Nicholas Royle joins us for a public lecture exploring how the weird, the uncanny, and the queer seep into ‘real’ life narratives, and what that opens up for writers and readers. 📅 10 February | ⏰ 17:30 @engfac.bsky.social @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social 📍 Wolfson College + 💻 Online buff.ly/NF247Qs

Join us for 'Seeing Daylight: The Photography of Dorothy Bohm'—a film on Britain's renowned humanist street photographer, followed by a Q&A with her daughter, Monica Bohm-Duchen. 10 February | 14:00 📍@wolfsonoxford.bsky.social + Online Open to all 🔗 buff.ly/RPOuMc8 @oxfordhistoryofart.bsky.social

Join Saeed Taji Farouky discusses filmmaking as life-writing under conditions of genocide, and what it means to make art when cultural memory itself is under threat. @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social 📅 3 February | ⏰ 17:30 📍 @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social + Online Open to all! 🔗 buff.ly/FigCgpA

Jeanette Winterson and Professor Jane Shaw talk craft, form, and life-writing. @engfac.bsky.social @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social @sfu.ca 📅 24 January | ⏰ 18:00–19:30 💻 Online via Zoom Free and open to all! 🎟️🔗 rb.gy/yldc3e

How ‘straight’ is a life story, really? Nicholas Royle argues that contemporary life-writing is increasingly drawn to slips, shocks, coincidences, and uncanny turns: what he calls the ‘New Fantastic’. @engfac.bsky.social 📅 10 Feb | ⏰ 17:30 📍 Wolfson College + Online 🔗 buff.ly/NF247Qs

Join Jeanette Winterson and Professor Jane Shaw for a discussion of the craft of life-writing across memoir, fiction, and criticism. @engfac.bsky.social @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social @sfu.ca 📅 24 January | ⏰ 18:00 💻 Online via Zoom Free and open to all 🎟️🔗 rb.gy/yldc3e

‘Non-fiction can’t do justice to the times we’re in’ — Olivia Laing on her novel The Silver Book at @oxfordlifewriting.bsky.social @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social lecture last night ✨📚🎤 #OliviaLaing #TheSilverBook #Oxford #OxfordCentreForLifeWriting #AuthorTalk #WritersOfInstagram #BookLovers

Join Jeanette Winterson and Professor Jane Shaw for a discussion of the craft of life-writing across memoir, fiction, and criticism. @engfac.bsky.social @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social @sfu.ca 📅 24 January | ⏰ 18:00 💻 Online via Zoom Free and open to all 🎟️🔗 rb.gy/yldc3e

Join Olivia Laing THIS EVENING for a discussion of 'The Silver Book' & life-writing in conversation with Charlie Lee-Potter.' 18:30-20:30 at Goldsmiths. A collaboration between @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social & OCLW. All welcome! Final spaces available: buff.ly/RhA95P4

TOMORROW: Olivia Laing discusses The Silver Book—a queer love story set in 1970s Italian cinema—with Charlie Lee-Potter. 10 Dec, 18:30-20:30, Goldsmiths. A @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social & OCLW collaboration. Last chance to register: buff.ly/RhA95P4

How does life-writing shape novels, criticism & non-fiction? Olivia Laing (The Lonely City, The Garden Against Time) explores such questions with Charlie Lee-Potter. 1830 on 10 December at Goldsmiths. An OCLW & @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social collaboration. All welcome. Register: buff.ly/RhA95P4

Award-winning author Olivia Laing (The Lonely City, Crudo) discusses their latest work, The Silver Book & the art of life-writing with Charlie Lee-Potter. 10 December, 18:30, Goldsmiths. A @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social & OCLW collaboration. Register: buff.ly/RhA95P4 #CreativeWriting #LifeWriting

Tomorrow (25 Nov) at 2:00 pm GMT, @oxfordlifewriting.bsky.social welcomes Amanda Rubin for a discussion with Devorah Baum on The Third Reich of Dreams, Charlotte Beradt’s archive of the dreams of Berliners living under the Nazi regime. This is a free, hybrid event. Register here: buff.ly/sRf2RLR

📢 Tomorrow! Amanda Rubin-Lewis & Devorah Baum lead a powerful seminar on Beradt’s 'The Third Reich of Dreams' — a dream archive that reveals the psychological tremors of fascism. 🗓 25 Nov | 🕑 14:00 📍 Wolfson College + Zoom 🎟️ buff.ly/XdYgc3y @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social @engfac.bsky.social

Next week, 25 Nov at 2:00 pm GMT, @oxfordlifewriting.bsky.social welcomes Amanda Rubin for a discussion with Devorah Baum on The Third Reich of Dreams, Charlotte Beradt’s archive of the dreams of Berliners living under the Nazi regime. This is a free, hybrid event. Register here: buff.ly/sRf2RLR

Join Olivia Laing for a conversation about their latest work, 'The Silver Book'—a queer love story set in 1970s Italian cinema--with Charlie Lee-Potter. 10 Dec, 18:30-20:30, at Goldsmiths, UoL. A collaboration between @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social & OCLW. Register: buff.ly/RhA95P4

