Some of our podcasts are available in the Modern Languages Inaugural Lectures part of the University of Oxford's podcasts (where they are also available via iTunes U). Some podcasts are listed below:
Hunger Artistry: Kafka and the Art of Starvation
Series Oxford Kafka24
10 July 2024
Kafka’s provocative story “The Hunger Artist” explores starvation, art, and the nature of human existence. Experts discuss the story and its reception.
Peter Boxall Ankhi Mukherjee Meindert Peters Karen Leeder Alys Moody
Hunger Artistry: Kafka and the Art of Starvation | University of Oxford Podcasts
Philosopher à Oxford aujourd'hui
3 - 6 June 2013
A series of programmes on France Culture about the study of and research in philosophy at Oxford, featuring interviews with a selection of tutors on topics including John Locke, philosophy of language, analytic philosophy, and philosophy of mind. The programmes are broadcast 3-6 June, with podcasts downloadable from the France Culture website.
A dramatized reading of Cahier d'un retour au pays natal
November 2011
Performers: Dr J S T Garfitt, Mrs N Gore, Mr J-P Vieu, Mr J Allen, Dr D Maskell
AUDIO: http://podcasts.mml.ox.ac.uk/cahier/cahier-dun-retour.mp3 (52.7 MB)
Weidenfeld Lectures: "The Modern Novel and the New Atheism"
May 2011
Performers: Professor James Wood, Professor of the Practice of Literary Criticism at Harvard University, Weidenfeld Visiting Professor of European Comparative Literature 2010-11
AUDIO: http://podcasts.mml.ox.ac.uk/weidenfeld/index.html
Romance Linguistics Lecture
December 2009
'The Future of Romance Linguistics' by Professor Michele Loporcaro, University of Zurich. Special lecture to mark the Centenary of the Chair of the Romance Languages at Oxford.
AUDIO: http://podcasts.mml.ox.ac.uk/romling/romance_linguistics_lecture_1109.mp3 (67.6 MB)
Zaharoff Lecture 2009: Raconter avec des photos by Professor Antoine Compagnon
November 2009
The annual Zaharoff Lecture is always delivered in French. It was named after Sir Basil Zaharoff, whose benefaction to the University just after the end of the First World War enabled these lectures to take place.
AUDIO: http://podcasts.mml.ox.ac.uk/zaharoff_2009/zaharoff_lecture_june_2009.mp3 (58.5 MB)
Russian Ab Initio Students: Pre-course Listening Material
Defence of Women and Imagination in French Medieval Literature
April 2009
Interview with St Hilda's College Fellow and teacher of Medieval French Literature Dr Helen Swift about her book; Gender, Writing, and Performance: Men Defending Women in Late Medieval France as well as other developments in Medieval Literary Studies.
AUDIO: podcast (23.7MB)
Medieval and Modern Languages at St Hilda's College
March 2009
Experiencing St Hilda's College: Helen Swift talks to Lucia Nixon, Tutor for Admissions, about why study Medieval and Modern Languages at St Hilda's College.
AUDIO: podcast (4.7MB)