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Alex Farrow: Philosophy, Schools and British Values Alex Farrow is a philosophy teacher and stand-up comedian who will be exploring what he learnt from teaching philosophy in a 6th form college to Muslim and Christian[...]
Stand-up Philosophy is a night of academics and stand-ups looking at the funnier side of Philosophy. Some of it might be serious, lots of it will be silly. It’s like a bit like a TED[...]
Award-winning composer Jonathan Dove talks to broadcaster Kate Kennedy about music, war and commemoration. Their discussion will be illustrated with excerpts from his compositions. Dove’s works include In Damascus, To An Unknown Soldier and the[...]
Plastics (polymers) and other organic materials are typically thought of as insulating materials that surround conducting metals (e.g. copper) to protect us from shocks. However, through careful design, a class of so-called “pi-conjugated” organic compounds[...]
Seminars open to all academics and clinicians, examining what it is to lost contact with reality, the meaningfulness of dreams and psychotic experience, the nature of transference, and other themes. Details available on the website.
This paper aims to provide a close reading of passages from Maurice Blanchot’s early fictional writing in the light of phenomenology. This will involve following various threads. For instance, is greater emphasis placed upon the[...]
Seminars open to all academics and clinicians, examining what it is to lost contact with reality, the meaningfulness of dreams and psychotic experience, the nature of transference, and other themes. Details available on the website.
Speaker: Carlo van de Weijer Digitisation has entered the mobility arena. The car has evolved from a mechanical device into a “data producing embedded software platform”, and the internet is quickly linking the supply and[...]
True to our name, we bring opera anywhere! Our latest new Puccini production goes into the woods at Wytham! Puccini’s Heroines at Wytham Woods! – 12th May Puccini’s Heroines – 1.30pm to 3.30pm – FREE[...]
As part of Think Human Festival, this one-off pop-up event is a unique opportunity for visitors of all ages to interact with leading academics from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Oxford Brookes[...]
Seminars open to all academics and clinicians, examining what it is to lost contact with reality, the meaningfulness of dreams and psychotic experience, the nature of transference, and other themes. Details available on the website.
This is the second in a series of lunchtime workshops to think about teaching/research through different (and intersectional) lenses, with the goal also of capturing interdisciplinary and intergenerational perspectives. This time we want to explore[...]
This workshop, facilitated by journalist Shaista Aziz, will introduce and explore the notions of ‘intersectional’ identities. Intersectionality may be defined as the way in which people’s experiences are shaped by their ethnicity, class, sex, gender,[...]
Loss of memory is a central feature of dementia. On a Lockean picture of personal identity, as memory is lost, so is the person. But the initial effect of dementia is not the simple destruction[...]
Join us for live music in the John Henry Brookes Building – Forum before the panel discussion at 18:00 in the Lecture Theatre. Most political movements are accompanied by protest songs. This Think Human Festival[...]
Join us for live music in the Forum of the John Henry Brookes Building from 17:00 before the panel discussion in the John Henry Brookes Lecture Theatre at 18:00. Most political movements are accompanied by[...]
Kei Miller is a poet, novelist, essayist, short story writer, broadcaster and blogger. His many books include the novel Augustown (2016) and poetry collection The Cartographer Tries to Map a Way to Zion, which won[...]
Much recent work on addiction has stressed the importance of cues for the triggering of desire. These cues are frequently social. We have a plausible theory of this triggering at the neurophysiological level. But what[...]
From palaeolithic shamanism to the politics of classical Rome, interpreting the movements and sounds of birds was highly valued as a way of learning what forces might be influencing the events of our world, whether[...]
You are a German citizen living under the Nazi regime led by Adolf Hitler—do you resist or comply? Featuring dramatic monologues and explanatory interludes this event introduces the audience to two real-life historical characters: Dietrich[...]
Sinéad Morrissey is the author of six poetry collections, including Parallax (2013), winner of the T. S. Eliot Prize. In 2017 she was awarded the Forward Prize for her most recent collection, On Balance, and[...]
ENTRANCE VIA LONGWALL STREET ONLY. Many illnesses have been thought—controversially—to have a psychosomatic component. How should we understand this? Sometimes a contrast is made between organic illness and mental illness: psychosomatic illnesses are the latter[...]
Seminars open to all academics and clinicians, examining what it is to lost contact with reality, the meaningfulness of dreams and psychotic experience, the nature of transference, and other themes. Details available on the website.
In this exciting event organized by Oxford Brookes Poetry Centre for Think Human Festival, the celebrated poet, editor and translator Clare Pollard will join us to read from her work and talk about the ‘thrill[...]
The international Psychiatry film festival, Medfest, is back again for another year. This time, through three bespoke short films, we hope to challenge your ideas and perceptions on the concept of ‘silence’. After each showing,[...]
Join us for our Blackwell’s Open Mic Night, where there will be performances from an array of talented local performers, across a wide mix of creativity. Everyone is welcome to come along and listen, places[...]
Stand-up Philosophy is a night of stand-ups and experts looking at the funnier side of Philosophy. Some of it might be serious, lots of it will be silly. It’s a bit like a TED talk[...]
We are delighted to announce our free series of monthly philosophy talks, Philosophy in the Bookshop. This month, host Nigel Warburton will be in discussion with Galen Strawson. Galen Strawson philosopher and literary critic who[...]
Cost-benefit analysis has become the dominant methodology for assessing governmental policy. It has given rise to a vast academic literature, and is now officially required as part of the policymaking process in a number of[...]
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