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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.
The new TORCH Humour Network offers regular writing group meetings designed for scholars who engage with humour in their research. Open to all - DPhil students and ECRs especially welcome! Tuesdays week 1, 3, 5 and 7 details: tinyurl.com/yfjfu842
10.10.2025 13:39 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Join us for a full-day hybrid workshop exploring illness and the power of life-writing with Hanna Meretoja, Astrid Joutseno/Swan, & more.
📅 21 Oct | 🕚 11:00
📍 Wolfson College & Online
🔗 buff.ly/ECND36X
@engfac.bsky.social @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk @torchoxford2013.bsky.social
Professor Don Kalb @UiB will speak on his new book 'Value and Worthlessness: The Rise of the Populist Right and Other Disruptions in the Anthropology of Capitalism' @berghahnbooks.bsky.social on Tues 28 Oct 5pm. Join us and book here: tinyurl.com/zsctt42z @sciencecouncil.bsky.social
03.10.2025 11:26 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
@envhumsoxford.bsky.social is running the Writing Group for PGRs & Postdocs working on environmental topics on this term Friday mornings (9am-12pm) in odd weeks (October 17th, 31st & November 14th, 28th) at the Schwarzman Centre. Find out more here: tinyurl.com/2xtnzt6t @OxHumanities
03.10.2025 06:46 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
TORCH has a fabulous new home! @torchoxford.bsky.social @engfac.bsky.social @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social @oxmusicfaculty.bsky.social www.schwarzmancentre.ox.ac.uk
01.10.2025 11:55 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Image of a drawing of an ancient dancer, dark hair and light clothing. She is waving her hands up and jumping on one foot. The backfroung is mustard colour.
🎉🎉New exciting event just announced for November. 'Dressing “Greek”: Clothing, Movement and Performance from Ancient to Modern', Ertegun House, Oxford, 29th November. An interdisciplinary conference on ancient Greek bodies, performance and clothing.
#clothing #performance #classics #reception
Join @marieminden.bsky.social @hgreenstreet1.bsky.social on 5 November for a book conversation: New Approaches to Theatrical Form! torch.ox.ac.uk/event/new-ap...
08.09.2025 14:44 — 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
'A DIY Guide to Gender Hacking' explores gender at the intersection of theory, DIY, and playful failure. In this interactive seminar on Wed 15 Oct at 5 pm, Santi S., founder of G(end)er Swap, will inspire new ways of exploring gender outside the confines of the mainstream. tinyurl.com/2nrmwc5f
25.09.2025 09:16 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0The 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 2:30 pm, in-person and online. Find out more here: tinyurl.com/22vzzj6r @UniofOxford
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We're excited to announce a New TORCH Network Scheme MT2025 funding opportunity. Deadline: Wed 22 Oct 2025, 12pm. Find out more here: tinyurl.com/6un9sucz
04.09.2025 14:38 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
International Engagement Fund | TORCH welcomes applications for MT2025 for collaborative, cross-disciplinary projects that have clear research outcomes. Find out more here: torch.ox.ac.uk/event/intern... Deadline: Wed 22 Oct 2025, 12 noon BST
04.09.2025 14:11 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Join the @oxmedhum.bsky.social's reading group on 'The Boundaries of Humanity'. It's open to students at all levels of study. The dates: 4th and 25th of Nov 2025. More details: tinyurl.com/9xm42r7m
03.09.2025 13:15 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Our Medical Humanities Early Career & DPhil Writing Group's dates have now been announced for MT2025. The group is an interdisciplinary & casual gathering, with the aim being to encourage writing. Find out more here: tinyurl.com/mt5ebjjn @oxmedhum
.bsky.social @asmedhum.bsky.social
We are seeking a Research Hub Coordinator for the TORCH Race and Resistance Research Hub. Fixed term contract – 12 months. Closing date: Friday 19 September. For further details and to apply please visit: tinyurl.com/4tcbvbp8
27.08.2025 08:57 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0“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
Only a few weeks left to view the art installation Deadly Six by A. Palmer. These hand woven viruses/parasite have been hanging in our court for the last year, and will continue to be on display through 8 September. So, now is your last chance to view them in person!
