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			1 ‘Britain, Brexit and the new political chaos’ 2:00 pm ‘Britain, Brexit and the new political chaos’ @ Barclay Room, Green Templeton College Nov 1 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 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: Meera Selva	2 ‘God knows this is a chronic, protracted situation’: The Myanmar military’s war on IDPs in Kachin and northern Shan states 5:00 pm ‘God knows this is a chronic, protracted situation’: The Myanmar military’s war on IDPs in Kachin and northern Shan states @ Investcorp Lecture Theatre, St Antony's College Nov 2 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets As the world watches the Myanmar military decimate the country’s Rohingya Muslim population, in northern Myanmar the military is fighting a war by other means. Across Kachin and northern Shan state, an estimated 120,000 people[...] Gary Lineker In Conversation with Alan Rusbridger 5:45 pm Gary Lineker In Conversation with Alan Rusbridger @ Simpkins Lee Theater, LMH Nov 2 @ 5:45 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Join us at LMH for an In Conversation with Gary Lineker and Alan Rusbridger Gary Lineker OBE was one of England’s top football strikers in the 1980s and early 1990s, and holds England’s record for[...] That night in which all horses are white: ancient Chinese philosophy 7:30 pm That night in which all horses are white: ancient Chinese philosophy @ The Mitre Nov 2 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Talk followed by questions and discussion All welcome Oxford Communist Corresponding Society Valtteri Bottas Mercedes Fomula 1 Grand Prix Winning Driver and Lewis Hamilton teammate speaks to Oxford Guild – Thurs 2 Nov 7.30pm Town Hall 7:30 pm Valtteri Bottas Mercedes Fomula 1 Grand Prix Winning Driver and Lewis Hamilton teammate speaks to Oxford Guild – Thurs 2 Nov 7.30pm Town Hall @ Oxford Town Hall Nov 2 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets The Oxford Guild is delighted to welcome a very special, high profile and unique guest for what will be one of the biggest and most exciting events of the year – Valtteri Bottas, the Formula[...]	3 Careering Through Astronomy. Speaker Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell 5:00 pm Careering Through Astronomy. Speaker Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell @ The Sir Joseph Hotung Auditorium, Hands Building, Mansfield College Nov 3 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell is a Professorial Fellow of Mansfield College who discovered pulsars as a radio astronomy PhD student 50 years ago this autumn. She is currently the (first female) President of the[...]	4
5	6 “The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations: Improving inter-civilizational relations?” by Prof Jeffrey Haynes (London Metropolitan University) 4:15 pm “The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations: Improving inter-civilizational relations?” by Prof Jeffrey Haynes (London Metropolitan University) @ Oxford Brookes University, Gibbs Building, Room G217 Nov 6 @ 4:15 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets Abstract: The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) was created in the aftermath of September 11, 2001 (“9/11”). Its aim was to increase dialogue and reduce enmity between “civilizations,” notably between Christians and Muslims. In[...] Devaki Jain Lecture with Sonia Montaño 5:30 pm Devaki Jain Lecture with Sonia Montaño @ Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre, St Anne's College Nov 6 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets How a Bolivian became a Feminist: A Personal History Sonia Montaño is a Bolivian sociologist. She is currently active in Bolivia as a feminist researcher and activist and member of PIEB (Programa de Investigation Estrategica[...] A History of Hip Hop 7:30 pm A History of Hip Hop @ St Edmund Hall - Pontigny Room Nov 6 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Andy will take you on a journey from the creation of ghetto’s to the rise of Hip-Hop as a critique against social and racial injustice. He will discuss the empowerment that has emerged through this[...]	7 The Sweatshop Regime: Garments, Exploitation, and labouring Bodies made in India 2:00 pm The Sweatshop Regime: Garments, Exploitation, and labouring Bodies made in India @ Headley Lecture Theatre, Ashmolean Museum Nov 7 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets Drawing from Marxian and feminist insights, this presentation, based on a recently completed book, theorizes the garment sweatshop in India as a complex ‘regime’ of exploitation and oppression, jointly crafted by global, regional and local[...] Voices of the Austerity Generation: ‘Student Revolt’ Book Launch 5:30 pm Voices of the Austerity Generation: ‘Student Revolt’ Book Launch @ Wadham College, Room LSK A & B Nov 7 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets In 2010 young people across Britain took to the streets to defy a wave of government attacks on education, increasing tuition fees and cuts to grants for university and college students. Student Revolt – Voices[...]	