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The Hilary Term Professor of Poetry lecture, delivered by Professor of Poetry Simon Armitage. 

Simon Armitage lectures on the poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Poet Simon Armitage delivers the Michaelmas Term 2018 lecture entitled 'Damned if he Does and Damned if he Doesn't? Dilemmas and Decisions in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight' 

Simon Armitage delivers the Trinity 2018 poetry lecture entitled "Unseasonal Produce: Winter Words in Various Moods and Metres". 

An introduction to the poet, his life and how his experiences influenced his work. 

A lecture by Christian Thielemann Humanitas Visiting Professor in Opera Studies 2015-2016 Christian Thielemann discusses the commonalities and differences between Wagner and Strauss at a lecture on 21 January 2016. 

Professor Amartya Sen delivers a Distinguished Public Lecture on 'Discovery of Women', at Oxford. On 6 June 2013, the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) was delighted to host a Distinguished Public Lecture by our advisor Amartya Sen, Nobel laureate in Economic ... Show More

James Grant, lecturer in philosophy, University of Oxford gives his eight and final lecture in the Aesthetics series on Defining Art. 

Professor Emma Smith gives the last of her 2017 Shakespeare lectures on his early comedy, Two Gentlemen of Verona. 

Our Guest Speaker, Mr. Bass, recites his favorite Shel Silversrtein poem. Click and enjoy! 

James Grant, lecturer in philosophy, University of Oxford gives his second lecture in the Aesthetics series on Aristotle's Poetics. 

Philip Maini, Oxford University, gives a talk for the Alan Turing Centenary weekend.