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Avi Lifschitz
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Historian of ideas and culture, hovering between the 18th century and the 21st - and between Oxford, Berlin and London. https://www.history.ox.ac.uk/people/associate-professor-avi-lifschitz
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🚨 Applications are now open for the 2026–27 Koch History Centre Fellowships at Oxford!

We are seeking 12 historians (9 junior, 3 senior) for a one-year fellowship at Wadham College & the Faculty of History.

This year’s theme: “Scarcity and Abundance”

Deadline: 17 Dec 2025

Please share widely!
November 26, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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📣 Calling all experts on 18th-century Britain! Apply for this fantastic job by 15 Feb. 📣
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Associate Professorship in Eighteenth Century History at University of Oxford
An opportunity for an academic position as a Associate Professorship in Eighteenth Century History is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.
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January 20, 2026 at 4:45 AM
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New on the blog | ‘Voltaire and the Sirven affair (1762-1772)’ by John Renwick. In this post, Renwick highlights the key arguments from his new book, re-evaluating Voltaire’s involvement in the Sirven affair. Read now: bit.ly/Renwick-Blog 📚 @voltaire.ox.ac.uk #c18
December 16, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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New to the series | 'The emotional experience of Jewish Secularization since the Early Modern era' by Shmuel Feiner. Find out more, and purchase directly for 20% off RRP: bit.ly/Feiner-OSE #JewishStudies 📖
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A promotional graphic for the book “The emotional experience of Jewish Secularization since the Early Modern era” by Shmuel Feiner. On the left, a black-and-white illustration of a biblical scene: a muscular, bearded figure standing on a mountain raises stone tablets overhead, taken from the cover of the book. A blue transparent banner across the center contains white italic text reading, “An exploration of Jewish secularization, adding new dimension to understanding how Jewish modernity was felt and thought.” On the right is the book cover, showing the same illustration and the title on a blue background. Along the bottom are logos for Liverpool University Press, Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment and the Voltaire Foundation.
January 13, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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📣 Come work with us! #18C 📣

This one is for the #DH crowd!
We seek a Content Engineer to assist in maintaining and developing the digital resources of the Voltaire Foundation.

More information and application process on our website:

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Vacancy: Content Engineer
Contract type: Fixed Term Contract (2 years) Hours: Full time (37.5 hours); part time considered at minimum of 0.6 FTE We are a busy and friendly research department within the Humanities Division…
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January 16, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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Find us at #BSECS this week!

And do come to our panel on all things OV on Friday.
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🎉 New for 2026: Oxford University Voltaire (OV) from the Voltaire Foundation.

Gain access to the leading scholarly edition of Voltaire's complete works in one digital resource, designed for researchers and built for libraries.

Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/LUP-OV

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The image background is bright blue and features a thin white frame.The top left of the image is the Oxford University Voltaire logo which features the letters 'OV' in white inside a white square outline, the two letters are separated by a white vertical line. Next to this, white text reads 'Oxford University Voltaire'. Below this, white text reads 'A new digital scholarly edition of the Complete Works of Voltaire'. In the right hand corner is a detailed pencil illustration of Voltaire on a light blue background.
January 7, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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Applications welcome by 9 January!
December 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Pls share/re-post! New Onora O'Neill Prize! Here's a brand new @ecpr.bsky.social book prize in pol-theory, regardless of whether it's your 1st/10th book! Had honour of asking Onora myself if she would lend us her good name: ecpr.eu/news/news/de... @biapt.bsky.social @psapolthought.bsky.social
Call for Nominations: Onora O’Neill Political Theory Prize
European Consortium for Political Research
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December 5, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Four postdoc fellowships at the Turin Humanities Programme on legacies and interpretations of the Enlightenment; applications welcome by 16 Feb 2026.
December 2, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Professorship of Bibliography and Modern Book History- University of Oxford - Faculty of English Language and Literature in association with Jesus College #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPP968/p...
Professorship of Bibliography and Modern Book History at University of Oxford
Discover an exciting academic career path as a Professorship of Bibliography and Modern Book History at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!
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December 2, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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New on the blog!

In this blog post, Luis Ramos reflects on his research and explains how his book uncovers the transformative role that eighteenth-century Mexican Jesuits played in reshaping European intellectual life.

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‘Mexican Jesuits write the history of the Americas’ by Luis Ramos
Mexican Jesuits write the history of the Americas by Luis Ramos has recently been published in the Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment series. The volume is an examination…
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November 28, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Happy to announce the Enlightenment Workshop Programme 2025-26!

