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					1	2 Pre-Raphaelite Drawings 11:00 am Pre-Raphaelite Drawings @ Ashmoelan Museum May 2 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Join exhibition curator Colin Harrison and explore the development of Pre-Raphaelite drawings from the technical supremacy of Millais on the 1840’s to the bold portraits of Rossetti in the 1870’s
3	4 A Medieval Coursebook? Diagrammatic annotations in Balliol College MS 272 1:00 pm A Medieval Coursebook? Diagrammatic annotations in Balliol College MS 272 @ Balliol College Historic Collections Centre, St Cross Church, Manor Road May 4 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Tickets Unlocking Archives, a series of lunchtime talks about current research in Balliol College’s special collections ‘A Medieval Coursebook? Diagrammatic annotations in Balliol College MS 272’ Balliol’s manuscript no. 272, a copy of the pseudo-Ciceronian Rhetorica[...]	5	6 Light in Germany: Scenes of an Unknown Enlightenment 12:45 pm Light in Germany: Scenes of an Unknown Enlightenment @ Seminar Room May 6 @ 12:45 pm – 2:00 pm Tickets Part of Book at Lunchtime, a fortnightly series of bite size book discussions, with commentators from a range of disciplines. Free, all welcome – no booking required. Join us for a sandwich lunch from 12:45,[...] New publishing models for a modern world: a legacy brand re-invents itself 2:00 pm New publishing models for a modern world: a legacy brand re-invents itself @ Barclay Room, Green Templeton College May 6 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets Reuters Institute seminars “The business and practice of journalism” The following seminars will be given at 2pm on Wednesdays, normally in the Barclay Room, Green Templeton College. Convenors: James Painter, David Levy Speaker: Laurie Benson,[...]	7 Outburst Fesitval Outburst Fesitval @ Pegasus Theater May 7 – May 9 all-day Tickets OutBurst is the Oxford Brookes University festival at the Pegasus Theatre on Magdalen Road. Brookes will be bursting out of the university campus into the community, bringing great ideas, activities, and entertainment right to the[...] Life-Writing Operations 5:30 pm Life-Writing Operations @ Florey Room, Wolfson College May 7 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets The speakers (OCLW visiting scholars) will present their current life-writing projects, and discuss the use of archives and memoirs in life-writing, and alternative methods of writing biographies. John Bak: ‘Editing Tennessee Williams’ Ur-Memoirs’ Lorraine Paterson,[...] The Aptness of Anger – Dr Amia Srinivasan 7:30 pm The Aptness of Anger – Dr Amia Srinivasan @ Vaults and Garden Cafe May 7 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets The Aptness of Anger – Dr Amia Srinivasan Ancient and contemporary philosophers alike have argued that we ought not get angry, even when facing injustice, because doing so is harmful to ourselves. Christian mystics and[...]	8 Reflections on the general election and the media: two perspectives 5:00 pm Reflections on the general election and the media: two perspectives @ Butler Room, Nuffield College May 8 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Reuters Institute / Nuffield College Media & Politics seminars The following seminars will be given at 5pm on Fridays, normally in the Butler Room, Nuffield College. Convenors: Neil Fowler, James Painter, David Levy Speakers: Professor[...]	9
10	11 The Knowledge Project: Novel Writing 6:00 pm The Knowledge Project: Novel Writing @ Oxford International College May 11 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets Do you want to learn something new? The Knowledge Project offers affordable evening courses in exciting subjects. Our classes are taught by specialists in small, friendly groups and open to all. The coming term is[...]	12 ‘The Third Truth: Part 1’: Javier Cercas, Weidenfeld Visiting Professor in Comparative European Literature 5:30 pm ‘The Third Truth: Part 1’: Javier Cercas, Weidenfeld Visiting Professor in Comparative European Literature @ Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre May 12 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Javier Cercas, novelist and essayist, is one of Europe’s most distinguished contemporary writers. His works, which have been translated into more than twenty languages, include the acclaimed, Soldados de Salamina (Soldiers of Salamis, 2001), which[...] Performing Colour/Staging Sound 8:00 pm Performing Colour/Staging Sound @ Jacqueline du Pre Music Building May 12 @ 8:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Franz Schreker: Kammersymphonie (1916) Lewis Coenen-Rowe: A Cosmic Joke (2014) Wassily Kandinsky/Thomas de Hartmann, orch. Gunther Schuller: Der Gelbe Klang (1909) 8.00pm, Tuesday 12th and Wednesday 13th May 2015 In this multimedia collaboration, four graduate[...]	