8 ‘The evolution of digital journalism and tapping into tech for story-telling’ – Lianna Brinded, Europe editor at Quartz 2:00 pm ‘The evolution of digital journalism and tapping into tech for story-telling’ – Lianna Brinded, Europe editor at Quartz @ Barclay Room, Green Templeton College Nov 8 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 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: Meera Selva Thailand’s Post-2014 Foreign Policy: Riding on the International Trend 2:00 pm Thailand’s Post-2014 Foreign Policy: Riding on the International Trend @ St Antony's College Nov 8 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets Thai foreign policy is traditionally shaped by the changing international environment. The coup of 2014 has exacerbated the political conflict and powerfully prescribed the way in which the country pursued its relations with the outside[...] Decolonise the Curriculum: A panel discussion 7:30 pm Decolonise the Curriculum: A panel discussion @ Old Dining Hall, St Edmund Hall Nov 8 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets How does the curriculum shape our society? Who decides what is important? How can it be improved? Our diverse panel of academics, activists and educators will dive into these and other questions related to the[...]	9 Anniversaries in the folklore of the Left 7:30 pm Anniversaries in the folklore of the Left @ The Town Hall Nov 9 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Anniversaries in the folklore of the Left Talk followed by questions and discussion All welcome	10 Is Music Political? Speaker: Peggy Seeger 5:00 pm Is Music Political? Speaker: Peggy Seeger @ The Sir Joseph Hotung Auditorium, Hands Building, Mansfield College Nov 10 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets Peggy Seeger is a singer, song-maker, multi-instrumentalist, feminist icon and member of one of America’s most loved folk dynasties. Now in her 80s she continues to tour and record with her two sons. Her memoir[...]	11
12	13 ‘The ethics of Brexit’, by Prof Mervyn Frost (King’s College London) 4:15 pm ‘The ethics of Brexit’, by Prof Mervyn Frost (King’s College London) @ Oxford Brookes University, Gipsy Lane Campus, Gibbs Building, Room G217 Nov 13 @ 4:15 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets Abstract: This presentation will consider the ethical dimensions of Brexit. Specifically the case will be made that there are profound ethical questions posed by Brexit that have not properly been considered. The focus of the[...]	14	15 Platform power and responsibility in the attention economy – John Naughton 2:00 pm Platform power and responsibility in the attention economy – John Naughton @ Barclay Room, Green Templeton College Nov 15 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets John Naughton, columnist The Observer and director press fellowship programme, Wolfson College, Cambridge. Author of From Gutenberg to Zuckerberg: what you really need to know about the Internet Talking climate in Texas – Katharine Hayhoe, climate scientist and Christian 7:00 pm Talking climate in Texas – Katharine Hayhoe, climate scientist and Christian @ The University Church of St Mary Nov 15 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets Katharine Hayhoe has been named one of FORTUNE’s ‘World’s Greatest Leaders’, TIME’s ‘100 Most Influential People’ and Huffington Post’s ‘20 Climate Champions’, and has shared the stage with Barack Obama and Leonardo DiCaprio to talk[...]	16 Lessons of the October Revolution 7:00 pm Lessons of the October Revolution @ Oxford Town Hall Nov 16 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Come to this session of the Abe Lazarus Society, where we will be discussing the 1917 October Revolution and what can be learned from it today. The social architecture of capitalism 7:30 pm The social architecture of capitalism @ Oxford Town Hall Nov 16 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Talk followed by questions and discussion All welcome Oxford Communist Corresponding Society	17	18
