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Catriona Seth
@catrionaseth.bsky.social
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18th-century cultural history, French literature, art etc. Currently Marshal Foch Professor of French Literature, University of Oxford/All Souls College

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Catriona Jane Seth, FBA is a British scholar of French literature and the history of ideas. Since 2015, she has been Marshal Foch Professor of French Literature at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. .. more

Political science 39%
Philosophy 16%
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Karin Wulf @kawulf.bsky.social · 3h
Friends, I hope you’ll share this widely. The @jcblibrary.bsky.social is hiring 2 3-yr research associates for collaborative work on religions and freedoms in the early Americas. Info is here and I’m happy to take questions offline: brown.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/staff-...

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Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 6h
Magdalen College invites you to a concert for Holocaust Memorial Day on Sun 25 Jan.

Introduced by by Professor Shirli Gilbert, the programme features works composed by Krása, Klein, and Shostakovich; performed by the Leonore Piano Trio and Rachel Roberts.

🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/music-for-...
Music for Holocaust Memorial Day at Magdalen College
A concert of commemoration in Oxford
www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 10h
'Despite all their difficulties, universities remain an enormous and irreplaceable national asset. As well as educating millions of people, they generate about £24bn in export earnings, which is about 1% of GDP – more than aircraft manufacturing and legal services combined'. 1/2
The Guardian view on universities: Labour needs a clearer plan | Editorial
Editorial: Ministers promised a ‘change of approach’, but their new tax could tip weaker institutions over the edge
www.theguardian.com

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Catriona Seth @catrionaseth.bsky.social · 2d
Very excited that an article about #KatherineRead prepared whilst I was @iashedinburgh.bsky.social has finally come out in The Burlington Magazine.

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 2d
'Despite persistent myths, employment rates for humanities graduates are comparable to those of STEM graduates, as Humanities Indicators data shows. Early earnings differ but the salary gap narrows significantly mid-career, particularly for graduates who pursue further study'. 1/2
How universities can cultivate arts and humanities in practical, affordable ways
Are the arts and humanities still needed as universities retrench staff and cut costs? Patty Raun explains why curtailing or eliminating these disciplines is an egregious mistake
www.timeshighereducation.com

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Benoît Melançon @benoitmelancon.bsky.social · 5d
Autopromotion 879

La 685e livraison de XVIIIe siècle, la bibliographie de l’Oreille tendue, est servie. La bibliographie existe depuis le 16 mai 1992. Elle compte 79 600 titres. À partir de cette page, on peut interroger l’ensemble des livraisons grâce à un rudimentaire moteur de recherche et…
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La 685e livraison de XVIIIe siècle, la bibliographie de l’Oreille tendue, est servie. La bibliographie existe depuis le 16 mai 1992. Elle compte 79 600 titres. À partir de cette page, on peut interroger l’ensemble des livraisons grâce à un rudimentaire moteur de recherche et soumettre soi-même des titres pour qu’ils soient inclus dans la bibliographie. Illustration : «Machines de théâtre», dixième volume des planches de l’Encyclopédie, Paris, 1772, première section, planche XIII
oreilletendue.com

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Naomi Pullin @naomipullin.bsky.social · 5d
Come work with me: portal.unitemps.com/Search/JobDe...

I'm co-leading a project on the experiences of student carers (esp. PhDs) at Warwick. We're recruiting for a part-time Project Officer (1 day week) to support in data analysis and writing report. Deadline 08/01.

Feel free to get in touch.
Unitemps
portal.unitemps.com

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Patrick McGuinness @padrig.bsky.social · 7d
Very pleased to end 2025 with a nice review in @thetls.bsky.social of Ghost Stations , available from @cbeditions.bsky.social . Giving nostalgia a good name.

www.the-tls.com/regular-feat...
Remembrance of infrastructures past
The themes that bind together this disparate collection of occasional pieces are nostalgia and railways. In the essay that begins Part II, “The Future of
www.the-tls.com

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Art Herstory @artherstory.bsky.social · 10d
Exciting news - a room in Museo di Roma–Palazzo Braschi now permanently displays work by women artists who worked in Rome in the period c. 1600-1900!

Read about the new "Sala delle Pittrici” in this post -

A Home for Women Artists in Rome
by Alessandra Masu
artherstory.net/a-home-for-w...
A painting of a woman in a red dress with white sleeves, and her brown hair braided and piled on her head. She is seated in an ivy-draped window; in her right arm she cradles a book. Her left arm is around the daughter standing at her side, wearing a white gown with olive green trim. In the background, visible out the window are two tall hills or mountains.

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Catherine Colonna @ccolonna.bsky.social · 10d
In addition to demonstrating it wants war not peace, Russia mostly attacked residential buildings in Kyiv today.
This is a war crime according to international law.

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Catriona Seth @catrionaseth.bsky.social · 13d
Ah yes, I wrote about French Enlightenment approaches to this debate, some years ago:
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Catriona Seth @catrionaseth.bsky.social · 13d
For obvious reasons I have a soft spot for this one which came out a few years ago...
Stamp with a picture of a man in spectacles and hat reading a book called Clyde Fans, by Ontario graphic artist Seth

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 14d
Carol of the Bells in #
Kyiv subway.

Voices of the Embassies of Germany, France, and the United Kingdom came together to perform Shchedryk in the Kyiv metro as a sign of solidarity with Ukraine.

Thankful to everyone who stands with us!

