Lady Margaret Hall Presents Marina Warner: Why Words Matter

When:
September 25, 2019 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
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2019-09-25T20:30:00+01:00
Where:
Blackwell's Bookshop
48-51 Broad Street
Oxford
OX1 3BQ
Cost:
£5 or free for LMH Alumni
Contact:
Blackwell's & Lady Margaret Hall
01865 333623

Lady Margaret Hall and Blackwell’s: Celebrating 140 years

Blackwell’s opened its doors on January 1st 1879 on Broad Street, Oxford and have been trading continuously from there ever since. Since then they have grown to become more than just one bookshop, with a chain of 40 bookshops serving not only individual customers but also a host of libraries, universities, businesses and government departments.

In October 1879 LMH opened its doors to the first nine women students under the Principalship of Elizabeth Wordsworth. Since that very moment they have been leading change in Oxford, being the first women’s College to make the decision to admit men as both students and Fellows from 1979, and in 2016 welcomed the first students of their pioneering Foundation Year to the College. The University of Oxford have recently announced Foundation Oxford, based on LMH’s model.

To celebrate this anniversary, author and LMH alumna (1964 Modern Languages) Professor Dame Marina Warner will ask “Why words matter: The life of stories in dislocated times”. Marina Warner will talk about literature as border crossing, a site of exchange, and a way of making a community of fate.

Marina Warner is a writer of fiction, criticism and history; her works include novels and short stories as well as studies of art, myths, symbols and fairytales.

Tickets for this event are free to alumni of Lady Margaret Hall. For your free ticket, please contact the LMH Almuni Engagement Officer, Emma Farrant at [email protected]. Tickets are available to the public at a cost of £5. The event will be followed by a short drinks reception. For more information please contact our Customer Service Desk on 01865 333 623 or email [email protected]

Photo credit: Carolina Mazzolari