@torchoxford.bsky.social
TORCH (The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities) is a hub for intellectual collaboration and cross-disciplinary research projects, and is part of the Humanities Division at the University of Oxford.
Hear from selected experts and practitioners and join the discussion on Tues 4 March 4.30pm on what the Humanities can contribute to interdisciplinary approaches to environmental problems @envhumsoxford.bsky.social
Our latest blogpost on our recent conference, seen from the perspective of an art historian @torchoxford.bsky.social @uehiro.ox.ac.uk www.torch.ox.ac.uk/article/lite...
An early festive gift for folk who like stone circles and poetry!
A NEW blog post for the @torchoxford.bsky.social and English Heritage collaborative Poetry, Heritage and Community project. All about the poetic associations of #Stonehenge
www.torch.ox.ac.uk/article/writ...
www.torch.ox.ac.uk/event/book-a... Book event organized by @torchoxford.bsky.social (thank you TORCH!) 18 February
( @uehiro.ox.ac.uk )
Really pleased with the display case with @morethanadodo.bsky.social showing young people's Museum of Climate Hope artwork. A project supported by @socsci.ox.ac.uk and @torchoxford.bsky.social
An opportunity by the University of Oxford’s Intersectional Humanities research hub for recent graduates and ECRs!
Please share widely.
@engfac.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @torchoxford.bsky.social
#CFP
I'm looking forward to presenting some new work at the Oxford TORCH Enviro Humanities Research Hub on 4 December and discussing it with Danny Dorling. My talk will feature state planners, population anxieties, and photographs of smiling men in wheat fields
@torchoxford2013.bsky.social The Impact of Islam on Christian Political Theology (622–1453) Network Seminar Series is now announced. The first seminar will take place on Mon 13 Oct at 2:30pm, in person and online. Find out more here: tinyurl.com/22vzzj6r @cmcsoxford.bsky.social
@torchoxford2013.bsky.social Join us for a panel discussion on Thurs 9 Oct at 6:30pm, 'Thanks for the Memories.' This event will bring together immunologists, a medical historian, and a composer. Details: tinyurl.com/4jrr78z4 @UniofOxford
@HSMOxford
@OxMedHum
@torchoxford2013.bsky.social Registration is Now Open for the
public discussion on Reflecting on End-of-Life. Details: tinyurl.com/yu3mktdm @AlbertoGiubili1 Part of the tinyurl.com/mtsrrdjw events
@uehiro.ox.ac.uk
“Gender studies as a discipline…is defined by a set of debates and problematics.” In this 10-Minute Talk, Judith Butler FBA discusses gender as a field of study and its interdisciplinary contributions to research, social analysis and social movements.
Read or watch the full talk now buff.ly/2WjzcLG
Writing Waterways
This @envhumsoxford.bsky.social event in June in Oxford with @eparpillee.bsky.social @doboulanger.bsky.social and Tom Johnson looks really interesting, similar approach to our “Rivers in Crisis” project at @uni-graz.at.
Via @torchoxford.bsky.social
On June 19, Alex Grieve and myself are organising a workshop on Extractivism in film and literature from the Global South in Oxford! All details here: www.torch.ox.ac.uk/event/extrac...
Sign-up to attend in person or online! @torchoxford.bsky.social
@princetonupress.bsky.social @engfac.bsky.social @oxunistudents.bsky.social @torchoxford.bsky.social
Lecture Series 2025 "The Time of our Lives" Homi K Bhabha 15, 20, 22 May in Oxford. Book asap
torch.ox.ac.uk/event/times-...
Calling all DPhils and ECRs at Oxford:
Submit your abstracts for the upcoming WIP workshop "Evidencing Life and Death in the Medical Humanities"
📆 Deadline 15 May
📍 To be held 20-21 June, in Oxford
torch.ox.ac.uk/event/eviden...
@torchoxford.bsky.social @uehiro.ox.ac.uk
Our Trinity termcard is here and ready for viewing! More details about all events soon to come on our @torchoxford.bsky.social page (torch.ox.ac.uk/critical-foo...) and via email - join our mailing list by emailing critical-food-studies-subscribe@maillist.ox.ac.uk.
Through this new initiative, we aim to encourage and empower talented writers who are underrepresented both in our community and on our bookshelves, supporting them to establish themselves as successful authors.
Please share!
@torchoxford.bsky.social @ellekeboehmer.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
In addition to events in Oxford, we also have an exciting programme of online events this term! More details soon to come on our @torchoxford.bsky.social page (torch.ox.ac.uk/critical-foo...).
Register for all online events now at forms.gle/GJ2gZwfLyz5x... - open to all!
@torchoxford2013.bsky.social Last chance to visit 'The Oracles, Omens & Answers' exhibition at the Weston Library @bodleianlibs Co-curated by @michpfeffer
& David Zeitlyn. tinyurl.com/ywtt66jp
Hear from selected experts and practitioners and join the discussion on Tues 4 March 4.30pm on what the Humanities can contribute to interdisciplinary approaches to environmental problems @envhumsoxford.bsky.social
Join us on a launch event of our new network on Divination, Oracles, and Omens on Tues 4 March 2025, 1pm. There will be a short talks by Katherine Swancutt & Parsa Daneshmand, who work on divination in North-east Mongolia, China & ancient Mesopotamian respectively. Details: tinyurl.com/26485ysh
📚 Book launch!
'Divination, Oracles and Omens', ed. by David Zeitlyn (Professor of Social Anthropology) & Michelle Aroney.
Hear short talks by contributors & celebrate the new 'Divination, Oracles and Omens' network @torchoxford2013.bsky.social
📅 1pm, 4 March
More: www.torch.ox.ac.uk/event/book-l...
Ertegun Futures, in collaboration with @torchoxford.bsky.social, returns this term on March 6, 5.15 pm, at the Ertegun House.
Meleisa Ono-George will discuss empire, science, and race through the story of Amelia Newsham.
Places are free but must be booked:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-body-o...
The #ethics of antibiotic (over)use: Listen to Alberto Giubilini, Senior Research Fellow at UOI, in this episode of the Harvard Bioethics podcast: shorturl.at/fRPBo
He discusses the public health considerations of antibiotic overuse.
#medicalethics #antibioticuse @torchoxford.bsky.social
Got any plans this evening? Join us for this interactive event, giving you the opportunity to exchange ideas with leading experts who have worked at the intersection of academia & policy.
@oxhumanities.bsky.social @torchoxford.bsky.social
Book here - forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
Join Carolin Gluchowski and @torchoxford.bsky.social's Medieval Women's Writing Network for an exciting talk on 'Breaking Walls, A Graphic Novel: Reflections on Public History'.
📆 THIS FRIDAY 28 Feb, 5pm
📍 Lower Lecture Room, Lincoln College
More info at medieval.ox.ac.uk/2025/02/26/m...
@torchoxford2013.bsky.social Dear All, We are currently experiencing issues with the TORCH mailbox. Please contact us directly today if you have any queries. Thank you for your understanding. Kind regards, TORCH team
A magical @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social Coffee Morning today on early modern alchemy! 📜🎉
