The Slade Lecture Series - Lecture 1:

That Which I Have Drawn - William Kentridge, 2023/24 Slade Lecturer for Fine Arts

This lecture will be followed by a post-lecture drinks reception.

Please note that the series is open to all to attend, and no booking is required. 

All lectures will start at 5.30pm.

South School, Examination Schools, 81 High Street, Oxford, OX1 4AS

Join us for an evening of Ukrainian Christmas Carols.

The Concert is organised by the Oxford University Ukrainian Society in cooperation with All Souls College, Jesus College, and Linacre College. Performed by the University Choir, Ukrainian carol Shchedryk, known globally as the Carol of the Bells, is the highlight of the evening. 

The event is charitable and voluntary donations will be collected on the day. All collected donations will go for an ambulance for Ukrainian defenders.

Tickets can also be booked through Eventbrite via the link below, with a minimum donation of £1: 

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ukrainian-christmas-carols-concert-tickets-768264087567?aff=ebdssbeac&keep_tld=1

Tuesday 30 January 2024 - COGNITION 

2.00–3.30pm on Tuesdays in the Wharton Room, All Souls College, Oxford  

All welcome 

Presenters:

KATHRYN BANKS (Durham University) 

TERENCE CAVE (St John’s College, Oxford) 

• 2–3 short papers per session 

• English translations will be provided for quotations from Rabelais’s works, alongside the original French

Tuesday 27 February 2024 - FOOD

2.00–3.30pm on Tuesdays in the Wharton Room, All Souls College, Oxford  

All welcome 

Presenters

NEIL KENNY (All Souls College, Oxford) 

ROBERT LEY (Magdalen College, Oxford) 

• 2–3 short papers per session 

• English translations will be provided for quotations from Rabelais’s works, alongside the original French

Tuesday 13 February 2024 - REINVENTION

2.00–3.30pm on Tuesdays in the Wharton Room, All Souls College, Oxford  

All welcome 

Presenters

ZAK EASTOP (Durham University) 

JENNIFER OLIVER (Worcester College, Oxford) 

RICHARD SCHOLAR (Durham University) 

• 2–3 short papers per session 

• English translations will be provided for quotations from Rabelais’s works, alongside the original French

Tuesday 16 January 2024 - MEDICINE 

2.00–3.30pm on Tuesdays in the Wharton Room, All Souls College, Oxford  

All welcome 

Presenters:

RICHARD COOPER (Brasenose College, Oxford) 

RAPHAËLE GARROD (Magdalen College, Oxford) 

RACHEL HINDMARSH (St Catherine’s College, Oxford) 

• 2–3 short papers per session 

• English translations will be provided for quotations from Rabelais’s works, alongside the original French

Old Library, All Souls College 
Friday, 1 December 2023 
9.30 am – 1 pm 

Programme: 
9.30 am - Welcome: Jesse Norman and Colin Kidd 
9.35 am - Jesse Norman: "Agency and government: constitutional implications" 
9.50 am - Colin Kidd: "Norms of governance?"
Discussants: Rachel Wolf, Jim Gallagher
General Discussion
11 am - Tea in the Old Library
11.30 am - Sam Freedman: "Why the British state has stopped working" Discussant: Robert Lisvane
General Discussion
1 pm - Close

Please register here

OMS Lecture by Miri Rubin (QMUL)

Miri Rubin will deliver a lecture in the Old Library, All Souls College Oxford, titled "Black/Beautiful: Songs of Songs 1:5, a Verse with a Difference"