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Conceptualizing new age and neopagan ritual (17 May 2013)

In this seminar, Professor Michael Houseman (l'École pratique des hautes études, Paris) presents a brief analysis of several small ceremonies to make a theoretical argument about ritual in a new age and neopagan context.

Brazilian serialities: imagining persons (24 May 2013)

In this Anthropology Departmental Seminar, Professor Joao de Pina-Cabral (University of Kent) discusses the creative use of personal names in Brazil.

Dorr-e Dari (The Pearl of Dari): An Ethnography of Poetry as a Social Practice among Afghans in Iran (23 May 2013)

This lecture formed part of the 2013 Evans-Pritchard Lecture series held at All Souls College, Oxford, in which Zuzanna Olszewska discussed 'Authentic Voices, Modern Selves: An Ethnography of Afghan Refugee Poetry and Personhood in Iran'.

Provocations for digital anthropology (30 May 2013)

David Zeitlyn discusses parallels between visual and digital anthropology and the dangers of historical myopia. It is too easy to disregard earlier parallels because of the mistaken claim that everything is new and different.

Populism in Modern Constitutions

Richard Parker, Paul W. Williams Professor of Criminal Justice at Harvard Law School, presents his thoughts on how populism has figured in the study and practice of modern American constitutional law and the effect it has had.

Divided Nations: Why global governance is failing, and what we can do about it

In this lecture, Professor Goldin presents ideas from his latest book and focuses on issues such as the financial crisis, the internet, pandemics, migration and climate change, in order to highlight the need for urgent global action.

Socrates and 'The Hemlock Cup'

This lecture, based on the recent biography by Bettany Hughes, looks at Socrates' life, following in his footsteps across Greece and Asia Minor and examining the new archaeological discoveries that shed light on his world.

Where will Tomorrow's Food Come From - and What will be the Consequences?

The St Anne's Gaudy Seminar explores the topic of food security, focusing in particular on sustainability, supply and demand, and aid and trade. How will science, ecology and consumers have an impact on how food is produced and distributed?

Where will Tomorrow's Food Come From - and What will be the Consequences?

The St Anne's Gaudy Seminar explores the topic of food security, focusing in particular on sustainability, supply and demand, and aid and trade. How will science, ecology and consumers have an impact on how food is produced and distributed?

The Battle for the Black Vote: Findings from the Ethnic Minority Election Survey

Professor Anthony Heath (Nuffield), Emeritus Professor of Sociology, presents findings from the ESRC-funded Ethnic Minority British Election Survey.

Migration at Oxford: Professor Robin Cohen

In this podcast, Emeritus Professor Robin Cohen shares how he first became interested in migration through his own experiences as a migrant.

What are friends for? Friendship and Public life in the post colony: African Studies Centre Annual Lecture 2013

Wale Adebanwi, Associate Professor, African American and African Studies, University of California-Davies, gives the 2013 African Studies Annual Lecture.

Who Leads, Who Follows? A Multi-level Perspective of Energy Transitions in the Transport Sector

Part of the Transitioning towards Electric Vehicles seminar series held at the Transport Studies Unit of the Oxford University Centre for the Environment.

Annual Lecture in Law and Society: Law and Social Illusion

Professor Liam B Murphy, Herbert Peterfreund Professor of Law and Philosophy at New York University School of Law gives the 2013 Annual Lecture in Law and Society.

Panel discussion: Why do people migrate?

This podcast presents a panel discussion on 'why people migrate', convened as part of the introductory lecture of this MSc course.

Divine kingdoms in the western Himalayas

This Anthropology Departmental Seminar (22 February 2013) by William Sax of the South Asia Institute, University of Heidelberg, focuses on 'oracular authority and distributed agency' in the western Himalayas.

Capital's new frontier

Dr Catherine Dolan of the Saïd Business School, Oxford, discusses 'yoghurt mamas, solar sisters and the remaking of 'unusable Africa' at the bottom of the pyramid'. An Anthropology Departmental Seminar from 15 February 2013.

Re-making the dead, uncertainty and the torque of human materials in northern Zimbabwe

This Anthropology Departmental Seminar (8 February 2013) by Joost Fontein from the Department of Social Anthropology at Edinburgh focuses on northern Zimbabwe fieldwork and research.

Unexplored agencies: the case of Donna Sebastiana

Carlo Severi (CNRS, Paris) presents an Anthropology Departmental Seminar (1 February 2013).

Re-thinking 'Untamed Thoughts' Fifty Years On

In this Anthropology Departmental Seminar (25 January 2013), Dr Laura Rival discusses 'Claude Lévi-Strauss and the science of the concrete'.

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