15.08.2025 09:00 — 👍 18 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
A Participatory Research Fund has been awarded to
@batecollection.bsky.social, @torchoxford.bsky.social & @modernartoxford.bsky.social Led by @emanuelavai.bsky.social & Alex Coke, this collab with artist Appau Jnr Boakye-Yiadom blends historic instruments, student performances & video art for 2026!
Listen to behind-the-scenes impressions from our marvellous Medieval Mystery Cycle 2025, with thx to 'Beyond Shakespeare' for capturing the excitement and buzz of the day! audioboom.com/posts/874257...
20.07.2025 19:43 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
green/yellow tinted image of fish eggs on the cover of the journal Environmental Humanities
The July 2025 issue of Environmental Humanities is now available to read online!
read.dukeupress.edu/environmenta...
A quick rundown of all the #envhum content:
Bitesize ethics 2025: Session seven Sustainable AI: Balancing Innovation with Environmental Responsibility Speaker: Sanja Scepanovic Graphic includes a headshot of the speaker, on a grey background. The QR code links to the programme webpage: https://www.uehiro/bitesize-ethics-summer-2025
What does it mean for AI to be environmentally and socially sustainable? Find out with Nokia Bell Lab's Sanja Scepanovic tomorrow in the next instalment of Bitesize's 'Ethics in the age of AI'.
www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/bitesize-eth...
#SustainableAI #ethics
@oxhumanities.bsky.social @oii.ox.ac.uk
If you missed it, you can catch up now on YouTube! TORCH Book at Lunchtime was privileged to welcome Dr Janina Ramirez to discuss her widely acclaimed book FEMINA: A New History of the Middle Ages Through the Women Written Out of It. youtu.be/VxU_dgATD3I
08.08.2025 08:45 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Enjoy the summer with our fascinating recordings: Watch again - Beyond the Columbian Exchange. Speaker: Scott Alves Barton, Assistant Professor at @notredame.bsky.social torch.ox.ac.uk/video-record...
06.08.2025 13:32 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Schwarzman Centre, located at the heart of the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter @oxhumanities.bsky.social
is the new home for TORCH from October 2025. We look forward to welcoming you to our new home!
CaribOx Information Session: Visiting Fellowship and Travel Grant Scheme. The Caribbean Oxford Initiative - CaribOx - is a new Visiting Fellowship and Travel-Grant programme. Applications are open for research visits in 2026. Thursday 3 July Find out more
torch.ox.ac.uk/event/caribo...
Return of the Female Voice. Join us a fascinating talk on this Friday 6 June from 2pm that looks at how political and social forces have contributed and reinforced gender roles, inequalities and power dynamics down the years for Myanmar. Find out more here: tinyurl.com/ykh2k6fx
04.06.2025 16:47 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Join us for a one day interdisciplinary postgraduate workshop on Friday 6 June, 9am-5pm.
04.06.2025 12:04 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Very interesting looking event tomorrow lunchtime by @torchoxford2013.bsky.social
www.torch.ox.ac.uk/event/what-n....
TOMORROW | Join us for a fascinating roundtable discussion on When the Doctor and the AI Disagree: Beyond Opposition. Find out more here: tinyurl.com/3utkmbws @ethoxcentre.bsky.social; www.bdi.ox.ac.uk
29.05.2025 15:23 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
TORCH Book at Lunchtime: Historic Event! Patrick McGuinness: Ghost Stations. The last in the Radcliffe Humanities Building! Wednesday 28 May. 12.30pm. Last Lunch @oxunistudents.bsky.social @oxhumanities.bsky.social @torchoxford.bsky.social
torch.ox.ac.uk/event/book-a...
Many thanks to everyone who attended this year’s TORCH-PUP Lecture Series, delivered by the esteemed Homi K. Bhaba.
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