St Antony's College Events
Description: Seminars, workshops, and conferences at St Antony’s College and its regional study centres.
Talks:

Thursday 30 January 2025

The Age of Revolutions and the Generations Who Made It: A Hemispheric Perspective (Comparative American History Seminar organised jointly with the Rothermere American Institute)
Date: 30 January 2025, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker : Nathan Perl-Rosenthal (University of Southern California)
Venue Details: Main Seminar Room, Latin American Centre, 1 Church Walk, Oxford and online via Zoom
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Friday 31 January 2025

Sudan's current war: a longer view on peacemaking and prospects
Date: 31 January 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Dr Richard Barltrop (Visiting Senior Fellow, LSE Middle East Centre)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Investcorp Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Middle East Centre Administrator (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Walter Armbrust (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)

Meritocracy’s Children: Coming of Age and Senses of Injustice in Seoul and Tokyo
Date: 31 January 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Dr Yuki Asahina (University of Manchester)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Pavilion Room, 4th Floor, Gateway Building, St Antony's College
Organiser: Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies
Hosts: TBA

Monday 3 February 2025

The Twilight of Khilafat Thought
Date: 3 February 2025, 16:00 - 17:30
Speaker : Dr Faridah Zaman (Somerville College, Oxford)
Venue Details: Old Fellows Dining Room and online on zoom
Organisers: Bhadrajee Hewage (University of Oxford), Zaki Rehman (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

The world’s 2024 elections: what just happened? The rise of populism and its causes.
Date: 3 February 2025, 17:00 - 18:45
Speaker s: Kelly Beaver CBE (Ipsos (Chief Executive)), Peter Kellner CBE (YouGov (Former President))
Venue Details: Investcorp Auditorium
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 4 February 2025

Unfair ID: Digital Identity from Injustice to Resistance
Date: 4 February 2025, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker : Silvia Masiero (University of Oslo)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Darhendorf Room
Organiser: Janaki Srinivasan (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Traumaland: How Poland's Second World War past shapes its collective mentality and politics today
Date: 4 February 2025, 17:00 - 18:45
Speaker : Michał Bilewicz (University of Warsaw)
Venue: St Antony's College - North Site,
Venue Details: European Studies Centre Seminar Room
Organiser: Julie Adams (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Host: Timothy Garton Ash (St Antony's College)

Rethinking Masculinity Through Men's Sexual Experiences in Tehran
Date: 4 February 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Dr Nafiseh Sharifi (University of Exeter)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: MEC Boardroom, Kirdar Building, 68 Woodstock Road
Organiser: Middle East Centre Administrator (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Maryam Alemzadeh (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)

Thursday 6 February 2025

Discourses on Community in Nineteenth-Century Latin America
Date: 6 February 2025, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker s: Gabriel Entin (Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, Argentina), Jorge Myers (Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, Argentina), Inés de Torres (Universidad de la República, Uruguay), André Jockyman Roithmann (University of Edinburgh, UK)
Venue Details: Main Seminar Room, Latin American Centre, 1 Church Walk, Oxford, and online via Zoom
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Friday 7 February 2025

The Axis of Resistance
Date: 7 February 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker s: Dr Kamran Matin (University of Sussex), Dr Amal Saad (Cardiff University), Yasmeen al-Eryani (Co-Executive Director, Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Investcorp Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Middle East Centre Administrator (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Raihan Ismail (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)

Balancing Commerce and Diplomacy: Japan's Strategy for Economic Security
Date: 7 February 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Professor Christina Davis (Harvard University)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Pavilion Room, 4th Floor, Gateway Building, St Antony's College
Organiser: Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies
Hosts: TBA

Monday 10 February 2025

Decolonising Religious Liberty in Sri Lanka
Date: 10 February 2025, 16:00 - 17:30
Speaker : Gehan Gunatilleke (Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka, formerly Oxford)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Old Fellows Dining Room and online on zoom
Organisers: Bhadrajee Hewage (University of Oxford), Zaki Rehman (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

The US election: what happened there and what happens now?
Date: 10 February 2025, 17:00 - 18:45
Speaker s: Peter Hyman ((Senior Advisor to Keir Starmer 2022 – 2024, Strategist to PM Tony Blair, Co-founder of School 21)), Professor Desmond King (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Investcorp Auditorium
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 11 February 2025

