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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[...] In Search of Lost Colour: the Treu Head, a case study in ancient Roman sculptural polychromy 4:30 pm In Search of Lost Colour: the Treu Head, a case study in ancient Roman sculptural polychromy @ JCR Lecture Theatre, St. Catherine’s College May 6 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets The surviving polychromy of a second century Roman marble sculpture at the British Museum (BM SC 1597), also known as the Treu Head, was investigated scientifically and rigorously compared to other Greek and Roman works[...] 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 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[...] 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 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[...] Ongoing adventures in the world of pseudoscience 6:30 pm Ongoing adventures in the world of pseudoscience @ St. Aldates Tavern May 8 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets It’s easy to think of pseudoscience existing in a glass case at a museum – something to be examined and critiqued from a safe distance, but not something to touch and to play with. Using[...]	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 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[...] Containing the intelligence explosion 4:00 pm Containing the intelligence explosion @ Oxford Martin School May 13 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets This is a joint event with the Oxford Martin School and the Oxford Martin Programme on the Impacts of Future Technology Dr Joanna Bryson, Reader, Department of Computer Science, University of Bath, will ask is[...] 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 Oxford Scibar: The neuroscience of laughter 5:30 pm Oxford Scibar: The neuroscience of laughter @ The Port Mahon May 15 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Why is laughter such an important human social tool? Neuroscientist and stand-up comedian Prof Sophie Scott will discuss her research on laughter (and apparently rats laugh too!). 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[...] 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 A lost generation? Education opportunities for Syrian refugee children in Lebanon 4:00 pm A lost generation? Education opportunities for Syrian refugee children in Lebanon @ Department of International Development May 19 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets Speaker: Dr Maha Shuayb (Centre for Lebanese Studies) Description: Since the beginning of the Syrian crisis in 2011, more than 3 million refugees have fled to the neighboring countries Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, Iraq and Egypt.[...] 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[...]	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 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 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,[...] Start-Up Chile 11:30 am Start-Up Chile @ Oxford Launchpad at Said Business School May 23 @ 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Tickets The Start-Up Chile programme is now ready to select, fund and host a new round of start-ups so they develop their global business ideas in Chile, the growing start-up ecosystem that has everyone talking. **NO[...] 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 Nature versus Nurture 11:00 am Nature versus Nurture @ Henry Wellcome Building for Human Genetics - Seminar Room A May 30 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets 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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