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Marett Memorial Lecture 2014: How to capture the wow. Awe and the study of religion

Professor Birgit Meyer delivered the 2014 Marett Memorial Lecture on the interplay of religious things and bodily sensations. Introduced by James Grant. 2 May 2014

Choreographing lived experience: the stories that dancing bodies tell

This Anthropology seminar looks at the role of dance and movement of the body as a theme in itself; using dance to understand embodied experience. 21 February 2014

Models, muddles and metaphors

This seminar, on the theme of Models in Anthropology, draws on examples from the fields of Amazonian and obesity studies. 9 May 2014

Social anthropology of the arts: expression, genre and agency

This seminar, on the theme of Art and Creativity, explores the anthropology of artistic and imaginative processes, a field that is interdisciplinary by nature. 23 May 2014.

Intersections: an ethnography of everyday togetherness and intensified diversity in Elephant and Castle

This Anthropology seminar, on the theme of Diasporas and Migration, presents emerging findings from a collaborative ethnography in a 'super-diverse' South London area. 30 May 2014

Journey of a Molecular Detective; David Sherratt

Panel 2: The role of artists and institutions in challenging popular narratives about migrants (The Silent University)

The second panel discussion of the Silent University event which took place at the Oxford Department of International Development on 20 May 2014.

Ten Types of Arabic Calligraphy; Sexually Transmitted Diseases and the History of HIV; Panel 1: Migrant Communities and Networks, and Social Exclusion in the UK and Europe (The Silent University)

Two presentations and the first panel discussion of the Silent University event which took place at the Oxford Department of International Development on 20 May 2014.

Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS)

What is the role of NGOs in the assisted voluntary returns of asylum seekers and irregular migrants?

Derek McGhee and Claire Bennett, University of Southampton, give a talk for the COMPAS Breakfast Breifing series

What shapes migrant destitution and what can be done about it?

Sue Lukes former member of the Housing and Migration Network and John Perry former member of the Housing and Migration Network and Policy Adviser at the Chartered Institute of Housing and manager of housing rights give a talk for the COMPAS Series

"I Don't Like the Way I Look": the Psychological Consequences of Appearance Norms

Societal interest in 'looks' has a long history. Until recently, this interest has been considered largely benign: however, norms of appearance have become progressively more extreme and are now unattainable for the vast majority of people.

Accounting for Rights in EU Counter-Terrorism

On 5th June, Professor Fiona de Londras, from Durham Law School, gave a talk to the Oxford Human Rights Hub on the development of EU counter-terrorism measures.

The Disenchantment of the Plate

John Coveney, Flinders University, gives a talk for the UBVO seminar series

What would the British food system look like if it took ecological public health at its heart?

Geof Rayner gives a talk for the UBVO seminar series

Bodies of water

Amy Sharrocks, Artist, filmmaker and sculptor, gives a talk forhe UBVO seminar series

Microbes matter: metabolism and chronic disease in contemporary biomedicine

Nadine Levin, Exeter University, gives a talk for the UBVO seminar series

How many bodies? The clinic, the kitchen and the context of obesity

Emily Yates-Doerr, Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research, gves a talk for the UBVO seminar series

Obesity in the news media life cycle: ethics, responsibility, and stigmatisation

Catriona Bonfiglioli, Media Studies, Social and Political Change Group, University of Technology Sydney, gives a talk for the UBVO seminar series

Social Media and the Culture of Connectivity

This lecture by Professor José van Dijck reflects on how social media have become normalized in everyday life.

Book Colloquium: Popular Representations of Development: Insights from Novels, Films, Television and Social Media

A discussion of this recently published book whose authors reassess the breadth and popularity of development studies through analysis of literature, films, and other non-conventional forms of representation.

Inspirations for publications - ISCA Anthropology Book Launch

Anthropologists from ISCA discuss the research and inspiration behind six recent publications

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