Wolfson College Humanities Society

Latest Episodes:

Robert Koepp - George Elliot and the Religion of Favourable Chance May 28, 2015

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Professor Robert Koepp examines how Eliot's characters struggle with the profoundly human inclination to trust in luck by worshiping at the altar of 'blessed Chance'- arguing that this tendency is central to the novelist's treatment of various moral dilemmas in her fiction.

Simon Szreter: Social Security in Britain -cost or benefit ? A historical perspective on a 2015 general election issue May 08, 2015

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Prof Szreter will discuss the costs and benefits of the long-term history of a national social security system in Britain. He will argue that such a perspective is important for evaluating the current political and policy choices being proposed by the major parties in the general election

Professor Warren Dockter - Churchill and the Islamic World Apr 29, 2015

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In this anniversary year – 50 years since the death of Winston Churchill and 70 years since the end of WWII – Warren Dockter will look at Churchill’s long relationship with the Islamic world and his lasting legacy in the Middle East, which continues to be felt in the region and in British policy today.