This lecture will will explore how Modernism came to dominate painting, sculpture, and architecture, and its pioneering artists..
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This lecture will explore The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, examining Anne Brontë’s experimental narrative structure, its portrayal of abuse and female independence, Gilbert as hero, and the novel’s possible response to Wuthering Heights.
Short enough to write in a single day, flash fiction is an agile, innovative form that brings character, mood and language to the forefront. This online workshop is suitable for beginners and experienced writers.
This lecture will will explore the art deco Exposition that took place in Paris in 1925.
This lecture will explore Wuthering Heights, examining Heathcliff’s origins and moral ambiguity, the novel’s complex structure and doublings, its ambiguous ending, and the enduring legacy of the Brontës nearly 180 years on.
Positive Psychology offers a direct approach to help people create strategies towards wellbeing. Changing our interpretation of the world can help us feel happier, healthier, more positive, and become more resilient. Join us in Oxford to learn more.
This study day will investigate Oxford’s experience during and after the Civil Wars. Andrew Hopper will chair proceedings and lead a walkabout tour of sites connected to civil-war Oxford, including a visit to the Ashmolean Museum.
From the oldest to the brand new, join us for this walking tour to examine Oxford's remarkable buildings.
This lecture will will explore the pioneering artists of the 1920s and '30s French Riviera.
This guided viewing in the Ashmolean Museum will discuss key drawings by Leonardo and Raphael individually and comparatively. Focusing on style and techniques, we will also consider relationships with their paintings and writings.
Oxford University may be a bastion of tradition, but how much do you know about the city’s radical past and present? Explore the fascinating stories of those who pushed back against power, privilege and inequality on this walking tour and lecture.
British Cinema has become famous around the world, from James Bond to Paddington. But what exactly makes a film British? This event will review a hundred years of British cinema through four themes: espionage, WWII, empire, and 'British fantasia'.