| Athol Fugard: "Defining Moments" |
Humanitas Inaugural Keynote Lecture - Athol Fugard: "Defining Moments" - in his life and work. Venue: Simpkins Lee Lecture Theatre, Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. |
Athol Fugard |
2 February, 2011 |
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| Athol Fugard: Playing Fugard |
Athol Fugard in conversation with award-winning South African actors Janet Suzman and John Kani. Venue: Gulbenkian Theatre, St Cross Building, Oxford. |
Athol Fugard, Janet Suzman, John Kani |
2 February, 2011 |
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| Athol Fugard: The Playwriting Process |
Athol Fugard in conversation with playwrights Jez Butterworth (Jerusalem) and Rebecca Lenkiewicz (Her Naked Skin). Venue: Simpkins Lee Lecture Theatre, Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. |
Athol Fugard, Jez Butterworth, Rebecca Lenkiewicz |
2 February, 2011 |
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| Connecting the dots: Chinese scholars on Christianity in China today |
Final lecture of the Martin D'Arcy Memorial lecture series on Christianity in China, in this lecture, Dr Wu looks at the various perspectives on how Chinese and western scholars understand christianity in china and also cross-cultural studies. |
Xiaoxin Wu |
16 April, 2010 |
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| Economic growth and spiritual nourishment: Shenzhen and its entrepreneur citizens |
Third lecture in the Martin D'Arcy lecture series on Christianity in China, in this lecture, Dr Wu looks at the rapid economic growth in the city of Shenzhen and also the spiritual growth within the city. |
Xiaoxin Wu |
16 April, 2010 |
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| The Hall of Four: politics, faith and daily life in a northern Chinese village |
Second lecture in the Martin D'Arcy Memorial lecture series on contemporary Chinese perspectives on Christianity in China. In this lecture, Dr Wu looks at the spread of christianity in china despite persecutions in the 18th and 19th century. |
Xiaoxin Wu |
16 April, 2010 |
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| Pyramid or triangle? Church, government and local Catholic communities in Fujian in the Qing Dynasty |
Dr Xiaoxin Wu delivers the first Martin D'Arcy Memorial Lecture on the history of Christianity in China with a look at the early Christian communities in China during the Qing Dynasty. |
Xiaoxin Wu |
16 April, 2010 |
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| La Bella Principessa - who was the eponymous princess? |
Martin Kemp discusses 'La Bella Principessa', a profile portrait of a Milanese lady, a newly rediscovered work by Leonardo Da Vinci. He discusses the painting's subject, the Viennese princess and the possible identity of the eponymous princess. |
Martin Kemp, Kathryn Barush, Maya Corry |
1 March, 2010 |
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| Verifying La Bella Principessa - The science behind the art |
Martin Kemp discusses 'La Bella Principessa', a profile portrait of a Milanese lady, a newly rediscovered work by Leonardo Da Vinci. In this podcast, Martin Kemp discusses the science of verifying the painting as a genuine Leonardo painting. |
Martin Kemp, Kathryn Barush, Maya Corry |
1 March, 2010 |
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| What makes La Bella Principessa a genuine Leonardo Da Vinci portrait? |
Martin Kemp discusses 'La Bella Principessa', a profile portrait of a Milanese lady, a newly rediscovered work by Leonardo Da Vinci. In this podcast, Martin Kemp discusses some of the characteristics of the painting that make it a Leonardo. |
Martin Kemp, Kathryn Barush, Maya Corry |
1 March, 2010 |
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| Discovering 'La Bella Principessa' |
Martin Kemp discusses 'La Bella Principessa', a profile portrait of a Milanese lady, a newly rediscovered work by Leonardo Da Vinci. In this podcast, Martin Kemp discusses the discovery of the painting itself and how he felt at the time. |
Martin Kemp, Kathryn Barush, Maya Corry |
1 March, 2010 |
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| A Leonardo Discovered. La Bella Principessa. Discussion with Martin Kemp |
Martin Kemp discusses 'La Bella Principessa', a profile portrait of a Milanese lady, a newly rediscovered work by Leonardo Da Vinci Martin is interviewed by Kathryn Barush and Maya Corry. |
Martin Kemp, Kathryn Barush, Maya Corry |
1 March, 2010 |
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| Bryan Ward-Perkins on the Fall of the Roman Empire |
Bryan Ward-Perkins, a leading historian of Late Antiquity at Trinity College, Oxford, discusses the transitional period between the fall of Rome and the Middle Ages. |
Bryan Ward-Perkins, Oliver Lewis |
13 September, 2008 |
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| Adrian Moore on Metaphysics |
Adrian Moore, Professor of Philosophy at St Hugh’s College, Oxford, explores the definition and origin of metaphysics, and then discusses some of the enduring metaphysical questions. |
Adrian Moore, Oliver Lewis |
12 September, 2008 |
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| John Broome on Rationality |
John Broome, White's Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Oxford, gives an explanation of reason and rationality, and then discusses his understanding of the 'the normative question'. |
John Broome, Oliver Lewis |
12 September, 2008 |
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| Nick Bostrom on Global Catastrophic Risk and Simulation Theory |
In this podcast, Professor Bostrom, Director of the Future of Humanity Institute, discusses global catastrophic risks and his earlier work on the simulation theory. |
Nick Bostrom, Oliver Lewis |
12 September, 2008 |
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| Julian Savulescu on Applied Ethics and Human Enhancement |
Professor Julian Savulescu, Director of the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, talks about the current and future issues in applied ethics, particularly of the new biosciences. |
Julian Savulescu, Oliver Lewis |
12 September, 2008 |
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| Roger Crisp on Aristotle's Ethics |
Roger Crisp, Uehiro Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy, discusses the ethics of Aristotle. |
Roger Crisp, Oliver Lewis |
12 September, 2008 |
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