19	20 Disability and Education – Meet the challenge of disability in schools and universities 5:00 pm Disability and Education – Meet the challenge of disability in schools and universities @ St Anne's College Nov 20 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets This seminar aims to address the difficulties met by disabled students and teachers in school and university and to hear more about what we can all do to ensure that those meeting such challenges enjoy[...]	21 St Cross Talk: ‘Social Media and the New Language of Politics’ 5:30 pm St Cross Talk: ‘Social Media and the New Language of Politics’ @ St Cross College Nov 21 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets ‘Social Media and the New Language of Politics’ Professor Massimiliano Demata, St Cross alumnus, DPhil English Language & Literature, 1994 Digital communication has revolutionised politics. The importance of political information and propaganda spread on new[...] Canada Seminar with Janice Charette, Canada’s High Commissioner to the UK, and Howard Drake CMG OBE, former British High Commissioner to Canada 5:45 pm Canada Seminar with Janice Charette, Canada’s High Commissioner to the UK, and Howard Drake CMG OBE, former British High Commissioner to Canada @ Lady Margaret Hall Nov 21 @ 5:45 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets The next Canada Seminar takes place in the Simpkins Lee Theatre at LMH on Tuesday 21st November 2017, 5.45pm to 7.00pm. Our special guests in conversation will be Janice Charette, Canada’s High Commissioner to the[...]	22 ‘How the F-word is changing news’ – Liz Corbin, editor, BBC Reality Check 2:00 pm ‘How the F-word is changing news’ – Liz Corbin, editor, BBC Reality Check @ Barclay Room, Green Templeton College Nov 22 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 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: Meera Selva Inducement and Smaller-States’ Triple Trade-offs: Southeast Asian Responses to China’s Belt and Road Initiative 2:00 pm Inducement and Smaller-States’ Triple Trade-offs: Southeast Asian Responses to China’s Belt and Road Initiative @ Deakin Room, St Antony's College Nov 22 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets Policy is about trade-offs, more so in the realm of external affairs. This is especially true for weaker and smaller states faced with material inducement from big power, as their inherent limitations and vulnerabilities mean[...]	23 Talk: Building a New Future for Food and Farming 6:00 pm Talk: Building a New Future for Food and Farming @ Summertown Library Nov 23 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Topical Talk by scientist, environmentalist and author COLIN TUDGE addressing the need for a radical approach to food and food production. Everyone in the world could be well fed without destroying our fellow creatures if[...]	24	25 Fabian Society regional conference, Oxford 9:00 am Fabian Society regional conference, Oxford @ Quaker Meeting House Nov 25 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Tickets The Oxford Fabian Society host the Fabian Society regional conference. Embracing Change: Socialism for a Brave New World Outline programme 9:00-9:30: registration 9:30: Welcome: Oxford and the Fabian Society. Michael Weatherburn (Secretary, Oxford Fabians) 9:45-10:15:[...] WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND THE GLASS CEILING 10:30 am WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND THE GLASS CEILING @ The Jam Factory Nov 25 @ 10:30 am – 2:00 pm Tickets The Oxford constituency of the Spanish Researchers in the United Kingdom (SRUK) is holding a discussion panel entitled “Women in science and the glass ceiling” where three invited speakers will give a short talk about[...]
26	27	28	29 ‘Decline in media freedom worldwide’ – Jodie Ginsberg, chief executive, Index on Censorship 2:00 pm ‘Decline in media freedom worldwide’ – Jodie Ginsberg, chief executive, Index on Censorship @ Barclay Room, Green Templeton College Nov 29 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 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: Meera Selva THE INTRIGUING WORLD OF BUTTERFLY BIOLOGY: novel approaches and many surprises 6:00 pm THE INTRIGUING WORLD OF BUTTERFLY BIOLOGY: novel approaches and many surprises @ Oxford Brookes University (John Henry Brookes Lecture Theater) Nov 29 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Professor Tim Shreeve will explore why different species of butterflies have alternative responses to environmental change. Butterflies are important indicators of environmental change and their status in the UK and Europe is changing rapidly. Tim’s[...]	30 Production, reproduction and empowerment: the future of women in Africa 5:00 pm Production, reproduction and empowerment: the future of women in Africa @ Oxford Martin School Nov 30 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets Women in Africa are congregated in poorly paid and precarious work (ILO, 2016) and have very high rates of school dropout, mortality and childhood morbidity. This is crucially linked to their role in childbirth and[...] The gates of mercy in arbitrary space: the National Health state 7:30 pm The gates of mercy in arbitrary space: the National Health state @ The Town Hall Nov 30 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Talk followed by questions and discussion

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