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Sanctuary Study Day

Venue
All Souls College and St Hilda's College
Date
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An in-person Study Day on the theme of Sanctuary, co-organised by Marina Warner, A.E. Stallings, and Fiona Macintosh, will be held at All Souls College and St Hilda’s College.

Registration

This event will be free, but places will be limited due to the capacity of the venues so booking via Eventbrite is essential.

Programme

Old Library, All Souls College

  • 09.30: Welcome from convenors: A.E. Stallings, Marina Warner and Fiona Macintosh 
  • 9.45-10.30: Oliver Taplin (Oxford) and David Greig (playwright) on Aeschylus’ Suppliant Women 
  • ​10.30-11.15: Anthony Bale (Cambridge), ‘Revisiting medieval sacred spaces of imprisonment and sanctuary: Jerusalem and beyond'  

11.15: Coffee Break (Wharton Room)

  • 11.45-12.15: A.E. Stallings (Oxford Professor of Poetry) on Elias Venezis’ Land of Aeolia (1943) 
  • ​12.15-12.45: Elena Isayev (Exeter) on Imagining Futures through Un/Archived Pasts 

12.45: Lunch Break (Wharton Room)

13.45pm–15.30: Panel Discussion: How can sanctuary work today?

  • Chair:  Helen Mountfield (Principal of the Mansfield College, Oxford)
  •  Nadina Christopoulou (co-founder, the Melissa Network) 
  • Clelia Bartoli  (Palermo) 
  • Esa Aldegheri (Glasgow) 
  • David Herd (Kent) 
  • Response: Mark Goldring (Asylum Welcome)

Jacqueline du Pré Music Building, St Hilda’s College

15.45: Tea
16.15-18.30: Performances:

  • Workshop led by Dine Diallo of Giocherenda and Stories in Transit, Palermo 
  • A.E. Stallings readings
  • Scene from Asylum Seekers, a new translation of Aeschylus’ Suppliant Women by  Dan Byam Shaw 
  • Oedipus at Colonus ode, directed by Alex Silverman
     

Accessibility

Please note, access to All Souls Old Library is via steep stairs; arrangements can be made for those with mobility requirements - please contact the College Lodge by email (or by phone: 01865 279379) at least 48 hours in advance of the event to make arrangement and confirm details.

The JdP Music Building has step free access; please see the Online Access Guide for further details about the venue. Please email St Hilda's College at: lodge@st-hildas.ox.ac.uk with any accessibility requirements or queries about the JdP.