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| # | Episode Title | Description | People | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procès, fiction, document: La reconstruction de la littérature en Europe après 1945 | This paper explores the relationship between testimony and fiction in the context of transitional justice, by comparing three 1950 European literary works which use the form of interrogation, investigation, and trial. | Philippe Roussin | 03 Sep 2018 | |
| 2 | Literature and Transitional Justice After the Rwandan Genocide: Veronique Tadjo’s The Shadow of Imama | This paper discusses the problems of literary memorialization and quest for truth in the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide as addressed by Veronique Tadjo’s The Shadow of Imana. | Brendon Nicholls | 03 Sep 2018 | |
| 3 | Life-Writing and Female Celebrity, 4 Nov 2017 Panel 2: Female Celebrity Performance across Media and Genres | Chaired by Sandra Mayer, with Mary Luckhurst, Oline Eaton and Hannah Yelin. | Mary Luckhurst, Oline Eaton, Hannah Yelin | 08 Jan 2018 | |
| 4 | Elleke Boehmer speaks to Kate McLoughlin | Elleke Boehmer talks to Kate McLoughlin about her most recent novel, The Shouting in the Dark, the language of reconciliation in South Africa, and the creative potential for both the work of fiction and the work of literary criticism. | Elleke Boehmer, Kate McLoughlin | 08 Dec 2017 | |
| 5 | Late Victorian into Modern | Book at Lunchtime, Late Victorian into Modern | Laura Marcus, Kirsten Shepherd-Barr, Michael Bentley, Charlotte Jones | 08 Dec 2017 | |
| 6 | Conflict and Community: Panel-led Workshop 2 | Mobilising the wide-ranging expertise of the speakers, this workshop explored questions of narrative, community and the special commemorative needs that arise in the wake of civil war and terrorism. | Rachel Seiffert, Lyndsey Stonebridge, Harvey Whitehouse, Helen Small | 24 Nov 2017 | |
| 7 | Book at Lunchtime: Arcadia | A Book at Lunchtime discussion of Iain Pears' interactive novel Arcadia | Elleke Boehmer, Alex Butterworth, Emily Short, Iain Pears | 07 Mar 2016 | |
| 8 | The Lord of the Rings: Tolkien's Legacy | 60 years since the publication of the series' final volume, a distinguished panel explore Tolkien's literary legacy. | Elleke Boehmer, Stuart Lee, Patrick Curry, Dimitra Fimi | 16 Nov 2015 | |
| 9 | Fiction and Other Minds | Peter Garratt (Durham): ‘Mind Bloat and The Lifted Veil’ Helen Small (English/Oxford): 'On the Verification of Mental Experience'. Chaired by Ben Morgan. | Peter Garratt, Ben Morgan, Helen Small | 09 Nov 2015 | |
| 10 | The Lord of the Rings: Tolkien's Legacy | 60 years since the publication of the series' final volume, a distinguished panel explore Tolkien's literary legacy | Elleke Boehmer, Stuart Lee, Patrick Curry, Dimitra Fimi | 09 Nov 2015 | |
| 11 | Callaloo Literary Lecture and Reading by Fred d'Aguiar | Fred reads fiction and poems about his childhood in Guyana, remembering his father, and slavery | Fred d'Aguair | 24 Jul 2015 | |
| 12 | Fiction of Development: Narrative, Representation and Authoritative Knowledge | Charlotte De Val presents her Master's thesis entitled 'Fiction of Development: Narrative, Representation and Authoritative Knowledge.' | Charlotte De Val | 22 Jun 2015 | |
| 13 | Alison Light on "Common People" | The author discusses her new book, exploring the interplay between fiction and history, the redefinition of the common, and family history | Alison Light | 08 Dec 2014 | |
| 14 | Creative Commons | Men at War: What Fiction Tells Us About War | Professor Christopher Coker looks at the presentation of war in fiction, focussing in particular on the different character types commonly portrayed. | Christopher Coker | 28 Oct 2013 |
| 15 | Writing Contemporary Fiction: From Inspiration to Publication | James Benmore (Kellogg), Samantha Shannon (St Anne's) and Sam Thompson (St Anne's) talk about their work as writers. Chaired by Dr Clare Morgan (Kellogg), author and Director of the Master of Studies in Creative Writing. | James Benmore, Samantha Shannon, Sam Thompson, Clare Morgan | 07 Oct 2013 | |