Threatening Dystopias: Development, Scientific Knowledge, and Adaptation to Climate Change
Date: 11 February 2025, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker : Kasia Paprocki (The London School of Economics)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Darhendorf Room
Organiser: Janaki Srinivasan (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tribal Voting in New Democracies: Evidence from 6 Million Tunisian Voter Records
Date: 11 February 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Associate Professor Steven Brooke (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: MEC Boardroom, Kirdar Building, 68 Woodstock Road
Organiser: Middle East Centre Administrator (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Neil Ketchley (University of Oxford)

The new European Parliament and European Commission: Who won the 2024 power-play in Brussels?
Date: 11 February 2025, 17:00 - 18:45
Speaker s: Anthony Teasdale (Visiting Professor, LSE and Columbia; former Director General, European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) (2013-22)), Klaus Welle (Chair, Academic Council, Martens Centre; former Secretary General, European Parliament (2009-22))
Venue: St Antony's College - North Site,
Venue Details: European Studies Centre Seminar Room
Organiser: Julie Adams (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Host: Catherine Briddick (St Antony's College, Oxford)

Navigating Narratives: Tsurayuki's Tosa Diary as History and Fiction
Date: 11 February 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker s: Professor Gustav Heldt (University of Virginia), Professor Sho Konishi (University of Oxford - History/OSGA), Dr Pan Tomé Valencia (University of Oxford - AMES)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Pavilion Room, 4th Floor, Gateway Building, St Antony's College
Organiser: Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 13 February 2025

A Peruvian History of the Old World: José Carlos Mariátegui and Europe
Date: 13 February 2025, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker : Paulo Drinot (UCL)
Venue Details: Main Seminar Room, Latin American Centre, 1 Church Walk, Oxford, and online via Zoom
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Friday 14 February 2025

Israeli Public Opinion, War and Prospects for Peace
Date: 14 February 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Dr Dahlia Scheindlin (Fellow, Century International & Columnist, Haaretz Newspaper)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Investcorp Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Middle East Centre Administrator (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Eugene Rogan (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)

Searching for Zan: A More-Than-Human Ethnography of Extinction, Militarism, and Protest in Okinawa
Date: 14 February 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Dr Marius Palz (Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Pavilion Room, 4th Floor, Gateway Building, St Antony's College
Organiser: Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies
Hosts: TBA

Monday 17 February 2025

Circuits of South Asian labour and Post-War British Warfare
Date: 17 February 2025, 16:00 - 17:30
Speaker : Yasmin Khan (University of Oxford)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Old Fellows Dining Room and online on zoom
Organisers: Bhadrajee Hewage (University of Oxford), Zaki Rehman (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 18 February 2025

Plantation Crisis: Ruptures of Dalit Life in the Indian Tea Belt
Date: 18 February 2025, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker : Jayaseelan Raj (King's College London)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Pavilion Room
Organiser: Janaki Srinivasan (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Genocide in Gaza
Date: 18 February 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Professor Avi Shlaim (MEC Emeritus Fellow)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Investcorp Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Middle East Centre Administrator (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Eugene Rogan (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)

Hilary Term Lecture 2025: Historical Justice under State Socialism
Date: 18 February 2025, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker : Professor Daniel Leese (University of Freiburg)
Venue: Merton College, Merton Street OX1 4JD
Venue Details: T S Eliot Theatre
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Europe and Middle Powers: EU's relations with India, Brazil and Turkey
Date: 18 February 2025, 17:00 - 18:45
Speaker s: Galip Dalay (St Antony’s College, Oxford), Dr Kira Huju (University of Oxford), Felipe Krause (Oxford School of Global Area Studies)
Venue: St Antony's College - North Site,
Venue Details: European Studies Centre Seminar Room
Organisers: TBA
Host: Dr Dimitar Bechev (University of Oxford)

Thursday 20 February 2025

Performing the Revolution. Politics and Theatre in Post-independent Argentina. 1810-1837
Date: 20 February 2025, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker : Klaus Gallo (Universidad di Tella, Argentina)
Venue Details: Main Seminar Room, Latin American Centre, 1 Church Walk, Oxford, and online via Zoom
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Friday 21 February 2025

The chaos (fawḍà) Bashshar al-Asad warned against – Damascus University 10th November 2005 – and present-day Syria
Date: 21 February 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Professor Johannes Waardenburg (IULM)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Investcorp Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Middle East Centre Administrator (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Walter Armbrust (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)

