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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,[...] Cinematic Perspectives on 1989 in Central and Eastern Europe 4:00 pm Cinematic Perspectives on 1989 in Central and Eastern Europe @ European Studies Centre May 1 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets Polish Spring Mixer and POMP Film Series 1 Film showing: “Escape from the Liberty Cinema” by Wojciech Marczewski (Poland, 1990) Convenor: Mikołaj Kunicki (St Antony’s College, Oxford) Food and drinks provided Please register with Kaja[...]	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	6 The History of Champagne in the UK: 1860 – 1914 11:30 am The History of Champagne in the UK: 1860 – 1914 @ Senior Common Room, Faculty of Law May 6 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm Tickets 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 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[...] 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 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	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[...] The History of Parliament – Chris Bryant MP 4:00 pm The History of Parliament – Chris Bryant MP @ Mansfield College May 9 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets Labour MP for Rhondda since 2001. Shadow Minister for Welfare Reform since October 2013. Author of several books including Parliament: The Biography. Part of the Mansfield Lecture Series, convener Baroness Helena Kennedy QC 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[...]
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.[...]	15 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 Special Ceramics Demonstration and Talk 9:30 am Special Ceramics Demonstration and Talk @ Ashmolean Museum May 18 @ 9:30 am – 2:30 pm Tickets Clay Live – Special Ceramics Demonstration With Clive Bowen and Dylan Bowen Sunday 18 May, 10.30am-3.30pm Ashmolean Museum Education Centre Slipware specialists, father and son, Clive and Dylan Bowen demonstrate their work and talk about[...]	19	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 Sir Stamford Raffles & his Collections – Beatrice Blackwood Lecture 2014 6:00 pm Sir Stamford Raffles & his Collections – Beatrice Blackwood Lecture 2014 @ Museum of Natural History, Lecture Theatre May 21 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets Friends of the Pitt Rivers Museum – Beatrice Blackwood Lecture 2014 With doors opening at 18.00 for a drinks reception in the Pitt Rivers Museum, join the Friends of the Pitt Rivers Museum for author[...]	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[...]	24 Cézanne: a Modern Field of Vision 10:00 am Cézanne: a Modern Field of Vision @ Ashmolean Museum May 24 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am Tickets Cézanne and the Modern Exhibition Lecture Cézanne: a Modern Field of Vision With Miranda Creswell, Project Artist, Institute of Archaeology Saturday 24 May, 11am–12pm, Headley Lecture Theatre Cézanne’s unique and ground-breaking observations of landscape continue[...]
25	26	27	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	29 Who Needs a Hero:Heroism Ancient vs Modern 1:00 pm Who Needs a Hero:Heroism Ancient vs Modern @ Ashmolean Museum May 29 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Tickets Who Needs a Hero: Heroism Ancient & Modern With Prof Chris Pelling, Regius Professor of Greek; Dr Peter Claus, Fellow of Pembroke; Dr Liz Sawyer, Trinity College, University of Oxford Thursday 29 May, 2–3.30pm, Headley[...] 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 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:[...] 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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