This year convened by Nicholas Cronk and Jacob Chatterjee (New College).

Come for a packed November!

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Enlightenment Workshop
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October 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Come and apply to be the Professor of Bibliography & Modern Book History @engfacoutreach.bsky.social & @jesusoxford.bsky.social (and work closely with us @bodleian.ox.ac.uk). Following a long line of great scholars: Don McKenzie, Kathryn Sutherland, & Dirk van Hulle ... my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
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November 23, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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How universalist was Enlightenment thought? In our 2025 Besterman Lecture, Antoine Lilti (Collège de France) discusses 'The three languages of universalism: thinking globally in the Enlightenment’. Thursday 13 Nov, 5pm @magdalenoxford.bsky.social:
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October 8, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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New to the series | Mexican Jesuits write the history of the Americas by Luis Ramos. Find out more, and purchase directly for 20% off RRP: bit.ly/MexicanJesuits #EighteenthCentury 📖 @voltaire.ox.ac.uk
Promotional graphic for the book Mexican Jesuits Write the History of the Americas: Reason, Rights and Revolution (1767–1824) by Luis Ramos. The book cover is shown on the right with a blue background and an illustration of a domed building and a large public gathering. On the left, a blue text box reads: ‘An examination of how three exiled Jesuits shaped the discourse of continental emancipation from Spain.’ Logos of Liverpool University Press, Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment, and the Voltaire Foundation appear at the bottom.
September 11, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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APPEL À COMMUNICATIONS: Voltaire et les passions, Société des études voltairiennes

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APPEL À COMMUNICATIONS: Voltaire et les passions, Société des études voltairiennes
Colloque international organisé par la Société des études voltairiennes, Paris, 18-19 juin 2026 Sorbonne Université, Maison de la recherche, salle D040 PDF L’enquête sur le traitement, par Voltaire…
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November 3, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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New to the series | Sports and sociability in Britain in the long eighteenth century edited by Alexis Tadié and Caroline Bertonèche. Find out more, and purchase directly for 20% off RRP: bit.ly/SportsandSociability #EighteenthCentury 📖
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Promotional image for the book Sports and Sociability in Britain in the Long Eighteenth Century, edited by Caroline Bertonèche and Alexis Tadié. The book cover features an 18th-century illustration of two people playing hockey. The background includes decorative line art and text reading: “An original perspective on sporting practices in Britain and transformations of sociability in the Enlightenment.” Logos at the bottom include Liverpool University Press, Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment & the Voltaire Foundation.
October 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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📣📣📣 Opportunity: Director of the Voltaire Foundation 📣📣📣

We are seeking a Director to lead the Voltaire Foundation, to succeed Professor Nicholas Cronk, and warmly invite applications.

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Opportunity: Director of the Voltaire Foundation
We are seeking a Director to lead the Voltaire Foundation, to succeed Professor Nicholas Cronk, and warmly invite applications. The Voltaire Foundation, originally established thanks to the…
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October 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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New on the blog:
Dr Zoe Screti and Dr Gillian Pink investigate a curious coincidence surrounding three near-identical letters by French philosopher Voltaire.

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Three Near-Identical Voltaire Letters
Dr Zoe Screti and Dr Gillian Pink investigate a curious coincidence surrounding three near-identical letters by French philosopher Voltaire. The Voltaire Foundation, University of Oxford …
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October 23, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Thanks for the hospitality! Looking forward to working together.
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#echo welcomes Avi Lifschitz as a #VisitingFellow from October 2025 to June 2026. He is Professor of Intellectual History and Enlightenment Studies at the University of Oxford.

ℹ - Find out more: www.fu-berlin.de/en/sites/ech...
October 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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New on the blog: our postdoctoral research assistant Sonya Dmitrieva on Voltaire as an owl.

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October 17, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Extended deadline!

Call for Papers now open until 20 October.
October 8, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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The excellent journal Lumières is looking for contributions to its 'varia' and book review sections. More info: www.pub-editions.fr/fr/868-lumie...; past issues: shs.cairn.info/revue-lumier...
September 29, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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This week's 'Last Word', BBC Radio 4, includes the medieval historian Barbara Harvey (1928-2025) bit.ly/3KmCQ6M (9 mins 32).

Among her many contributions to the profession, Barbara was Vice President of the Society, 1986-90. With contributions from former colleagues Joanna Innes and John Blair.
September 25, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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Do you work on the intellectual history of the long 18th century?

Have you an interest in subjects relating to poverty and inequalities?

Then you should definitely answer this call!

For more info, you can dm me ✉️
September 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM