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1 Creative Commons Russia and Christian nationalism: the background of a conflict How the global resurgence of traditionalist, religion-based nationalism relates to the specifics of the present conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Rowan Williams 12 May 2023
2 Creative Commons Centres, Peripheries and New Histories of the Left in Iran How historians can gain new insights from global history, and how historians and histories of Iran can contribute Rasmus Elling, Stephanie Cronin 23 Dec 2022
3 Is vaccine nationalism justified? Katrien Devolder and Jonathan Pugh discuss vaccine nationalism Katrien Devolder, Jonathan Pugh 10 May 2022
4 English folk tunes, borders, nationalism and race Dr Alice Little speaks with folk musicians and researchers Cohen Braithwaite- Kilcoyne, Nicola Beazley, Stewart Hardy, Tom Kitching, and Marie Bashiru about the borders of English folk music - regionally, racially, and conceptually. Alice Little, Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne, Nicola Beazley, Stewart Hardy 10 May 2021
5 Adam Sutcliffe: Light Unto the Nations - The Idea of Jewish Purpose and the Emergence of Zionism (Reconsidering Early Jewish Nationalist Ideologies Seminar) Adam Sutcliffe (KCL) discusses how Zionist ideologues have viewed the notion of Jewish purpose. Adam Sutcliffe 27 Jan 2021
6 Buddhism and the Rise of ‘the Tibetans’ (bod pa): Religion, Myth and the Promotion of Ethnicity in the Pre-modern Period Apropos 'the Tibetans': Reinier Langelaar's talk focuses on the mythical origins and the promotion of ethnicity in historical Tibet Reinier Langelaar 05 Nov 2020
7 Reconsidering Early Jewish Nationalist Ideologies Semina: Danielle Drori (Oxford): Yosef Klausner in Translation: Zionism and Christianity The second seminar in the Reconsidering Early Jewish Nationalism Sereis. Danielle Drori discusses Zionism and translation, with a focus on Klausner's Life of Jesus Danielle Drori 03 Nov 2020
8 Creative Commons The Folly of Secularism Dialogues on the theopolitics of the nation-state: Israel in a wider context. Session 3: Israel: a dialogue between Yehouda Shenhav (Tel Aviv) and Yaacov Yadgar (Oxford) Yehouda Shenhav and Yaacov Yadgar discuss the uses and misuses of a discourse on “Judaism” in Israel. Session 3 in a series of three. Yehouda Shenhav, Yuval Evri, Yaacov Yadgar 03 Apr 2019
9 Making Somaliland: Popular culture, identity and national consciousness ASC seminar by Yusuf Kajura Serunkuma (Makerere University) Yusuf Kajura Serunkuma 05 Nov 2018
10 Creative Commons The Committee for Defense of National interests: An anti-communist, Buddhist nationalist movement (1958-1960) in post-colonial Laos Ryan Wolfson-Ford speaks at the 'Interrogating Buddhism and Nationalism' workshop 28 January 2018. Ryan Wolfson-Ford 17 Jul 2018
11 Navayana Buddhism and Nationalism: Reading Dr B R Ambedkar Thahir Jamal Kiliyamannil and Manasi Mohanan Sushama speak at the 'Interrogating Buddhism and Nationalism' workshop 28 January 2018. Thahir Jamal Kiliyamannil, Manasi Mohanan Sushama 11 Jul 2018
12 Creative Commons The Production of Buddhist-Violence in Sri Lanka: A Reading through the Development of the Idea of Holy City of Anuradhapura in the Early-Twentieth Century Pradeep Sangapala and Nihal Perera speak at the 'Interrogating Buddhism and Nationalism' workshop 28 January 2018. Pradeep Sangapala, Nihal Perera 11 Jul 2018
13 Creative Commons The 2018 Leszek Kołakowski Lecture - Poland between Europeanism and Nationalism: National Exception or Regional Norm? Jacques Rupnik gives the 2018 Leszek Kołakowski Lecture Jacques Rupnik 03 Jul 2018
14 Creative Commons Contemporary Buddhist practice and the (de)gendering of Chinese nationalisms Sharon Wesoky speaks at the "Interrogating Buddhism and Nationalism" Workshop on 28 January 2018 Sharon Wesoky 02 Jul 2018
15 Creative Commons Toward a Modern Indonesian Buddhism: The Buddhist Nationalism of Ashin Jinarakkhita Jack Meng-Tat Chia speaks at the "Interrogating Buddhism and Nationalism" Workshop on 27 January 2018 Jack Meng-Tat Chia 02 Jul 2018
16 Creative Commons Modern Nationalism's Unanticipated Effects on Japanese Buddhism: Soka Gakkai as a 'Mimetic Nation-State' Levi McLaughlin speaks at the 'Interrogating Buddhism and Nationalism' workshop 28 January 2018. Levi McLaughlin 29 Jun 2018
17 Creative Commons Authoritative Ideals: variations in the use of 'nationalism' among Buddhist activists in Sri Lanka and Myanmar Neal Apel speaks at the 'Interrogating Buddhism and Nationalism' Workshop on 27 January 2018. Neal Apel 29 Jun 2018
18 Creative Commons In Pursuit of Happiness: Interrogating Bhutan's Buddhist Cultural Nationalism in an International Perspective Dipyaman Chakrabarti speaks at the 'Interrogating Buddhism and Nationalism' Workshop on 27 January 2018. Dipyaman Chakrabarti 29 Jun 2018
