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Book at Lunchtime
A series of bite-size book discussions with commentators from a range of disciplines.
Type
: Seminar Series
Web Address
:
http://torch.ox.ac.uk/book-at-lunchtime
Wednesday 8 February 2017 (4th Week, Hilary Term)
12:30
-
The Spirits of Crossbones Graveyard
Prof Bridget Anderson
,
Professor Sondra Hausner
(Faculty of Theology & Religion, Oxford)
,
Morgan Clarke
(University Lecturer in Social Anthropology, University of Oxford)
,
Diane Watt
(Professor of Medieval Literature, University of Surrey)
,
Chair: Antonia Fitzpatrick
(Departmental Lecturer in History, University of Oxford)
Wednesday 3 May 2017 (2nd Week, Trinity Term)
12:30
-
InHabit: People, Places and Possessions
Antony Buxton
(University of Oxford)
,
Linda Hulin
(University of Oxford)
,
Jane Anderson
(Oxford Brookes University)
,
Dr Cathy Oakes
(Department for Continuing Education, University of Oxford)
,
Dr Oliver Cox
(Heritage Engagement Fellow, University of Oxford)
Wednesday 10 May 2017 (3rd Week, Trinity Term)
12:30
-
Everything in Everything
Anna Marmodoro
(Professor of Philosophy, University of Oxford)
,
Simona Aimar
(Lecturer in Philosophy, UCL)
,
Naoya Iwata
(Research Fellow in Philosophy, University of Cambridge )
,
Neil McLynn
(University of Oxford)
Wednesday 24 May 2017 (5th Week, Trinity Term)
12:30
-
Britain's History and Memory of Transatlantic Slavery
Ryan Hanley
(New College, Oxford)
,
Padraic Scanlan
(LSE)
,
Professor Bob Harris
(University of Oxford)
Wednesday 7 June 2017 (7th Week, Trinity Term)
12:30
-
Images of Mithra
Dominic Dalglish
(University of Oxford)
,
Richard Gordon
(Erfurt University)
,
Vesta Curtis
(British Museum)
,
Peter Stewart
(University of Oxford)
Wednesday 18 October 2017 (2nd Week, Michaelmas Term)
13:00
-
Representing the Dead: Epitaph Fictions in Late-Medieval France
Helen Swift
,
Jessica Goodman
(St Catherine’s College)
,
Neil Kenny
(University of Oxford)
,
Michele Aaron
(University of Warwick)
Wednesday 1 November 2017 (4th Week, Michaelmas Term)
13:00
-
Late Victorian into Modern
Professor Laura Marcus
(New College, Oxford)
,
Kirsten Shepherd-Barr
,
Philip Bullock
,
Michael Bentley
(University of St Andrews)
,
Dr Charlotte Jones
(University of Oxford)
Wednesday 29 November 2017 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)
13:00
-
Unlocking the Church
William Whyte
(St John’s College)
,
Professor Mark Chapman
,
Dan Hicks
(Oxford)
,
Julia Smith
(All Souls College)
Wednesday 25 April 2018 (1st Week, Trinity Term)
13:00
-
In Search of the Phoenicians
Dr Josephine Quinn
(University of Oxford)
,
Hindy Najman
(Oriel College )
,
Stephanie Dalley
(University of Oxford)
,
John Watts
(University of Oxford)
Wednesday 2 May 2018 (2nd Week, Trinity Term)
13:00
-
Art and Emergency: Modernism in Twentieth-Century India
Emilia Terracciano
(Ruskin School of Art, Oxford)
,
Partha Mitter
(University of Sussex)
,
Lion König
(St. Antony’s College, University of Oxford)
,
Naiza Khan
(University of Karachi)
Thursday 17 May 2018 (4th Week, Trinity Term)
13:00
-
Thomas Aquinas and Bodily Identity
Antonia Fitzpatrick
(University of Oxford)
,
Cecilia Trifogli
(University of Oxford)
,
William Wood
(University of Oxford)
Thursday 24 May 2018 (5th Week, Trinity Term)
13:00
-
Cultural Citizenship in India
Lion König
(St. Antony’s College, University of Oxford)
,
Polly O'Hanlon
(University of Oxford)
,
Sundas Ali
(University of Oxford)
,
Peter Frankopan
(University of Oxford)