“Communication” the Kenneth kirkwoood memorial Lecture Day run by the friends of the Pitt Rivers Museum

When:
March 10, 2018 @ 10:00 am – 4:30 pm
2018-03-10T10:00:00+00:00
2018-03-10T16:30:00+00:00
Where:
Pitt Rivers Musuem New Extension, Robinson Close off South Parks Road
Robinson Close
Oxford OX1 3TG
UK
Cost:
Friends of PRM & students £25. Non-Friends £35. Includes buffet lunch.
Contact:
Friends of Pitt Rivers Museum

A day of talks examining four very different aspects of communication, both ancient and modern in four different world cultures.
Dr Martin Dittus, Data Scientist at the Oxford Internet Institute, will talk about the Geography of Internet groups.
Lizzie Ogle, Researcher at the Department of Music, King’s College, London will talk on Repercussions: Ethnographic inquiries into rhythm and spirit in northeastern Brazil.
Dr Andrea Janku, Senior Lecturer in the History of China at SOAS, will talk on Tong: Reflections on a Key Concept in China’s Political Culture.
Dr Chloe Colchester of the Oxford University Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents will talk about the Art of Wayfinding in the Pacific.
Cut off for bookings 1st March Dietary requirements or disabled access enquiries [email protected]