Zadie Smith called it “essential reading.” Next Tuesday (25 Nov), discover the extraordinary 'The Third Reich of Dreams' in a seminar with Amanda Rubin-Lewis & Devorah Baum. 📍 Wolfson College Free and open to all Register: shorturl.at/dHVbc @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social @engfac.bsky.social

What can Berliners’ dreams under Nazi rule teach us about life-writing in our increasingly authoritarian present? Amanda Rubin-Lewis & Devorah Baum discuss The Third Reich of Dreams, Charlotte Beradt’s clandestine archive of Berliners’ dreams under Nazism. 25 Nov, 2pm-3:30pm Wolfson College & Online

On 25 Nov 2025 at 14:00, join Amanda Rubin-Lewis & Devorah Baum at Wolfson College for a seminar on Charlotte Beradt’s extraordinary archive of Berliners' nightmares, 'The Third Reich of Dreams'. Register: buff.ly/XdYgc3y @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social @engfac.bsky.social #LifeWriting #OxfordEvents

Set amidst the spectacular visions of Fellini's Casanova & Pasolini's Salò, Olivia Laing discusses her latest work, The Silver Book, with Charlie Lee-Potter. 10 Dec at Goldsmiths. A collaboration between OCLW & @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social. All welcome: buff.ly/RhA95P4

Dreams as resistance. Join Amanda Rubin-Lewis & Devorah Baum on 25 Nov at Wolfson College for a seminar on Charlotte Beradt’s visionary dream archive, 'The Third Reich of Dreams'. Register: shorturl.at/dHVbc @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social @engfac.bsky.social

📢 Tomorrow! Zachary Leader joins Hermione Lee to discuss Ellmann’s Joyce — a landmark in literary biography. 🗓 11 November 2025 🕠 17:30 | 📍 Wolfson College 🎟️ Free | Register: shorturl.at/jskOQ @engfac.bsky.social #LifeWriting #OxfordEvents

Tomorrow! Don’t miss Harvard's Susan Kahn on their brilliant biography, 'Canine Pioneer: The Extraordinary Life of Rudolphina Menzel'. 🗓️ 11 Nov | 🕑 14:00 | 📍 Wolfson College (in person & online) Register: buff.ly/TKB59bD @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social #JewishWomensVoices #LifeWriting #Biography

“The biography of the biography.” Zachary Leader reveals how Ellmann shaped Joyce, and how Leader shaped Ellmann. In conversation with Hermione Lee. 📅 11 Nov | 🕠 17:30 | 📍 Wolfson 🔗 buff.ly/Jbwslll @engfac.bsky.social

How does life-writing shape novels, criticism & non-fiction? Olivia Laing (The Lonely City, The Garden Against Time) explores such questions with Charlie Lee-Potter. 1830 on 10 December at Goldsmiths. An OCLW & @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social collaboration. All welcome. Register: buff.ly/RhA95P4

This Tuesday! All welcome 📚

“Dreams are perfect for registering nascent authoritarianism.” Unpack Charlotte Beradt’s dream archive, 'The Third Reich of Dreams' with Amanda Rubin-Lewis and Devorah Baum. 25 Nov, 14:00 at Wolfson College. Register: buff.ly/XdYgc3y @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social @engfac.bsky.social #OxfordEvents

"Ellmann’s 'Joyce' fixed the image of a generation.” Join Zachary Leader & Hermione Lee to discuss the power of literary biography. 🗓 11/11/2025, 17:30, Wolfson College 🔗 buff.ly/Jbwslll @engfac.bsky.social

Science, memoir, and political history—Susan Kahn’s seminar on the life and complex legacy of Rudolphina Menzel has it all. 11 Nov | 14:00 | Wolfson College | All welcome! Register: shorturl.at/PM2cC @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social

"It is dangerous to want someone this much." Olivia Laing's latest work, 'The Silver Book', traces a forbidden romance through Italy's Years of Lead. Hear Laing in conversation, 1830 on 10 Dec at Goldsmiths. A @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social & OCLW collaboration. All welcome. Register: buff.ly/RhA95P4

How do dreams reflect life under fascism? Join Amanda Rubin-Lewis & Devorah Baum as they discuss Charlotte Beradt’s extraordinary 'Third Reich of Dreams'. 25 Nov, 14:00. Wolfson College and Online via Zoom. All welcome! Register: shorturl.at/dHVbc @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social @engfac.bsky.social

What made Ellmann's 'James Joyce' “the greatest literary biography of the 20th century”? Zachary Leader & Hermione Lee explore Ellmann’s masterwork. 📅 11 Nov | 🕠 17:30 | 📍 Wolfson College 🔗 buff.ly/Jbwslll @engfac.bsky.social

What does canine psychology have to do with the history of Zionist 'nation building'? Join us on 11 November, 14:00 at Wolfson College for Susan Kahn's seminar on the life and legacy of cynologist, Rudolphina Menzel. Register: buff.ly/TKB59bD @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social #LifeWriting #OxfordEvents

