Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities

Lost edens, hoped for utopias. The idea that a better place exists haunts the human imagination. Paradise takes form in the mind: an expression of longing, a vision that sustains, light in the darkness. Oxford-based artist, Saad Qureshi, invites people to describe what paradise represents or looks like to them, and translates their hopes and […]

As part of the Kafka centenary celebrations in 2024, in partnership with the Oxford Kafka Research Centre and the Bodleian Libraries, Oxford Song commissioned the composer Can Bilir to create a new song cycle based on Kafka. The result is The Silent Songs of Josefine, a breathtaking and bold new work for soprano and piano, […]