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Eric Symes Abbott Lecture – Francis Spufford

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Date & Time

Fri, 22 May 2026

17:30

Venue

Keble College

Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PG

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About this event

Explore the intersection of faith and literature with Francis Spufford at this engaging lecture.

Why you should come

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• Hear Francis Spufford discuss why beautiful built environments are rare.

• Explore the conditions required to produce beauty in cities.

Event Highlights

  • Lecture by novelist and non-fiction writer Francis Spufford
  • Theme: Why aren’t there more beautiful places?
  • Free to attend
  • All welcome

Speaker

Francis Spufford

Professor of Creative Writing at Goldsmiths, University of London and also a Miller Scholar of the Santa Fe Institute for Complexity Science

Organized by: Keble College

Contact: porters.lodge@keble.ox.ac.uk

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