Richard Parkinson

Ancient Egyptian Poetry

Ancient Egyptian Poetry

A series based on the study and research of Ancient Egyptian poetry by Oxford's Profess...

LIBcast - from The Queen's College

LIBcast - from The Queen's College

This podcast series is for the curious mind. Take a closer look at the Queen’s College ...

Valentine's Day at Oxford

Valentine's Day at Oxford

Does love have a scent? Is there maths behind falling in love? What does romance in the...

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Oriental Institute

Lectures from the Oriental Institute ...

Title	Description	People	Date	Captions
Talking with the Soul: A Dialogue about Life and Death	In this Ancient Egyptian poem, a man talks with his own soul about whether it is better to live or die. Read by Barbara Ewing. Translated by Richard Bruce Parkinson.	Barbara Ewing, Richard Parkinson	16 May, 2019
Endowment, Enterprise and Emendation: The History of Egyptology at Queen's	Clare Lewis, UCL, gives a talk on endowment, enterprise and emendation and egyptology at Queen's College. With Richard Parkinson.	Clare Lewis, Richard Parkinson	18 February, 2019
Tales of Love and History - James Ivory in Conversation	Oscar-winning American film-maker James Ivory will talk about his experiences with the legendary Merchant Ivory productions, in partnership with producer Ismail Merchant and screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala.	James Ivory, Richard Parkinson, Katherine Harloe, Jennifer Ingleheart	18 December, 2018
The Life of Sinuhe	An ancient Egyptian tells his life-story from the walls of his tomb, c. 1850 BC. Read by Barbara Ewing. Translated by Richard Bruce Parkinson	Barbara Ewing, Richard Parkinson	1 November, 2016
A Great Unrecorded History. LGBT Heritage and World Cultures	Professor Parkinson discusses how to mobilise historical research into sexuality for maximum impact and the institutional, cultural and political issues that can be at stake, and suggests some of the possible uses of LGBTQ history.	Richard Parkinson	25 February, 2016
The Queen Shrieks: The Shock of Ancient Egyptian Poetry	The Inaugural lecture of Richard B. Parkinson as Professor of Egyptology, accompanied by actress and author Barbara Ewing, on the emotional power of the famous Ancient Egyptian poem "The Tale of Sinuhe"	Richard Parkinson, Barbara Ewing	27 June, 2014
One Connected Vision of Ancient Egypt: A launch of the digitised Topographical Bibliography	Richard Parkinson, Professor of Egyptology, gives a talk about the new digital Topographical Bibliography from the Griffith Institute at Oxford.	Richard Parkinson	23 June, 2014