Gardes and Technology @ Pegasus May 6 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets In the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries, a persistent interest in technology emerged in both avant-garde and mainstream literature, and this multimedia presentation by Dr Eric White (Oxford Brookes University) and collaborators examines how radical reading[...]	7 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. Popular Representations of Development: Insights from Novels, Films, Television and Social Media 4:30 pm Popular Representations of Development: Insights from Novels, Films, Television and Social Media @ Haldane Room, Wolfson College May 7 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets Popular Representations of Development takes a novel approach to the broad discipline of development studies that goes beyond narrow policy or social science frameworks. Instead, the authors reassess the breadth and popularity of development studies[...] 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[...]	8 Dear Mr Darwin’: what can we learn from 19th century citizen science? 2:30 pm Dear Mr Darwin’: what can we learn from 19th century citizen science? @ Oxford Martin School May 8 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets Professor Sally Shuttleworth, Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford and Dr Sally Frampton, Postdoctoral Research Assistant at the University of Oxford, will both talk about the role of Citizen Science in their[...] 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 Radical Publishing with PEN 4:00 pm Radical Publishing with PEN @ Pegasus May 8 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets Join English PEN (the literary network which works to defend and promote free expression) for an evening of poetry and debate, with discussion about how publishing and human rights campaigns can join forces to help[...] 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.	9 Art as a Vehicle for Transformative Justice 11:00 am Art as a Vehicle for Transformative Justice @ Seminar Room C, Manor Road Building May 9 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm Tickets speakers: William Kelly, Artist and Humanist Dr. Rama Mani, Senior Research Associate at the Centre for International Studies at the University of Oxford and Councillor of the World Future Council 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[...] Owen Sheers@St. Anne’s Arts Week 6:00 pm Owen Sheers@St. Anne’s Arts Week @ Blackwell's Bookshop (1st Floor) May 9 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets St. Anne’s hosts an evening with Welsh poet, author and scriptwriter Owen Sheers, in the beautiful setting of Oxford’s finest bookseller. The Cheerful Companion 7:00 pm The Cheerful Companion @ Pegasus May 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Step inside the parlour and drawing room of an eighteenth-century home, and together with Dr Nicole Pohl (Oxford Brookes University) and musicians, enjoy readings, music, and the authentic sewing session of a ‘huswif’! Part of[...]	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[...] Time to Change: Creative Writing and Mental Health 6:30 pm Time to Change: Creative Writing and Mental Health @ Pegasus May 10 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets A collaboration between the Oxford Brookes Poetry Centre and the Archway Foundation (an Oxford-based mental health charity), this event will feature writing produced by the Archway Foundation’s services during workshops with Brookes’ creative writing students.
11	12 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[...] Transitional Justice and Transitional Relativism 4:00 pm Transitional Justice and Transitional Relativism @ Seminar Room B, Manor Road Building May 13 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets Speaker: Professor James Sweeney, Professor of International Law, University of Lancaster	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.[...] From Russia to Philomena: A Talk by Martin Sixsmith 5:00 pm From Russia to Philomena: A Talk by Martin Sixsmith @ St Peter's College Chapel May 14 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Martin Sixsmith will speak at St Peter’s College on Russia and the acclaimed film ‘Philomena’, based on his book ‘The Lost Child of Philomena Lee’ on Wednesday 14 May at 6pm. All are welcome –[...]	15 Mongrel Literature: A conversation between Michael Ondaatje and Hermione Lee 4:30 pm Mongrel Literature: A conversation between Michael Ondaatje and Hermione Lee @ Leonard Wolfson Auditorium May 15 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets All are welcome to listen to Michael Ondaatje, the Sri Lankan/Canadian novelist, winner of the Booker prize for his novel ‘The English Patient’, and Wolfson College President, and esteemed literary biographer, Professor Dame Hermione Lee,[...] 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 Magnificence, Love and Scaffolds: Politics at the Court of Henry VIII 10:00 am Magnificence, Love and Scaffolds: Politics at the Court of Henry VIII @ Ashmolean Museum May 17 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am Tickets Magnificence, Love and Scaffolds: Politics at the Court of Henry VIII, With Dr Suzannah Lipscomb Saturday 17 May, 11am–12pm, Ioannou Centre Historian, author, and broadcaster Dr Suzannah Lipscomb will speak on the politics of spectacle,[...]