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Adam Smyth @adamwithbooks.bsky.social · 14d
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/de...
Adam Smyth | Like No One in Existence
In September, I invited people to record themselves reading a short passage from an English translation of Rousseau’s...
www.lrb.co.uk

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Steven Wilson @profstevenwilson.bsky.social · 15d
AI translation is replacing interpreters in GP care – here’s why that’s troubling
AI translation is replacing interpreters in GP care – here’s why that’s troubling
Across GP surgeries and hospitals, as migration increases and health systems strain, doctors are turning to an untested helper: Google Translate.
theconversation.com

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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 16d
A hoard of 21 silver pennies, dating back to the mid-7th to 8th centuries, has been saved for Oxfordshire’s museums following a successful community fundraiser. Villagers from Stoke Row, together with local businesses, raised £1,300 to acquire the treasure. news.oxfordshire.gov.uk/stoke-row-co...
Stoke Row community unite to bring unique treasure to the Oxfordshire Museum
An early medieval treasure hoard is now in the hands of Oxfordshire County Council’s museum service to go on display following a successful fundraising campaign by residents in Stoke Row.Dating back t...
news.oxfordshire.gov.uk

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UCFL - University Council For Languages @ucflangs.bsky.social · 16d
UCFL is seeking nominations for six roles. Deadline: 16 January.

More information here: university-council-for-languages.org/2025/12/ucfl...

➡️ Chair of Wales
➡️ Early Career Academic Rep
➡️ French Studies Rep
➡️ Linguistics Rep
➡️ Lusophone Studies Rep
➡️ Slavonic and Eastern European Studies Rep

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Catriona Seth @catrionaseth.bsky.social · 18d
Honestly, Dinah, when have you known Magdalen not to look ravishing!

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Monica H Green @monicamedhist.bsky.social · 18d
This report in Nature on the costs of competing for & administering scientific grants is shocking: "In other words, European taxpayers will have spent more on the funding process than on the funding itself, and the scientific ecosystem has been drained." www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪
Point of no returns: researchers are crossing a threshold in the fight for funding
With so little money to go round, the costs of competing for grants can exceed what the grants are worth. When that happens, nobody wins.
www.nature.com

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Catriona Seth @catrionaseth.bsky.social · 20d
*been*

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Catriona Seth @catrionaseth.bsky.social · 20d
What you have all be waiting for...interesting stories from and about languages students. Enjoy reading them!
www.mod-langs.ox.ac.uk/oxford-polyg...
Michaelmas Term 2025
www.mod-langs.ox.ac.uk

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Catriona Seth @catrionaseth.bsky.social · 20d
www.mod-langs.ox.ac.uk/news/2025/12...
UNIQ Summer School applications now open!
UNIQ is Oxford’s free access programme for UK state school students. Featuring a sustained contact programme and in-person summer residential, you’ll be taught by Oxford academics and explore subjects...
www.mod-langs.ox.ac.uk

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Catriona Seth @catrionaseth.bsky.social · 20d
www.mod-langs.ox.ac.uk/news/2025/12...
2026 Flash Fiction Competitions now open!
Our annual creative writing competitions for school pupils are now open for submission
www.mod-langs.ox.ac.uk

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SEAA 17-18 @seaa1718.bsky.social · 20d
[ANNONCE]

Le Prix de thèse 🎓 de la SEAA 17-18 distingue une thèse en français ou en anglais, soutenue dans une université française ou dans le cadre d’une co-tutelle incluant une université française. Le champ scientifique correspond à celui de la SEAA 17-18.
Affiche récapitulative sur le prix de thèse SEAA 17-18

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The Art Exhibitions Blog @blogexhibitions.bsky.social · 20d
Félix Vallotton's landscapes often have a slightly unreal, somewhat disquieting feel. Just two tiny figures walk along the sand on the Normandy coast in La grève blanche, Vasouy (1913, Private collection). In the stunning Vallotton show at MCBA Lausanne: art-exhibitions.blogspot.com/2025/12/thro...

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The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 21d
Cambridge University Press has launched a new grant to support under-represented early career scholars from diverse backgrounds and geographic locations, including first generation scholars 👇 #BookSky
Cambridge University Press opens funding scheme for under-represented early career scholars
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 21d
Possible announcement on rejoining Erasmus tomorrow. It’s something we have called for as it helps language learning and more. It would be an improvement on the current Turing scheme (see details of the evaluation of the scheme at the top of this thread)
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
UK to rejoin EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme
Exclusive: British students will be able to participate in EU-wide scheme from January 2027, sources say
www.theguardian.com

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Pippa Crerar @pippacrerar.bsky.social · 22d
EXCL: An agreement to rejoin Erasmus – the EU’s student exchange programme – set to be announced on Wednesday as part of UK government’s drive towards closer relations with Brussels.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
UK to rejoin EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme
Exclusive: British students will be able to participate in EU-wide scheme from January 2027, sources say
www.theguardian.com

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Leeds City of Languages @leedscitylanguages.bsky.social · 22d
#Languages and #cultures matter - to education, communities and regions.
This quote from Professor Emma Cayley captures why Leeds City of Languages is such a powerful civic initiative. @lcsleeds.bsky.social @emmacayley.bsky.social

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Sam Bailey @gazelessstare.bsky.social · 22d
Oxford University Press @academic.oup.com is pleased to announce that the First Book Prize will open for submissions in Jan 2026. The prize offers up to 10 early-career researchers the opportunity to publish their first academic book fully open access on Oxford Academic, with the full OA fee waived.
A banner that reads: Early Career Researcher: First Book PrizeOxford University Press proudly announces that submissions for the annual First Book Prize for Early Career Researchers will be open between 1-31 January 2026.Explore the information page for submission details.