Award-winning author Olivia Laing (The Lonely City, Crudo) discusses their latest work, The Silver Book & the art of life-writing with Charlie Lee-Potter. 10 December, 18:30, Goldsmiths. A @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social & OCLW collaboration. Register: buff.ly/RhA95P4 #CreativeWriting #LifeWriting

On 25 Nov 2025 at 14:00, join Amanda Rubin-Lewis & Devorah Baum at Wolfson College for a seminar on Charlotte Beradt’s extraordinary archive of Berliners' nightmares, 'The Third Reich of Dreams'. Register: buff.ly/XdYgc3y @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social @engfac.bsky.social #LifeWriting #OxfordEvents

“The biography of the biography.” Zachary Leader reveals how Ellmann shaped Joyce, and how Leader shaped Ellmann. In conversation with Hermione Lee. 📅 11 Nov | 🕠 17:30 | 📍 Wolfson 🔗 shorturl.at/jskOQ @engfac.bsky.social

Explore how the development of dog training programmes shaped a Jewish scientist’s Zionist vision. Harvard's Susan Kahn on the life and complex legacy of Rudolphina Menzel, 11 Nov at Wolfson College. Register: shorturl.at/PM2cC @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social

❗️Tonight❗️Multi-award-winning historian, biographer, and author Lucy Hughes-Hallett talks all things life-writing and scandal with Hermione Lee. All welcome! Join us for a book signing afterwards. 🕠 17:30 📍 Wolfson College 🎟️ shorturl.at/8Gdgn @engfac.bsky.social @torchoxford.bsky.social

📢 Happening today! Lucy Hughes-Hallett speaks with Hermione Lee at Wolfson College on writing lives from myth, scandal & power. 🕠 17:30 📍 Wolfson College 🎟️ Register: shorturl.at/8Gdgn @engfac.bsky.social @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social #LifeWriting #OxfordEvents

TOMORROW: Award-winning biographer Lucy Hughes-Hallett discusses her latest work, 'The Scapegoat: The Brilliant Brief Life of the Duke of Buckingham' with Hermione Lee. 28 Oct, 17:30. Register now: shorturl.at/8Gdgn @engfac.bsky.social @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social @torchoxford.bsky.social

Olivia Laing's 'The Silver Book' weaves a noirish thriller through cinema's dream factory. Hear Laing discuss this latest work with Charlie Lee-Potter, 18:30, 10 Dec at Goldsmiths. A collaboration between OCLW & @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social. All welcome. Register: buff.ly/RhA95P4

“A case study in the stakes of biography as art.” Join us for Zachary Leader and Hermione Lee as they discuss Leader's remarkable 'biography of a biography', 'Ellmann’s Joyce'. 🗓 11/11/2025, 17:30 | 📍 Wolfson 🔗 shorturl.at/jskOQ @engfac.bsky.social

From canine psychology to state-building—Rudolphina Menzel’s life is stranger than fiction. Harvard's Susan Kahn discusses her life and complex legacy, 11 Nov, 2pm at Wolfson College Register: shorturl.at/PM2cC @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social

Tuesday: Award-winning biographer Lucy Hughes-Hallett discusses her latest work, 'The Scapegoat: The Brilliant Brief Life of the Duke of Buckingham' with Hermione Lee. 28 Oct, 17:30. Register now: shorturl.at/8Gdgn @engfac.bsky.social @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social

Partner event: From hospital wards to activist networks, award-winning historian, Dr Geraldine Fela tells the story of nurses during Australia’s AIDS crisis. 31 Oct, 2.30pm @ox.ac.uk All welcome! Register here: shorturl.at/MNB95 @torchoxford.bsky.social @hflgbtq.bsky.social

"Ellmann’s 'Joyce' fixed the image of a generation.” Join Zachary Leader & Hermione Lee to discuss the power of literary biography. 🗓 11/11/2025, 17:30, Wolfson College 🔗 shorturl.at/jskOQ @engfac.bsky.social

Lucy Hughes-Hallett speaks with Hermione Lee at Wolfson College on writing lives from myth, scandal & power. 🕠 17:30 📍 Wolfson College 🎟️ Register: buff.ly/w3ojTsD @engfac.bsky.social @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social #LifeWriting #OxfordEvents

Join Harvard's Susan Kahn as she traces the fascinating life of Rudolphina Menzel, a Jewish scientist & canine pioneer. All welcome! 🗓️ 11 Nov | 🕒 14:00–15:30 | 📍 Wolfson College Register: shorturl.at/PM2cC @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social

From the conclusion of this year’s ‘On Life-Writing’ series: @drkkennedy.bsky.social and Hermione Lee answered the enduring question facing biographers— ‘How Close is Too Close?’.

Tonight: Is there a specifically ‘maritime closet’? Join Santanu Das as he explores the history and writing of queer lives at sea. 21 Oct, 17:30. All welcome! Registration: buff.ly/LCrFQ8C @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social @engfac.bsky.social