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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 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[...] ANUSHKA ASTHANA -POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT 7:00 pm ANUSHKA ASTHANA -POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT @ Lecture Room B, Queens College May 6 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets We are delighted to welcome Anushka Asthana to Oxford on the 6th of May! She is the Political Correspondent for Sky News, the Policy Editor at The Observer and was formerly the Chief Political Correspondent[...]	7 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[...]	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[...] 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 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[...]
11	12	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 Open journalism: bringing people together to tell richer stories 2:30 pm Open journalism: bringing people together to tell richer stories @ Oxford Martin School May 15 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets Dr Philippa Law, Community Coordinator at GuardianWitness, will demonstrate how harnessing the wisdom and, more importantly, the personal experiences of the crowd can improve journalism and create a richer picture of the world. The Guardian[...] 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	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 Why Oxford is a complacent establishment 4:45 pm Why Oxford is a complacent establishment @ Exeter College May 28 @ 4:45 pm – 5:45 pm Tickets Luke Johnson, entrepreneur and Financial Times columnist, on why Oxford is “a complacent establishment that is refusing to re-invent itself”. All welcome. Please report to the Porters’ Lodge on arrival.	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 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:[...] 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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