Huge thank you to @helenking.bsky.social for her incredible talk yesterday, we couldn’t have been more captivated!
Thank you also to everyone who joined us and engaged in this amazing conversation.
Please, run, not walk, to buy Helen’s fantastic book and join us for next week’s reading group. 🤩

Quick reminder that our keynote talk with Professor @helenking.bsky.social is happening this Friday, 28th of November at 1:30 pm in the Learning Centre (Room 00.018) at the Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities. No tickets are needed, everyone is welcome! Refreshments will be provided 😊

If you fancy reading something about the history of women’s bodies, and about what has been taken as defining a ‘proper woman’ (and how dodgy that is)… a reminder that my book came out in paperback last month! Immaculate Forms, Profile Books profilebooks.com/work/immacul...

Just a reminder about this Friday’s (28th) event. We are incredibly grateful to have Professor @helenking.bsky.social speaking about “Uncovering the History of Women’s Bodies” at 1:30 pm in the Learning Centre (Room 00.018), Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities. We are looking forward to seeing you!

Happy First Day of Snow! A quick note to say our Week 5 discussion on 'The Body as Data' is postponed to 8th week and will now run on Friday 5 December. More details soon.

If you have event ideas for next term or would like to help organise, please let us know! 😊

Looking forward to seeing you all in 30 minutes in Seminar Room 56, Schwarzman Centre! Feel free to bring your lunch, although some snacks will also be provided. Excited to hear your thoughts about the reading!

Just a reminder that this week’s event is a reading and discussion group on the theme ‘The Body as Data’, Friday 14 November 2025, 13:30–15:15, in Seminar Room 56, Schwarzman Centre. The readings were sent out by email, but don’t worry if you can’t read everything! Looking forward to seeing you :)

Thank you to everyone who attended our troubleshooting session! We truly enjoyed hearing about and discussing your research. A reminder that our next session, “The Body as Data,” takes place next Friday. Details and readings have been emailed. We look forward to seeing you!

Looking forward to Friday’s ‘Talks and Troubleshooting’! We will meet at 13:30 in Seminar Room 56, Schwarzman Humanities Centre — there will be snacks and feel free to bring your lunch or hot drinks too!
If you'd like to present there's still time to email us at bihn@history.ox.ac.uk.

In other news, our @torchoxford.bsky.social website is now live! You can read more here about who we are and what we do: www.torch.ox.ac.uk/the-body-in-....

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our first event last week! We hope you enjoyed the conversation and found it as engaging as we did!
Next week, we'll be hosting ‘Talks + Troubleshooting’ lunch!
You can still email us by the 28th of October if you’d like to present.

We’re looking forward to seeing you today at our first event, 'The Body in the Archive', at 1:30 p.m. in the Oscar Wilde Room, Magdalen College. We'll be discussing our own experiences of embodiment as researchers. Refreshments will be provided, but feel free to bring your lunch. See you later!

Welcome to the official Bluesky account of The Body in History Network, part of the@torchoxford.bsky.social. Our term card is out now, and we have some exciting events planned for you! We are especially grateful to Professor @helenking.bsky.social for kindly agreeing to be our first Keynote Speaker!