Mori Nao Divorces Her Samurai Husband and His Family Puts Him in a Cage
Date: 21 February 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Professor Luke Roberts (UC Santa Barbara)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Pavilion Room, 4th Floor, Gateway Building, St Antony's College
Organiser: Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies
Hosts: TBA

Monday 24 February 2025

Security in the age of populism. The SDR, and the perils of nuclear proliferation.
Date: 24 February 2025, 17:00 - 18:45
Speaker s: Rt Hon Lord Bates ((Minister of State at the Department for International Development, 2016 – 2019, and Minister of State at the Home Office, 2015 – 2016)), Professor Roy Allison (St Antony's College)
Venue Details: Investcorp Auditorium
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 25 February 2025

Between Nation and Community. Muslim Universities and Indian Politics after Partition (1947-1990s)
Date: 25 February 2025, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker : Laurence Gautier (Centre de Sciences Humaines, New Delhi)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Pavilion Room
Organiser: Janaki Srinivasan (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Famine in the Spanish Civil War: Propaganda and communication
Date: 25 February 2025, 17:00 - 18:45
Speaker s: Ainhoa Campos Posada (Ramón Areces Visiting Fellow, St Antony’s College, Oxford), Tom Buchanan (University of Oxford)
Venue: St Antony's College - North Site,
Venue Details: European Studies Centre Seminar Room
Organiser: Julie Adams (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Host: Paul Betts (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)

Women’s Religious Leadership in Morocco: A Catalyst for Mudawana Reform
Date: 25 February 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Dr Sawsene Nejjar (OSGA, University of Oxford)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: MEC Boardroom, Kirdar Building, 68 Woodstock Road
Organiser: Middle East Centre Administrator (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Maryam Alemzadeh (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)

Wednesday 26 February 2025

Montenegro's path to EU membership: A catalyst for Western Balkan integration?
Date: 26 February 2025, 17:00 - 18:45
Speaker : Jakov Milatović (President of Montenegro)
Venue: St Antony's College - North Site,
Venue Details: European Studies Centre Seminar Room
Organiser: Othon Anastasakis (SEESOX, St Antony's College)
Host: Othon Anastasakis (SEESOX, St Antony's College, Oxford)

Thursday 27 February 2025

Histories of Solitude and Perplexity: Colombia, 19th to 21st Centuries
Date: 27 February 2025, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker s: Lina Britto (Northwestern University, USA), Ricardo López Pedrero (Western Washington University, USA), Ana María Otero-Claves (University of York, UK)
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Attitudes Toward Normalization in a Conflict Context: Evidence from the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Date: 27 February 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Dr Ibrahim Khatib (Doha Institute)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Investcorp Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Middle East Centre Administrator (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Friday 28 February 2025

Symposium: Healthcare delivery in crisis? The Potential for Mutual Learning between Japan and the UK
Date: 28 February 2025, 8:30 - 14:00
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: 27 Winchester Road, 27 Winchester Road OX2 6NA
Venue Details: Nissan Institute Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies
Hosts: TBA

*CANCELLED* Public opinion in Palestine since 7 October
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Status: This talk has been cancelled
Date: 28 February 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Professor Khalil Shikaki (Director, Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Investcorp Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Middle East Centre Administrator (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Walter Armbrust (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)

Tuesday 4 March 2025

‘Mao-Lana’ of Asia: Bhashani, Black Maoism, and Islamic Socialism in the 1960s
Date: 4 March 2025, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker : Layli Uddin (Queen Mary University of London)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Pavilion Room
Organiser: Janaki Srinivasan (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Smugglers and States: Negotiating the Maghreb at Its Margins
Date: 4 March 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Dr Max Gallien (Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: MEC Boardroom, Kirdar Building, 68 Woodstock Road
Organiser: Middle East Centre Administrator (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Michael Willis (St Antony's College)

Defining diversity in global higher education: To whom does it refer and why does it matter?
Date: 4 March 2025, 17:00 - 18:45
Speaker s: Sonia Giebel (St Antony's College, Oxford), Dr David Johnson (University of Oxford, Dept of Education)
Venue: St Antony's College - North Site,
Venue Details: European Studies Centre Seminar Room
Organiser: Julie Adams (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Host: Othon Anastasakis (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)

