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Martin Luther King, Jr. and other prominent Christian and Muslim leaders notwithstanding, religion played an important but sometimes ambiguous role in the history of the Black Civil Rights movement. Stephen Tuck, founding Director of The[...]
Charles Williams (1886-1945) was an extraordinary and controversial figure who was a central member of the Inklings—the group of Oxford writers that included C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. Charles Williams—novelist, poet, theologian, magician and guru—was[...]
The third of St Cross College’s 50th Anniversary termly lectures is entitled “Saint Helena Dreams of the Cross: Mapping Stories, Sowing Relics”, and will be given by Honorary Fellow Professor Dame Marina Warner, award-winning writer[...]
Professor Nick Bostrom, Director of the Future of Humanity Institute, will explore the huge technological, scientific and environmental shifts that have led to humanity’s current state, and consider the choices that will determine our long-term[...]
Over the last few decades there have been many initiatives to bring about the recovery of populations of scarce or declining bird species in the UK. This has resulted in some notable successes, with species[...]
A talk by Seán Donlon, the former Irish ambassador to the United States.
Skeptic, comedian and voice of the Skeptics Guide To The Universe, Iszi Lawrence is out to delight and inform with her new show The Z List Dead List. The Z List Dead List is a[...]
Come listen to a curator with the Smithsonian Institute, Dr. Ellen Feingold, talk about the ongoing fascinating ‘Money in Arica’ project at the British Museum, which aims to piece together African monetary history and its[...]
St Hilda’s College is hosting a multimedia performance on the poetry of the First World War given by a group of German performers and directed by German author Johann Reißer. The two-part programme will, in[...]
Talk, Q&As, and discussion. You’re welcome to come along just to listen, or to take part actively in the discussion. There’s no need to book: just come along on the day.
convenors Alexis Wolf and Lyndsey Jenkins While diaries, journals, letters, and memoirs offer a window into the past, paradoxically it is often the absences in the archives, which provide the most insight into women’s lives[...]
Experts from the fielsda of art archaeology, urban sociology, critical theory and cultural geography discuss the effects of de-industrialisation on communities and landscapes. In the book ‘The Natural History of Staffordshire’ Dr Robert Plot Keeper[...]
The keynote lecture for the Silence in the Archives conference is open to the public separately and can be booked through the University Stores for £5 (delegates to Silence in the Archives do not need[...]
Philip Ross Bullock is Professor of Russian Literature and Music at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Wadham College. He is the author of a number of books and articles on various aspects[...]
This autumn Christ Church Picture Gallery will welcome Prof Dr Arnold Nesselrath, from the Vatican Museums to give the Picture Gallery’s 250th anniversary talk. When General John Guise (1682-1765) left his collection to Christ Church,[...]
The mighty Hittites were unknown until fairly recently but were once on a par with Egypt and Assyria. This study day will explore the two phases of their culture, the discovery of their cities, art[...]
In this Inaugural Gaza Lecture, Professor Karma Nabulsi, Assiociate Professor in Politics and International Relations from University of Oxford, will explore the politics, history and current predicaments faced by Palestinians in Gaza – particularly in[...]
For our final speaker event of the term, the Oxford University Numismatic Society will be hosting Peter Preston-Morley, coin specialist with Dix Noonan Webb. Peter will be gracing us with his presence in Sixth Week[...]
Adobe specialists Richard Curtis and Niels Stevens are coming to Film Oxford for a special presentation on the new features of Creative Cloud for photographers, designers and film makers. Don’t miss this opportunity to see[...]
Life-Writing Lunch Many poets attract biographies. Arguably, though, the exercise savors of superfluity or irrelevance, or of both. Where the work interprets the life, what more or else can a biographer add? An acknowledged malefactor[...]
Oxford Centre for Life-Writing Kipling and Yeats were, for much of their careers, irreconcilable political enemies. However, a cross-reading of the two poets’ bardic ambitions, heroic tropes and interpretations of history reveals that, to achieve[...]
Jonathan Sandys, the great grandson of Sir Winston Churchill, and Wallace Henley, the former aide to President Nixon will be discussing their new book ‘God and Churchill’. The first biography of Churchill to focus on[...]
Climate predictions provide key scientific input into climate policy – and will continue to do so in future years. Professor Tim Palmer, Co-Director of the Programme on Modelling and Predicting Climate, will discuss how scientific[...]
This event will launch Oxford Medieval Studies as a TORCH Programme. Speakers include: – Emma Dillon (Professor of Music, King’s College London) – Henrike Lähnemann (Chair of Medieval German Literature and Linguistics, University of Oxford)[...]
In 1931, diplomat, critic and journalist Harold Nicolson set out to broadcast twelve radio talks on modern literature at the BBC. Radio talks of this nature were very much part of Director-General John Reith’s attempt[...]
The Knowledge Project is an amazing social enterprise that provides fantastic evening courses in central Oxford on a variety of unique subjects, from Understanding China to What the Ancients Did for Us. All of TKP’s[...]
Aidan Meller Galleries is offering the chance to get hands-on with a collection of rare, unframed drawings at a special Christmas event. Regulars at the gallery may have seen framed examples of the fine stained[...]
There will be a short introductory talk of about twenty minutes, followed by Q&As, and about an hour’s discussion among the audience. The meeting finishes at 9pm. All welcome; no need to book.
Join Ben Ford as he speaks about the 2015 archaeological excavations from under the Westgate Shopping Centre @ Key Learning Centre, Oxford Castle.
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