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4	5	6 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[...] 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 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[...] Weapons of mass migration 4:00 pm Weapons of mass migration @ SR 1, Department of International Development May 7 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets Subtitle: Forced displacement, coercion and foreign policy Seminar by Professor Kelly M. Greenhill (Tufts University) Part of the Refugee Studies Centre Trinity term Public Seminar Series 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[...] 30 years on: the Miner’s strike’s important lessons 5:30 pm 30 years on: the Miner’s strike’s important lessons @ Ruskin College Oxford May 7 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Who was involved in the Miner’s Strike and what did they do? Why does the Miner’s Strike still matter 30 years on? What can we learn from the Miner’s Strike and the activism around it?[...]	8 The United Kingdom Independence Party: a study in petit-bourgeois ideology 6:30 pm The United Kingdom Independence Party: a study in petit-bourgeois ideology @ The Mitre May 8 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets A short talk followed by questions and discussion. All welcome.	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 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	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 Women in Politics 4:30 pm Women in Politics @ St Catherine's College May 12 @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets We are delighted to welcome Norwegian Politician, Anniken Huitfeldt, to St Catherine’s College to deliver a lecture on the theme of ‘Women in Politics’. Anniken represents the Labour Party in Norway, and has been Minister[...]	13 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.[...] Solidarity & responsibility-sharing for refugee protection 4:00 pm Solidarity & responsibility-sharing for refugee protection @ Seminar Room 1, Oxford Department of International Development May 14 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets Solidarity & responsibility-sharing for refugee protection in the EU’s Common European Asylum System Speaker: Madeline Garlick (Radboud University) Part of the Refugee Studies Centre Trinity term Public Seminar Series Beatrix Campbell – The End of Equality 5:30 pm Beatrix Campbell – The End of Equality @ Ruskin College Oxford May 14 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Campaigning journalist, Campbell, will talk about the ideas behind her new book, “The End of Equality”.	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	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 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.[...] 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[...] Peter Tatchell: What next after gay marriage? Is the battle won? 6:30 pm Peter Tatchell: What next after gay marriage? Is the battle won? @ MBI Al Jaber Auditorium, Corpus Christi College May 19 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets OULC and LGBTQ Society are delighted to jointly welcome Peter Tatchell for an event at the Corpus Auditorium. A prolific human rights campaigner, Peter is particularly known for his work with LGBTQ movements. Famously, he[...]	20 The Silent University Award Ceremony 2:00 pm The Silent University Award Ceremony @ Oxford Department of International Development May 20 @ 2:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets On 14 December 2013, the second edition of the Visible Award was awarded to The Silent University, a knowledge exchange platform initiated by the artist Ahmet Öğüt and led by a group of asylum seekers,[...] 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 Refuge from deprivation 4:00 pm Refuge from deprivation @ SR 1, Department of International Development May 21 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets Socio-economic harm and non-refoulement in international law Speaker: Dr Michelle Foster (Melbourne Law School) Part of the Refugee Studies Centre Trinity term Public Seminar Series Liz Kelly 5:30 pm Liz Kelly @ Ruskin College Oxford May 21 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Liz is Professor of Sexualised Violence & Director of the Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit (CWASU), London Metropolitan University. She has been active in the field of violence against women and children for over[...]	22 The North Atlantic malaise: failures in economic policy 11:00 am The North Atlantic malaise: failures in economic policy @ Oxford Martin School May 22 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm Tickets Professor Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Laureate, University Professor at Columbia University, and Co-Chair of Columbia University’s Committee on Global Thought gives an Oxford Martin School Distinguished Public lecture on The North Atlantic malaise: failures in economic[...]	23 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[...]	24
25	26	27	28 Arbitrary detention of asylum-seekers 4:00 pm Arbitrary detention of asylum-seekers @ Seminar Room 1, Oxford Department of International Development May 28 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets A comparison of some recent practice from Italy and the UK Speakers: Dr Daniel Wilsher (City University London) and Francesca Cancellaro (Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna) The detention of asylum seekers is always particularly[...] 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 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	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[...] 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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