Thursday 6 March 2025

A Third Path: Corporatism in Brazil and Portugal
Date: 6 March 2025, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker : Melissa Texeira (University of Pennsylvania)
Venue Details: Main Seminar Room, Latin American Centre, 1 Church Walk, Oxford, and online via Zoom
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Friday 7 March 2025

From Jihad to Politics: How Syrian Jihadis Embraced Politics
Date: 7 March 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Dr Jerome Drevon (Senior Analyst, Crisis Group)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Investcorp Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Middle East Centre Administrator (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Maryam Alemzadeh (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)

Startup Capitalism: New Approaches to Innovation Strategies in East Asia
Date: 7 March 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Dr Robyn Klingler-Vidra (Associate Dean (Global Engagement) and Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship and Sustainability at King's Business School)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Pavilion Room, 4th Floor, Gateway Building, St Antony's College
Organiser: Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies
Hosts: TBA

Monday 10 March 2025

Rereading Property in Law’s Rule: Between Representation and Reality in the Shifting Political Economy of the Company’s India
Date: 10 March 2025, 16:00 - 17:30
Speaker : Faisal Chaudhry ((University of Massachusetts Dartmouth)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Old Fellows Dining Room and online on zoom
Organisers: Bhadrajee Hewage (University of Oxford), Zaki Rehman (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 11 March 2025

‘Home’ in Sikh Polity: Understandings of mīrī pīrī in contemporary Britain
Date: 11 March 2025, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker : Jaskiran Kaur Bhogal (University of Oxford)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Pavilion Room
Organiser: Janaki Srinivasan (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Understanding Syria through Syrian Voices: Refugees’ Stories of Revolution, War, and the Struggle for Home
Date: 11 March 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Professor Wendy Pearlman (Northwestern University)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Investcorp Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Middle East Centre Administrator (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Dawn Chatty (University of Oxford)

The transition away from fossil fuels in Europe: Geopolitical and practical implications
Date: 11 March 2025, 17:00 - 18:45
Speaker s: Brendan Devlin (EU Visiting Fellow, St Antony’s College, Oxford), Anthony Calacino (Department of Politics and International Relations, Oxford)
Venue: St Antony's College - North Site,
Venue Details: European Studies Centre Seminar Room
Organiser: Julie Adams (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Host: TBC

Wednesday 12 March 2025

The Trump Administration and South East Europe: Expectations and implications
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 12 March 2025, 17:00 - 18:45
Speaker : TBC
Venue: St Antony's College - North Site,
Venue Details: European Studies Centre Seminar Room
Organiser: Julie Adams (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Host: David Madden (St Antony's College, Oxford)

Thursday 13 March 2025

Longing for Revolution: Women's Militancia and Post-Militancia in the Peruvian Revolutionary Left - 1960-2000
Date: 13 March 2025, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker : Mercedes Crisóstomo (UCL)
Venue Details: Main Seminar Room, Latin American Centre, 1 Church Walk, Oxford, and online via Zoom
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Friday 14 March 2025

Do we really owe Arabs nothing?
Date: 14 March 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Professor Fouad Laroui (Professor of epistemology and writer)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Investcorp Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Middle East Centre Administrator (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Michael Willis (St Antony's College)

Japan's Free and Open Indo-Pacific: From Vision to Reality
Date: 14 March 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Dr Eva Pejsova (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Pavilion Room, 4th Floor, Gateway Building, St Antony's College
Organiser: Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies
Hosts: TBA

This list contains talks from the following series:
African Studies Seminar Series
Asian Studies Centre seminars and events
ESC Core Seminar Series
European Studies Seminar
JOINT Middle East Politics & Women's Rights Research Seminar
LAC Main Seminar Series
Latin American Centre (LAC) Main Seminar Series
Latin American History Seminar
MEC Women's Rights Research Seminars
Middle East Centre Friday Seminar Series
Middle East Centre Seminar Series
Middle East Centre Tuesday Book Launch (Book Talk)
Modern South Asian Studies Seminar Series
Modern South Asia Seminar
Nissan Institute Seminar in Japanese Studies
Nissan Institute Seminar in Japanese Studies
Northeast Africa Forum seminar series
Oxford Centre for Global History events
RESC Monday Seminar, Hilary Term 2024
South Asian Intellectual History Seminar
Southeast Asia Seminar
Southeast Asia Seminar
South East European Studies at Oxford (SEESOX)
St Antony's Looks at the World
St Antony's Visiting Parliamentary Fellowship