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This season, you’ll hear about our new era of mass protest and whether nonviolent action can achieve real political change; the changing face of modern terrorism in the UK; the complex and delicate process of peace-making in an increasingly dystopian world; a fresh take on the iconic writer Virginia Woolf and her deeply problematic prank; lessons in guilt and gratitude to the British from Mihir Bose; and a culinary adventure like you’ve never seen…or heard…before.
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African Slavery: Current dangers and prevailing myths
The enslavement of Africans is one of the most disgraceful crimes that afflicted and is afflicting the continent. I say ‘afflicting’ since this is still happening today.
Meet Decca Mitford: investigative journalist, radical activist, renegade aristocrat
An introduction to Decca Mitford, subject of the award-winning author Carla Kaplan’s new biography .
Tales from Kashmir’s Conflict: An Extract from ‘Dapaan’
It is said, two things can change at any time in Kashmir, the weather and the haalaat.
Events
The Future of Syria After Assad w/ Rime Allaf, Patrick Haenni & Jerome Drevon
Oxford Literary Festival
Writer and political analyst Rime Allaf and researchers Dr Patrick Haenni and Dr Jerome Drevon discuss the overthrow of President Assad in Syria and the rise of aaaa
Troublemaker w/ Carla Kaplan
Oxford Literary Festival
Writer and academic Carla Kaplan and cartoonist, illustrator and writer Mimi Pond discuss the enduring fascination of the Mitfords including that of one of the lesser-known sisters, Jessica, who was the most radical and least understood of the family.
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