13 Aristotle on Perceiving Objects 1:00 pm Aristotle on Perceiving Objects @ Seminar Room, Radcliffe Humanities, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter May 13 @ 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm Tickets Part of Book at Lunchtime, a fortnightly series of bite size book discussions, with commentators from a range of disciplines. Free, all welcome – no booking required. Join us for a sandwich lunch from 12:45,[...] The battle for authenticity – the future of news, current affairs and documentary 2:00 pm The battle for authenticity – the future of news, current affairs and documentary @ Barclay Room, Green Templeton College May 13 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets Reuters Institute seminars “The business and practice of journalism” The following seminars will be given at 2pm on Wednesdays, normally in the Barclay Room, Green Templeton College. Convenors: James Painter, David Levy Speaker: Kevin Sutcliffe,[...]	14 ‘The Third Truth: Part 2’ – Javier Cercas, Weidenfeld Visiting Professor in Comparative European Literature 5:30 pm ‘The Third Truth: Part 2’ – Javier Cercas, Weidenfeld Visiting Professor in Comparative European Literature @ Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre May 14 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Javier Cercas, novelist and essayist, is one of Europe’s most distinguished contemporary writers. His works, which have been translated into more than twenty languages, include the acclaimed, Soldados de Salamina (Soldiers of Salamis, 2001), which[...] Memory as Imagination in a Globalised World’ 5:30 pm Memory as Imagination in a Globalised World’ @ Leonard Wolfson Auditorium, Wolfson College May 14 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Siddhartha will be reading from his books of poetry, Kalagora and Digital Monsoon, showing clips from his theatre work and film, as a way into exploring the relationship between memory, imagination and globalised environments. He[...] The Knowledge Project: Introduction to Contemporary Art 6:00 pm The Knowledge Project: Introduction to Contemporary Art @ Oxford International College May 14 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets Do you want to learn something new? The Knowledge Project offers affordable evening courses in exciting subjects. Our classes are taught by specialists in small, friendly groups and open to all. The coming term is[...]	15 A Tale of Two Cities and the History of Modern Revenge – Catherine Gallagher 11:00 am A Tale of Two Cities and the History of Modern Revenge – Catherine Gallagher @ Seminar Room K, Faculty of English May 15 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Catherine Gallagher from Berkeley will give a talk on A Tale of Two Cities and the History of Modern Revenge as part of the Victorian Research Seminar series at the Faculty of English Language &[...] The Pre-Raphaelites: Romantic Dreamers 2:00 pm The Pre-Raphaelites: Romantic Dreamers @ Ashmolean Museum May 15 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets From Italian Pre-Renaissance paintings to English Literature and contemporary poetry, discover how the medieval world inspired the young artists of the Pre- Raphaelite Brotherhood New forms of media, new forms of democracy? Some reflections on new media and the election drawing on the experience of openDemocracy 5:00 pm New forms of media, new forms of democracy? Some reflections on new media and the election drawing on the experience of openDemocracy @ Butler Room, Nuffield College May 15 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Reuters Institute / Nuffield College Media & Politics seminars The following seminars will be given at 5pm on Fridays, normally in the Butler Room, Nuffield College. Convenors: Neil Fowler, James Painter, David Levy Speaker: Anthony[...]	16 Disputed Lives 10:00 am Disputed Lives @ Wolfson College Oxford May 16 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Tickets Led by Hermione Lee, Elleke Boehmer, Rebecca Abrams, Kate McLoughlin and Jacob Dahl, this full-day workshop will focus on the challenges contradictory accounts about their subjects’ lives pose to life-writers. £70 (£55 unwaged). For more[...]