| 16 | Love and Sex in Victorian Fiction | Victorian fiction is commonly thought of as treating love sentimentally and lacking all reference to sex. In this talk drawing on material from a book he is writing, Dr David Grylls, Fellow of Kellogg College, will contest such a view. | David Grylls | 04 Oct 2013 | |
| 17 | Creative Commons | Oriental Tales and Their Influence | Prof. Warner and Prof. Ballaster begin their conversation with Antoine Galland's translation into French from Arabic of the 'Alf Layla wa-Layla' as the first two volumes of 'Les Mille et Une Nuit' in the first decade of eighteenth century. | Ros Ballaster, Marina Warner | 26 Mar 2013 |
| 18 | Creative Commons | "Bright Metal on a Sullen Ground": The idea of true character in English writing and portraiture | Historian Stella Tillyard delivers the fourth Weinrebe Lecture in Life-Writing and Portraiture. The talk is introduced by College President Hermione Lee. | Stella Tillyard | 18 Feb 2013 |
| 19 | Creative Commons | Popular fiction in World War One | An argument for a more nuanced assessment of the popular literature consumed by the wider public during the First World War. | Jane Potter | 10 Dec 2012 |
| 20 | Creative Commons | Julian Thompson on Wilkie Collins | Dr. Julian Thompson considers how Wilkie Collins's fiction was pioneering across a variety of genres, including detective fiction and gothic thrillers. | Julian Thompson | 15 May 2012 |
| 21 | Creative Commons | "Oh, you liar, you storyteller": On Fibbing, Fact and Fabulation | The first Weinrebe lecture in life-writing was given by Michèle Roberts, Emeritus Professor of Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia. The lecture is introduced by Professor Hermione Lee. | Michèle Roberts | 07 Mar 2012 |
| 22 | Creative Commons | Where may truth lie? Fiction in memory, memory in fiction | The award-winning author and memoirist Candia McWilliam attests to the edifying power of fiction and biography in the third lecture in the Weinrebe series from the Oxford Centre for Life-Writing. | Candia McWilliam | 20 Feb 2012 |
| 23 | All About His Mother: Reading Proust's Letters | The inaugural lecture of the Oxford Centre for Life-Writing was delivered by Micahel Wood, Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Princeton University. He was introduced by Hermione Lee, President of Wolfson College and Director of the Centre. | Michael Wood | 16 Nov 2011 | |
| 24 | Oxford and the Crime Novel | Best-selling crime fiction writer of Wire in the Blood Val McDermind talks about what makes Oxford city so alluring to crime fiction writers. Part of the 2009 Oxford Alumni Weekend. | Val McDermind | 12 Nov 2009 | |
| 25 | BODcast: P.D. James in conversation with Colin Dexter (short) | Special footage celebrating the launch of Talking about Detective Fiction by PD James, the latest Bodleian Library publication. PD James is donating all royalties from the hardback edition to the Bodleian and hopes it will encourage further philanthropy. | P. D. James, Colin Dexter | 30 Sep 2009 | |
| 26 | BODcast: P.D. James in conversation with Colin Dexter (short) | Special footage celebrating the launch of Talking about Detective Fiction by PD James, the latest Bodleian Library publication. PD James is donating all royalties from the hardback edition to the Bodleian and hopes it will encourage further philanthropy. | P. D. James, Colin Dexter | 30 Sep 2009 | |
| 27 | BODcast: P.D. James in conversation with Colin Dexter (long) | Special footage celebrating the launch of Talking about Detective Fiction by PD James, the latest Bodleian Library publication. PD James is donating all royalties from the hardback edition to the Bodleian and hopes it will encourage further philanthropy. | P. D. James, Colin Dexter | 30 Sep 2009 | |
| 28 | BODcast: P.D. James in conversation with Colin Dexter (long) | Special footage celebrating the launch of Talking about Detective Fiction by PD James, the latest Bodleian Library publication. PD James is donating all royalties from the hardback edition to the Bodleian and hopes it will encourage further philanthropy. | P. D. James, Colin Dexter | 30 Sep 2009 |