Lectures in 2009
Lap Dog or Watch Dog: Politics and the Italian Press
| Date: | 21st Jan 2009 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Venue: | Pauling Centre for Human Sciences, 58 Banbury Road |
| Convenor: | TOIA |
| Speaker(s): | Ferdinando Giugliano |
| Description: | Admission: members £1, non-members £3, students under 30 free. |
Sixth Among Such Mighty Minds: Vasari's painting of Dante and his Peers
| Date: | 17th Feb 2009 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Venue: | Oriel College |
| Convenor: | TOIA |
| Speaker(s): | Dr Thierry Morel |
| Description: | Please call the Secretary if interested in attending. (01865 377479) |
Prof. Romano Prodi: "What does the Financial Crisis mean for Europe? Political and Economic Consequences"
| Date: | 4th Mar 2009 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Venue: | Nelson Mandela Lecture Theatre, SAID Business School |
| Convenor: | Italian Studies at Oxford, in collaboration with the SAID Business School and the Oxford University Italian Society |
| Speaker(s): | Professor Romano Prodi |
| Description: | ISO is very proud to announce the forthcoming visit of Romano Prodi, former President of the European Commission and Italian Prime Minister. The title of Professor Prodi's lecture will be: "What does the financial crisis mean for Europe? Political and Economic Consequences." Chair: Colin Mayer |
| Further information: | *All welcome* |
Lecture by H.E. Giancarlo Aragona, Italian Ambassador to the UK
| Date: | 6th May 2009 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Venue: | Dodgson Room, Christ Church |
| Convenor: | Italian Studies at Oxford |
| Speaker(s): | H.E. Giancarlo Aragona, Italian Ambassador to the UK |
| Description: | ISO is very pleased to announce the visit of Ambassador Aragona to Oxford. The Ambassador will deliver a lecture entitled, "After the London Summit, Towards the Maddalena Summit: The Plans of the Italian G8 Presidency". There will be a debate after the lecture and the event will be followed by a wine reception. All welcome. |
Recent Excavations of Roman Gardens at Pompeii
| Date: | 12th May 2009 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Venue: | Mary Ogilvie Theatre, St. Anne's College |
| Convenor: | TOIA |
| Speaker(s): | Professor Mark Robinson |
| Description: | Talk rescheduled! Admission: members £2, non-members £3, students under 30 free. |
TOIA lecture: "Via gli zingari dall'Italia!"
| Date: | 21st May 2009 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Venue: | Pauling Centre for Human Sciences, 58 Banbury Road |
| Convenor: | TOIA |
| Speaker(s): | Nando Sigona |
| Description: | Lecture in English entitled: "Via gli zingari dall'Italia!" ("Gypsies out of Italy!"). Members £1, Non-members £3, Students under 30 free. |
Clara Florio Cooper Memorial Lecture
| Date: | 1st Jun 2009 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Venue: | Main Hall, Taylor Institution |
| Convenor: | TOIA & Sub-Faculty of Italian |
| Speaker(s): | Professor Brian Richardson |
| Description: | Lecture entitled: "Learning Italian in the Renaissance". Admission free, all welcome. |
Dorothy Rowe Memorial Lecture
| Date: | 16th Oct 2009 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Venue: | The Auditorium, Magdalen College |
| Speaker(s): | Professor Christopher Duggan (Reading) |
| Description: | "The legacy of the Risorgimento to an united Italy" |
| Further information: |
Lecture organized by The Oxford Italian Asociation. *Open to all* |
Justice and Judges: An Overview of the Italian Legal System
| Date: | 12th Nov 2009 |
| Time: | 19:30 |
| Venue: | Tsuzuki Theatre, St Anne's College |
| Convenor: | |
| Speaker(s): | Signor Sandro Ricci (Italian Magistrate) |
| Further information: |
Lecture organized by The Oxford Italian Association. Admission: members £1, non-members £3, students under 30 free. |
Reuters Memorial Lecture: Carlo de Benedetti
| Date: | 23rd Nov 2009 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Venue: | Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre, St. Anne's College, Woodstock Road |
| Convenor: | Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism & Italian Studies at Oxford |
| Speaker(s): | Carlo de Benedetti (Chairman, Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso / La repubblica) |
| Description: | Introduced by the Chancellor of the University, The Rt Hon Lord Patten of Barnes, CH. The lecture will be followed by a panel discussion chaired by John Lloyd, with Timothy Garton Ash and Paolo Mancini. |
| Further information: | To register for this event, please e-mail your name and affiliation (if any) to: kate.hanneford-smith@politics.ox.ac.uk |