You are warmly invited to join Professor Lawrie Balfour, John G. Winant Visiting Professor of American Government, for this year's Omar Azfar Lecture, 'Modern Life Begins with Slavery': Toni Morrison and the Imagination of Freedom.
The Omar Azfar Lecture is an annual lecture series established in 2015 to honour the memory of Omar Azfar, who came to Balliol in 1987 to read PPE. Omar became an economist and specialised in the field of crime and corruption. He was strongly committed to the ideal of social justice, and passed away in 2009. The lectures are funded thanks to generous benefactions from Old Members and friends, including Omar’s parents, Kamal (Balliol 1958, Literae Humaniores) and Naheed Azfar, and his close College friends, most notably Jeremy Burchardt (Balliol 1988, Modern History).
If you would like to attend, please contact the Development Office.
If you are unable to attend this lecture in person, it will be repeated as an online lecture on the 18th May. Click here for more information.
Event Details
Date: Tuesday 9 May 2023
Location: Balliol College, Lecture Room 23
Time: 5.00pm - 6.30pm
Cost: Free
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