19 Creative Commons The Pilgrimage to Saraburi and the Ayutthayan Political Community, 1610-1767 John Smith speaks at the 'Interrogating Buddhism and Nationalism' Workshop on 27 January 2018. John Smith 29 Jun 2018
20 Creative Commons Faisal Devji: Jewish Pecedents and Muslim Nationalism Faisal Devji discusses the surprising relations between Pakistani nationalism and Zionism. Faisal Devji, Yaacov Yadgar 02 May 2018
21 Creative Commons Is Myanmar's 'Buddhist nationalist' movement (also) a religious reform movement? Matthew J Walton, Ma Khin Mar Mar Kyi and Aye Thein speak at the Southeast Asia Seminar on 14 February 2018. Matthew J Walton, Ma Khin Mar Mar Kyi, Aye Thein 28 Feb 2018
22 Creative Commons Nordic Nationalism and Penal Order: Walling the Welfare State All Souls Seminar, Centre for Criminology, Univeristy of Oxford, 18th January 2018. Vanessa Barker 31 Jan 2018
23 The Trump Administration and The New Nationalism The Rothermere American Institute’s annual Ambassador John J. Louis Jr. Lecture in Anglo-American Relations given by The Hon. Jamie Rubin, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State. Jamie Rubin 05 Jun 2017
24 The Emergence of Iranian Nationalism: Race and the Politics of Dislocation Dr Reza Zia-Ebrahimi (King's College London) gives a lecture on Iranian nationalis, this is a joint event with the Oxford University Iranian Society. Reza Zia-Ebrahimi 30 May 2017
25 Empire and Identity: Imperial Rule and Peoplehood across Time and Place A round table discussion of empire's role in identity formation across time and place. Miles Larmer, Elisabeth Bolorinos Allard, Bryan Ward-Perkins, Florian Schwarz 25 May 2016
26 Creative Commons 'Poland: Internationalism, Nationalism and Challenges of the International Environment' President of the Stefan Batory Foundation Aleksander Smolar discusses nationalism and internationalism in contemporary Poland Aleksander Smolar, Stephen Whitefield 16 May 2016
27 Creative Commons 'The Resurgence of Identity Politics' Session 1: Nationalism, Ethnic Conflict and New Political Identities The launch of the tenth edition of St Antony’s International Review includes panels and presentations on the theme of the resurgence of identity politics. Aurelien Mondon, Jonathan Leader Maynard, Alexander Betts, Katharine Brooks 01 Sep 2015
28 Irish Nationalist Women, 1900-1918 An interdisciplinary panel of scholars discuss Dr Senia Paseta's book Senia Paseta, Tara Stubbs, Desmond King, Roy Foster 03 Dec 2014
29 Creative Commons Senia Paseta on Irish Nationalist Women Dr Paseta explores women's history and the nationalist narrative in Ireland. Senia Paseta 01 Dec 2014
30 Creative Commons Buganda Nationalism in the 21st Century Dr Florence Brisset-Foucault, Research Associate, Cambridge, gives a talk for the African Studies Centre seminar series. Florence Brisset-Foucault 05 Mar 2012
31 Structural Holes in the Territorial Fabric of the State Professor Saskia Sassen gives the keynote speech of the 'Transformations of the State: Interdisciplinary Perspectives' conference held by the Anglo-German State of the State Fellowship Programme on 21st May 2011. Saskia Sassen 14 Nov 2011
32 Creative Commons Celebrating Gavin Williams: The politics of oil and identity in Nigeria: A political economy of ethnic nationalism Kathryn Nwajiaku, Oxford, gives a talk on The politics of Oil and Ethnic Nationalism in Nigeria's Niger Delta as part of the Nigeria Economy and Society section of the Celebrating Gavin Williams Conference. Kathryn Nwajiaku 23 Aug 2011
33 Dept Seminar: Neo-nationalism five years later In this Anthropology Dept seminar (26 November 2010), Prof. Gingrich (University of Vienna) examines a return to 'indigineity' in Central Europe. Andre Gingrich 21 Feb 2011
34 League of Nations; Minority Regime as Anthropological Object Jane K Cowan (Professor of Social Anthropology, University of Sussex) on rethinking minority, nationality, the international and international governance through history in an effort to understand the League of Nations in terms of anthropology. Jane K. Cowan 18 Feb 2010
35 Creative Commons Political Perspectives to State Censorship of Literature Peter McDonald and David Robertson discuss the idea of state censorship, especially Apartheid era South Africa, looking at the political perspectives and implications of state censorship of literature. Peter McDonald, David Robertson 17 Nov 2009
36 Creative Commons Literature and State Censorship: A literary perspective Peter McDonald and Elleke Bohemer discuss state censorship from a literary perspective; also discussing the issues of nationalism, modernism and Apartheid. Peter McDonald, Elleke Boehmer 17 Nov 2009