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APRIL 2009
View of Tom Quad Christ Church with Cathedral and Wolsey’s Great Hall
Sheila Dillon, Anne Dolamore
and Felicity Lawrence
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Lindsey Hilsum and
Richard Dowden
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The Power of Food Literature
China and Africa Debate
10am / Mckenna Room, Christ Church / £7.50
In an age in which food media is dominated by light
entertainment and the cult of celebrity, is there a
role for serious food literature Are food writers
able to challenge vested interests and help heal our
dysfunctional relationship with food
Oxford Gastronomica, a dedicated centre for the
study of food, drink and related culture based at
Oxford Brookes University, invites you to join Sheila
Dillon of the BBC Radio 4 Food Programme, Felicity
Lawrence of The Guardian, and Anne Dolamore,
proprietor of Grub Street Publishing, in a discussion
about the impact of investigative and campaigning
literature on our relationship with food.
10am / Blue Boar Marquee, Christ Church / £7.50
Are we witnessing a new scramble for Africa The
original scramble in the late 19th century saw a race
between European powers for territory on the continent,
and power and prestige everywhere. Today, China, the
rising global power, funds infrastructure projects
across Africa. Film director Steven Spielberg withdrew
as an artistic advisor to the Beijing Olympics over
China’s role in Darfur. Chinese businessmen populate
karaoke bars from Luanda to Lagos. How are China’s
actions different from old-fashioned imperialism Hear
Lindsey Hilsum, Channel Four News International
Editor, and Richard Dowden, author of Africa: Altered
States, Ordinary Miracles, discuss the issues.
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