Past Events - Oxford Brookes University

Past Events
25May
Stanza and Stand Up: the Comedy vs. Poetry Slam
This poetry vs comedy event is hosted by Alex Farrow, stand-up comedian, philosophy teacher and resident MC at Jericho Comedy Oxford and by Oxford Brookes Poetry Centre. Come, laugh, be inspired, and remember - you decide who wins!
25May
Murder Among The Mateys
Pirate themed historical murder mystery in which one guest meets a tragic demise and ends up in Davy Jones' Locker leaving the rest of the party goers to bring the guilty to the gallows
25May
Film, identity and power
A special screening of prize-winning director Adilkhan Yerzhanov’s 2014 blackly comic low-budget drama The Owners including a Q&A afterwards with the director
25May
The Magical Tradition of the Household Dragon
Join Professor Johannes Dillinger to learn more about this fascinating aspect of the history of magic
25May
(Un)official histories: researching being human
Self-guided tour of the Special Collections, Oxford Brookes Library
25May
The Rivonia Trial: A Model UN Committee
Join Oxford Brookes Model UN Society to discuss the significance of the South African Rivonia trial to the United Nations and explore a fascinating time period of Cold War politics and anti-colonial movements.
25May
Craft Activism: Collaborative crafting as activism, the search for justice and the creation of emotional objects
Exhibition and short talks exploring collaborative crafting as activism, the search for justice and the creation of emotional objects
24May
Oxford Brookes Poetry Centre presents Clare Pollard
The celebrated poet, editor and translator Clare Pollard will join us to read from her work and talk about the 'thrill of entering a new way of thinking' when we read and translate poetry from another language
24May
Educating for Mental Resilience
Panel discussion and Q&A. Our panel including Professor Barry Carpenter OBE, The Baroness Hollins, Tony Woolstone, Director, The Oxford Samaritans and Simon Knight, Director, Whole School SEND will discuss how educational settings can best support the mental health of children and young people
24May
Human Story Theatre Scenes From...
Three new plays about young people's mental health

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Department of English and Modern Languages

+44 (0)1865 483748
english.languages@brookes.ac.uk

Department of English and Modern Languages,
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences,
Tonge Building,
Headington Campus,
Oxford OX3 0BP