Past Events - Oxford Brookes University

Past Events
16Jul
Iris Murdoch: Novelist or Philosopher?
A lively discussion on the legacy of Iris Murdoch to mark her centenary. Join a group of Murdoch experts as they explore the enduring legacy of Murdoch's work.
20May
A reading by Gillian Allnutt
Oxford Centre for Christianity and Culture and Oxford Brookes Poetry Centre are delighted to welcome Gillian Allnutt to Oxford.
30Apr
The Next Wave: Canadian Poetry in the 21st Century
Join Oxford Brookes Poetry Centre and Waterstones to celebrate the recent publication of a new survey of Canadian poetry now! Featuring readings by Chad Campbell, James Arthur, Stephanie Warner, and the editor of the anthology, Jim Johnstone, this event will give you a taste of the best of Canadian poetry.
28Apr
Beatin' the Blues - a jazz/poetry concert
Join us for a night of jazz and poetry as electronic/jazz band Wandering Wires play alongside our poetry competition winners.
10Apr
Europe Japan Research Centre (EJRC) Seminar Series
Traditional Weather Forecasting in Japanese Fishing Communities: Negotiating Local Knowledge and Sense of Place with speaker Giovanni Bulian, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.
27Mar
Europe Japan Research Centre (EJRC) Seminar Series
Kore-eda Hirokazu Mini-Symposium: The Abnormal Family in Koreeda’s Shoplifters with Alexander Jacoby, Oxford Brookes University & Three Ryōs: Abe Hiroshi and Contemporary Japanese Masculinity in the Cinema of Kore-eda Hirokazu with Duncan Breeze, University of East Anglia.
25Mar
Cultural Diversity in Literature: a Discussion
Novelist, critic, and academic Elleke Boehmer discusses issues relating to cultural diversity in literature with novelist Karin Amatmoekrim and poet/producer Malik Ameer Crumpler.
20Mar
Europe Japan Research Centre (EJRC) Seminar Series
Monks, Monasteries, and Mental Institutions: On the Intriguing Connections Between Buddhism and the Care for Insane in Pre-Modern and Modern Japan with speaker James Robson, Harvard University.
19Mar
Activism – open mic poetry night
We invite local poets and Oxford Brookes students to read and perform work inspired by the themes of this year's Oxford Human Rights Festival and LGBTQ+ History Month.
12Mar
English and Modern Languages Research Seminar
“No form of thee”: Printing and artificial life in Shakespeare’s Sonnets with speaker Dr. Katharine Craik (Oxford Brookes University).

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