Humanitas - Visiting Professorships at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge

Humanitas is a series of Visiting Professorships at Oxford and Cambridge intended to bring leading practitioners and scholars to both universities to address major themes in the arts, social sciences and humanities. Created by Lord Weidenfeld, the Programme is managed and funded by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue with the support of a series of generous benefactors and administered by the Humanities Division in Oxford and the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH) in Cambridge. Humanitas will welcome some twenty Visiting Professors, who will be appointed for a given academic year and invited to deliver a series of lectures, followed by a related symposium, workshop or masterclass for graduate students.

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Episodes (94)

Interview with Tom Stoppard

Award-winning playwright Tom Stoppard talks about the role of diversity in theatre Award-winning playwright and Humanitas Visiting Professor in Drama 2015-2016 Tom Stoppard discusses the role of diversity in theatre and the power of art to change people's attitudes.

Humanitas - Visiting Professorships at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge

enJuly 19, 2016

Tom Stoppard Q&A

Award-winning playwright and screenwriter Tom Stoppard Q&A with Professor Dame Hermione Lee. Award-winning playwright and screenwriter Tom Stoppard Q&A with Professor Dame Hermione Lee (President of Wolfson College). Professor Dame Hermione Lee asks Tom Stoppard about his past and they explore memories of his working life as part of his Humanitas Visiting Professorship in Drama 2015-2016.

Humanitas - Visiting Professorships at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge

enJuly 11, 2016

Tom Stoppard Lecture

Award-winning playwright Tom Stoppard delivers a public lecture Award-winning playwright Tom Stoppard delivers a lecture on theatre. He explores the differences between attitudes in German and English theatre and playwrights, discusses Oscar Wilde's work, and talks about the satisfaction that is gained through collaboration.

Humanitas - Visiting Professorships at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge

enJuly 05, 2016

Simon Schama on Public History

What does hip hop have in common with Herodotus? In this lecture celebrated historian Simon Schama explores the tradition of public history drawing on Walter Scott, Thomas Carlyle, Winston Churchill and Lin-Manuel Miranda. http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/humdiv/humanitas/2016-05-01-humdiv-torch-schama-past-publics-2.mp4 http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/humdiv/humanitas/2016-05-02-humdiv-torch-schama-public-history-2.mp4

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enMay 20, 2016

The Past and its Publics

Simon Schama, Craig Clunas and Margaret MacMillan tackle the thorny question of how the past should interact with the public, or publics, who consume it. Simon Schama (Professor of Art History and History at Columbia University), Craig Clunas (Professor of the History of Art, University of Oxford) and Margaret MacMillan (Professor of International History, University of Oxford)

Humanitas - Visiting Professorships at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge

enMay 20, 2016

history

public spaces

Kapellmeister or Conductor

Part of the Christian Thielemann Humanitas Visiting Professorship in Opera Studies 2015-2016 Humanitas Visiting Professorship in Opera Studies 2015-2016 Christian Thielemann in conversation with Roger Allen.

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enFebruary 23, 2016

Performing Opera

Part of the Christian Thielemann Humanitas Visiting Professorship in Opera Studies 2015-2016 Roundtable discussion with Roger Allen, Matthew Reese, Peter Franklin, Barry Millington, Christian Thielemann, and Barbara Eichner.

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enFebruary 23, 2016

Regietheater Revisited

Part of the Christian Thielemann Humanitas Visiting Professorship in Opera Studies 2015-2016 Roundtable discussion with Peter Franklin, Barry Millington, and Suzanne Aspden as part of the Humanitas Visiting Professorship in Opera Studies 2015-2016.

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enFebruary 23, 2016

A Conductor's Point of View

A lecture by Christian Thielemann Humanitas Visiting Professor in Opera Studies 2015-2016 Christian Thielemann discusses the commonalities and differences between Wagner and Strauss at a lecture on 21 January 2016.

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enFebruary 22, 2016

Humanities. Are they important?

Humanitas Visting Professor Stephen Greenblatt discusses whether humanities are important. Humanitas Visiting Professor in Museums, Galleries, and Libraries 2015-2016, Stephen Greenblatt, discusses whether humanities are important in a time when they are most pervasive in society, and when there seems to be a shrinking of public support for them.

Humanitas - Visiting Professorships at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge

enNovember 17, 2015

humanities

humanitas

Between Art and Architecture

A lecture by celebrated artist Maya Lin Celebrated artist Maya Lin discusses the relationship between her art, architecture and memorials; the inspiration behind her work; her experiments with scale; and her engagement with the natural world.

Humanitas - Visiting Professorships at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge

enAugust 06, 2015

Rationality versus emotionality in the century of extremes

Professor Ute Frevert discusses rationality vs emotionality with a response from Professor Barbara Rosenwein Professor Ute Frevert talks "Rationality versus emotionality in the centry of extremes"

Humanitas - Visiting Professorships at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge

enMay 19, 2015

history

emotions

historiography

How can there be a history of emotions?

Professor Barbara Rosenwein explores the history of emotions Humanitas Visiting Professor Barbara Rosenwein explores the history of emotions, with a response from Professor Ute Frevert

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enMay 19, 2015

history

emotions

historiography

Challenges Facing American Intelligence

Professor John McLaughlin discusses Challenges facing American Intelligence

Humanitas - Visiting Professorships at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge

enMay 19, 2015

security

intelligence

humanitas

An Intelligence Officer Looks at Terrorism: Where it's Been, Where it's heading

Professor John McLaughlin looks at Terrorism in the 21st Century Humanitas Visiting Professor in Intelligence Studies John McLaughlin discusses Terrorism: Where it's been and his views on where it is heading.

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enMay 19, 2015

Generations of Feeling

Barbara Rosenwein discusses the generations of feeling Humanitas Visiting Professor Barbar Rosenwein concludes her series on the "History of Emotions" with this lecture on the generation of feeling

Humanitas - Visiting Professorships at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge

enMay 18, 2015

history

emotions

historiography

Between the artist and the museum

A symposium with Vik Muniz and Michael Govan (Chief Executive Officer and Wallis Annenberg Director, Los Angeles County Museum of Art) Chaired by Paul Hobson (Director, Modern Art Oxford)

Humanitas - Visiting Professorships at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge

enAugust 11, 2014

Class dismissed... Art, creativity and education

A lecture by Vik Muniz, Humanitas Visiting Professor in Contemporary Arts

Humanitas - Visiting Professorships at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge

enAugust 11, 2014

Renée Fleming, "In Conversation"

Humanitas Visiting Professor in Opera Studies Renée Fleming, in conversation with Edward Seckerson.

Humanitas - Visiting Professorships at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge

enJuly 10, 2014

Kelly Reichardt "In Conversation"

Filmmaker and Humanitas Visiting Professor in Film and Television, Kelly Reichardt, in conversation about her films. American landscapes and narratives of the road are themes that run throughout Reichardt’s five feature films: River of Grass (Strand Releasing, 1994), Old Joy (Kino International, 2006), Wendy and Lucy (Oscilloscope Pictures, 2008), Meek’s Cutoff (Oscilloscope Pictures, 2010) and Night Moves (Cinedigm, 2013); and the short narrative Ode (1999). Kelly has taught at School of Visual Arts, Columbia University, New York University and is currently an artist-in-residence at Bard College.

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enJune 12, 2014