17	18 Tragedy in the Trenches: Classics, the First World War and the Rise of Flemish Culture 2:15 pm Tragedy in the Trenches: Classics, the First World War and the Rise of Flemish Culture @ Lecture Theatre, Ioannou Centre May 18 @ 2:15 pm – 3:45 pm Tickets Maarten De Pourcq (Radboud University Nijmegen) will present a paper on the links between Classics, the First World War, and the Rise of Flemish Culture. Followed by Q & A and refreshments. Free, all welcome.[...]	19 ‘Vargas Llosa’s Question’: Javier Cercas, Weidenfeld Visiting Professor in Comparative European Literature 5:30 pm ‘Vargas Llosa’s Question’: Javier Cercas, Weidenfeld Visiting Professor in Comparative European Literature @ Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre May 19 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Javier Cercas, novelist and essayist, is one of Europe’s most distinguished contemporary writers. His works, which have been translated into more than twenty languages, include the acclaimed, Soldados de Salamina (Soldiers of Salamis, 2001), which[...]	20 News in the digital age, and how The Economist fits in 2:00 pm News in the digital age, and how The Economist fits in @ Barclay Room, Green Templeton College May 20 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets Reuters Institute seminars “The business and practice of journalism” The following seminars will be given at 2pm on Wednesdays, normally in the Barclay Room, Green Templeton College. Convenors: James Painter, David Levy Speaker: Tom Standage,[...]	21 ‘The Blind Spot’ – Javier Cercas, Weidenfeld Visiting Professor in Comparative European Literature 5:30 pm ‘The Blind Spot’ – Javier Cercas, Weidenfeld Visiting Professor in Comparative European Literature @ Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre May 21 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Javier Cercas, novelist and essayist, is one of Europe’s most distinguished contemporary writers. His works, which have been translated into more than twenty languages, include the acclaimed, Soldados de Salamina (Soldiers of Salamis, 2001), which[...] Paradise Lost: A staged reading – The War in Heaven 8:00 pm Paradise Lost: A staged reading – The War in Heaven @ New College Chapel May 21 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets New College Chapel presents Paradise Lost: a staged reading of Milton’s epic poem in 3 parts, directed by Professor Elisabeth Dutton (Fribourg), featuring new settings of Milton’s hymns by the Organist, Robert Quinney, and anthems[...]	22 IATEFL Literature, Media & Cultural Studies Special Interest Group & The Creativity Group joint event 5:00 pm IATEFL Literature, Media & Cultural Studies Special Interest Group & The Creativity Group joint event @ Rooms 204 & 205, John Henry Brookes Building, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford May 22 @ 5:00 pm – May 23 @ 4:30 pm Tickets This symposium offers an innovative and exciting ‘coming together’ of language teachers and teachers of the creative arts, asking the questions: What does creativity mean to me? What do I do about it as a[...] Politicians and the media – a 40 year view 5:00 pm Politicians and the media – a 40 year view @ Butler Room, Nuffield College May 22 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Reuters Institute / Nuffield College Media & Politics seminars The following seminars will be given at 5pm on Fridays, normally in the Butler Room, Nuffield College. Convenors: Neil Fowler, James Painter, David Levy Speaker: Dame[...] Paradise Lost: A staged reading – The Fall 8:00 pm Paradise Lost: A staged reading – The Fall @ New College Chapel May 22 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets New College Chapel presents Paradise Lost: a staged reading of Milton’s epic poem in 3 parts, directed by Professor Elisabeth Dutton (Fribourg), featuring new settings of Milton’s hymns by the Organist, Robert Quinney, and anthems[...]	23
24	25	26 ‘The Man Who Says No’ – Javier Cercas, Weidenfeld Visiting Professor in Comparative European Literature 5:30 pm ‘The Man Who Says No’ – Javier Cercas, Weidenfeld Visiting Professor in Comparative European Literature @ Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre May 26 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Javier Cercas, novelist and essayist, is one of Europe’s most distinguished contemporary writers. His works, which have been translated into more than twenty languages, include the acclaimed, Soldados de Salamina (Soldiers of Salamis, 2001), which[...]	27 Making news for young adults? 2:00 pm Making news for young adults? @ Barclay Room, Green Templeton College May 27 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets Reuters Institute seminars “The business and practice of journalism” The following seminars will be given at 2pm on Wednesdays, normally in the Barclay Room, Green Templeton College. Convenors: James Painter, David Levy Speaker: Anna Doble,[...] “Sudden justice: America’s secret drone wars” by Chris Woods 5:00 pm “Sudden justice: America’s secret drone wars” by Chris Woods @ Oxford Martin School May 27 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets This book talk is a joint event between the Oxford Martin School and the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict This book talk will see author Chris Woods discuss his new book Sudden[...]	28	29 The Pre-raphaelites: Visions of the Past 2:00 pm The Pre-raphaelites: Visions of the Past @ Ashmoelan Museum May 29 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets William Morris and Edward Burne- Jones developed the Pre Raphaelite’s ideals into both mystical and moral associations. Find out how these associations contributed to the Art Nouveau movement The UK post the election – what does it mean for the Treasury? 5:00 pm The UK post the election – what does it mean for the Treasury? @ Butler Room, Nuffield College May 29 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Reuters Institute / Nuffield College Media & Politics seminars The following seminars will be given at 5pm on Fridays, normally in the Butler Room, Nuffield College. Convenors: Neil Fowler, James Painter, David Levy Speaker: Sir[...]	30 C.S Lewis: creative imagination, orthodox faith 10:30 am C.S Lewis: creative imagination, orthodox faith @ St Theosevia Centre May 30 @ 10:30 am – 4:00 pm Tickets C.S. Lewis is best-known for his Narnia Chronicles and works of Christian apologetics such as Mere Christianity and The Problem of Pain, but he was professionally a literary critic and literary historian with carefully thought[...]
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