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			1	2 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	3	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[...] 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	8 Culture’s role in hazard and climate change risk: worldviews, belief systems and ‘alternative facts’ 4:15 pm Culture’s role in hazard and climate change risk: worldviews, belief systems and ‘alternative facts’ @ Environmental Change Institute Nov 8 @ 4:15 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Evidence from around the world indicates that culture can influence people’s vulnerability to climate variability and natural hazards, because expressions of culture include behaviour that results in exposure and sensitivity to hazards. Most studies have[...] How Revolutionary Were the Bourgeois Revolutions? 5:00 pm How Revolutionary Were the Bourgeois Revolutions? @ Ruskin College Nov 8 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets A talk by Neil Davidson (University of Glasgow) on the themes of the abridged version of his book, How Revolutionary were the Bourgeois Revolutions? (Chicago: Haymarket Books, 2012 and 2017) Dark Day – Fundraiser for Homeless Oxfordshire 6:30 pm Dark Day – Fundraiser for Homeless Oxfordshire @ The Ultimate Picture Palace Nov 8 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets A talk by local charity Homeless Oxfordshire about Oxford’s ongoing issues around homelessness. The talk follows a screening of a documentary about a group of homeless New Yorkers living in an abandoned section of the[...] 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	10 1917 – The Search For Victory. A lecture by Gareth Howell and Rick Stevens. 7:00 pm 1917 – The Search For Victory. A lecture by Gareth Howell and Rick Stevens. @ Our Lady's Abingdon Nov 10 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets 1917 – The Search For Victory A year of hope, endurance and despair. A lecture by Gareth Howell and Rick Stevens. Special Guest – John Dexter. Gareth Howell and Rick Stevens return to Abingdon with[...]	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 Tracing Conscience in Time of War: Archiving a History of Dissent in Sri Lanka 1960s to 2000s 2:00 pm Tracing Conscience in Time of War: Archiving a History of Dissent in Sri Lanka 1960s to 2000s @ Headley Lecture Theatre, Ashmolean Museum Nov 14 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets Jonathan Spencer is Regius Professor of South Asian Language, Culture and Society at the University of Edinburgh. He has carried out research in Sri Lanka since the early 1980s. His most recent book, Checkpoint, Temple,[...]	15 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. Mike Hurst: Tracks to Trenches. Ambulances and Military Transport Trains in WW1 7:30 pm Mike Hurst: Tracks to Trenches. Ambulances and Military Transport Trains in WW1 @ The Northcourt Centre Nov 16 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets This will be an affecting account of railway activities in the South of England and in France during the Great War. Railways permitted the mass movements of munitions, equipment and men and the harrowing resulting[...]	17 Luther’s Half-Millennium: Then and Now. The Adam von Trott Memorial Lecture. Speaker: Professor Sir Diarmaid MacCulloch 5:00 pm Luther’s Half-Millennium: Then and Now. The Adam von Trott Memorial Lecture. Speaker: Professor Sir Diarmaid MacCulloch @ The Sir Joseph Hotung Auditorium, Hands Building, Mansfield College Nov 17 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets Professor Sir Diarmaid MacCulloch is a Professor of the History of the Church at Oxford, TV presenter and author whose “History of Christainity: The First Three Thousand Years” won the 2010 Cundill Prize. His latest[...]	18
19	20	21 The British High Commission in Pakistan 1947-65: Role and History 2:00 pm The British High Commission in Pakistan 1947-65: Role and History @ Headley Lecture Theatre, Ashmolean Museum Nov 21 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets The paper examines the roles of three influential heads of the British High Commission in Pakistan’s early post-independence history, Sir Gilbert Laithwaite (1951-4), Sir Alexander Symon (1954-61) and Sir Morrice James (1961-5). In particular it[...] Artificial Intelligence and Impact Investing 7:45 pm Artificial Intelligence and Impact Investing @ Christ Church College Lecture Room 2 Nov 21 @ 7:45 pm – 9:45 pm Tickets HOW we fund impact as important as what we fund? What’s new in INNOVATIVE FINANCING using technology to allow investors to match their risk, return and impact preferences with specific investments and portfolios. Oxford Impact[...]	22 LGBT Lives: Narratives and Representation 1:00 pm LGBT Lives: Narratives and Representation @ Radcliffe Humanities Nov 22 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Tickets Chair: Professor Philip Bullock (TORCH Director and Professor of Russian Language and Literature, and Music, Oxford) Speakers: Professor Richard Sandell (Professor of Museum Studies, Leicester University), Rachael Lennon (National Public Programme – Content and Research[...]	23 Stress, Strain, and Overwork in Historical Perspectives 12:30 pm Stress, Strain, and Overwork in Historical Perspectives @ Radcliffe Humanities Nov 23 @ 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm Tickets In this talk on Stress, Strain, and Overwork in Historical Perspective Professor Sally Shuttleworth (Faculty of English Language and Literature) will look at discussions of stress and overwork in both education and professional life in[...]	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:[...]
26	27 “Vulnerability as a methodological and epistemological intervention: What might it mean to write vulnerably?” by Dr Tiffany Page (University of Cambridge) 12:00 am “Vulnerability as a methodological and epistemological intervention: What might it mean to write vulnerably?” by Dr Tiffany Page (University of Cambridge) @ Oxford Brookes University, Gibbs Building, Room G217 Nov 27 @ 12:00 am – 12:00 am Tickets Abstract: In this talk Tiffany Page will consider what vulnerability is and what it does, and its role within the research process. As part of this she will raise the idea of ‘vulnerable writing’, and[...] ‘Vulnerability as a methodological and epistemological intervention: What might it mean to write vulnerably?’ by Dr Tiffany Page (University of Cambridge) 4:15 pm ‘Vulnerability as a methodological and epistemological intervention: What might it mean to write vulnerably?’ by Dr Tiffany Page (University of Cambridge) @ Oxford Brookes University, Gibbs Building, room 217 Nov 27 @ 4:15 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets Abstract: In this talk Tiffany Page will consider what vulnerability is and what it does, and its role within the research process. As part of this she will raise the idea of ‘vulnerable writing’, and[...]	28 The Political Economy of Business-State Deals in Indian States 2:00 pm The Political Economy of Business-State Deals in Indian States @ Headley Lecture Theatre, Ashmolean Museum Nov 28 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets India has historically performed badly in the World Bank’s Doing Business Indicators and a key objective of the current Indian government is about improving de jure rules around investment decisions so as to facilitate economic[...]	29 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

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