18	19 Barbara Taylor In Conversation 12:00 pm Barbara Taylor In Conversation @ Radcliffe Humanities May 19 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Tickets Internationally renowned historian Barbara Taylor will speak about her new book “The Last Asylum” with Ruth Harris (New College, Oxford) and Daniel Pick (Birkbeck College). The book charts her years of psychoanalysis and her experiences[...] Seminar: Writing Family Memoir 4:30 pm Seminar: Writing Family Memoir @ Haldane Room, Wolfson College May 19 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets This year’s Wolfson Public Lecture Series, themed around South Asian writing, articulates a clear interest in family memoir. This OCLW seminar, featuring the biographer Lyndall Gordon (biographer of Emily Dickinson, Mary Wollstonecraft, Henry James, T.S.[...] 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[...] Fiction writer Tim Winton discussing his book Eyrie 6:00 pm Fiction writer Tim Winton discussing his book Eyrie @ Blackwell's Bookshop May 19 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Australian novelist and short story writer Tim Winton will be discussing his new book “Eyrie” at Blackwell’s. Tim is the author of 25 novels for children and adults, has won the prestigious Miles Franklin award[...] 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[...]	20 Legal, Narrative and Artistic Approaches to Transitional Justice 4:00 pm Legal, Narrative and Artistic Approaches to Transitional Justice @ Seminar Room D, Manor Road Building May 20 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets ESRC Transitional Justice Research Manual Re-Launch Speakers: Dr Nicola Palmer, Lecturer in Criminal Law, King’s College London Dr Briony Jones, Senior Researcher, Dealing with the Past, swisspeace Dr Zoe Norridge, Lecturer in English and Comparative[...]	21 Book at Lunchtime: Byzantine Matters by Professor Averil Cameron 11:45 am Book at Lunchtime: Byzantine Matters by Professor Averil Cameron @ Seminar Room, Radcliffe Humanities May 21 @ 11:45 am – 1:15 pm Tickets Join us for lunch from 12:45, with discussion from 13:00 to 13:45. Professor Averil Cameron will be in discussion with: – Dr Jas Elsner (Humfrey Payne Senior Research Fellow in Classical Archaeology and Art) –[...] 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 Barry Munane: E.T.A Hoffmann 6:00 pm Barry Munane: E.T.A Hoffmann @ Blackwell's Bookshop May 22 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets For Sir Walter Scott he was the demonic quintessence of the Gothic, but thanks to Poe, Freud, and others E. T. A. Hoffmann is firmly established as a literary father figure of all things ghostly,[...] The Lye Valley and the “twinkling stars in the shadowy grass…” – Judy Webb 6:30 pm The Lye Valley and the “twinkling stars in the shadowy grass…” – Judy Webb @ Daubeny Lecture Theatre, Oxford Botanic Garden May 22 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Speaker: Judy Webb The Lye Valley, formally known as Hogley Bog, is a surprising and little known hot spot of wildlife biodiversity, a habitat for stunning wildflowers and spectacular insects in the centre of the[...]	23	24
25	26	27 A Serious Job for Women? with Dame Walter 7:00 pm A Serious Job for Women? with Dame Walter @ Blue Boar Lecture Theatre, Christ Church College May 27 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets We are hugely privileged to host Olivier award-winning actress, Dame Harriet Walter in Oxford on Tuesday 27th May. Best known for her portrayal of all the greatest Shakepearean female roles from Viola to Cleopatra and[...]	28 Challenges of Stability and Reconstruction Military Operations 4:00 pm Challenges of Stability and Reconstruction Military Operations @ Seminar Room D, Manor Road Building May 28 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets speaker: Radidja Nemar, PhD Candidate in Law, Université Paul Cézanne / Junior Research Fellow at French Strategic Institute, Military Academy Robert Seidman discussing his book ‘Moments Captured’ 6:00 pm Robert Seidman discussing his book ‘Moments Captured’ @ Blackwell's Bookshop May 28 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets “Moments Captured” is the epic new novel about pioneering photographer Eadweard Muybridge. Robert J. Seidman is a novelist and screenwriter. He’s written three novels, “One Smart Indian” “Bucks County Idyll” and this, his latest, “Moments[...] The World We Made – Sir Jonathon Porritt @ Cerberus 6:00 pm The World We Made – Sir Jonathon Porritt @ Cerberus @ Lecture Room 23, Balliol College May 28 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets onathon Porritt, Co-Founder of Forum for the Future, is an eminent writer, broadcaster, environmentalist and commentator on sustainable development. He will be talking at Cerberus about his new book, ‘The World We Made’, in which[...]	29	30 Workshop: As You Like It / Othello 12:45 pm Workshop: As You Like It / Othello @ T. S. Eliot Theatre, Merton College May 30 @ 12:45 pm – 1:45 pm Tickets It is an honour for us to welcome the man who must surely have the most extensive knowledge of modern British theatre: Michael Billington, The Guardian’s lead theatre critic, will be attending the Oxford University[...] Thinking with Stories: Listening in to Women’s Voices 4:00 pm Thinking with Stories: Listening in to Women’s Voices @ Mansfield College May 30 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets Speaker: Professor Marina Warner, CBE Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, and writer of fiction, criticism and cultural history. Her most recent book is Stranger Magic: Charmed States &the Arabian Nights. Once Upon a Time:[...]	31

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