TORCH The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities
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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.
Join us on Tue, 2 Dec, for the conference “Literature, Film, and the Desirability of Life Extension.”
It will draws on a tradition, inviting scholars of literature, film, related fields, practitioners, to discuss topics related to life extension. Details: tinyurl.com/2ee4254p @oxmedhum.bsky.social
It will draws on a tradition, inviting scholars of literature, film, related fields, practitioners, to discuss topics related to life extension. Details: tinyurl.com/2ee4254p @oxmedhum.bsky.social
Literature, Film, and the Desirability of Life Extension
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November 14, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Join us on Tue, 2 Dec, for the conference “Literature, Film, and the Desirability of Life Extension.”
It will draws on a tradition, inviting scholars of literature, film, related fields, practitioners, to discuss topics related to life extension. Details: tinyurl.com/2ee4254p @oxmedhum.bsky.social
It will draws on a tradition, inviting scholars of literature, film, related fields, practitioners, to discuss topics related to life extension. Details: tinyurl.com/2ee4254p @oxmedhum.bsky.social
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I’m coming Wales! 🏴
November 7, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I’m coming Wales! 🏴
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It’s been an absolutely MAD week launching Legenda into the world!!
From Yeovil to Bath, London to Ely, Cambridge to Birmingham, Oswestry to Abergavenny, I’ve been feeling so much love. Thanks for beautiful window displays, event organisers & every person coming to see me! Now to Scotland & York!
From Yeovil to Bath, London to Ely, Cambridge to Birmingham, Oswestry to Abergavenny, I’ve been feeling so much love. Thanks for beautiful window displays, event organisers & every person coming to see me! Now to Scotland & York!
November 9, 2025 at 6:12 PM
It’s been an absolutely MAD week launching Legenda into the world!!
From Yeovil to Bath, London to Ely, Cambridge to Birmingham, Oswestry to Abergavenny, I’ve been feeling so much love. Thanks for beautiful window displays, event organisers & every person coming to see me! Now to Scotland & York!
From Yeovil to Bath, London to Ely, Cambridge to Birmingham, Oswestry to Abergavenny, I’ve been feeling so much love. Thanks for beautiful window displays, event organisers & every person coming to see me! Now to Scotland & York!
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Here we go…. You MUST come & see me on tour!! This is an important book. It’s tackling something that matters, not just in terms of our relationship with the past, but also where we are in the present. On your marks. Get set. Go! linktr.ee/JaninaRamirez
August 1, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Here we go…. You MUST come & see me on tour!! This is an important book. It’s tackling something that matters, not just in terms of our relationship with the past, but also where we are in the present. On your marks. Get set. Go! linktr.ee/JaninaRamirez
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I gave you seven years York. I know you remember. Me with my Viking garb on my last visit. I’m coming home.
See me in @waterstonesyork 3pm, then over to @yorkstjohn for @toppingsyork event at 7pm. I’ll love you forever x
See me in @waterstonesyork 3pm, then over to @yorkstjohn for @toppingsyork event at 7pm. I’ll love you forever x
November 12, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I gave you seven years York. I know you remember. Me with my Viking garb on my last visit. I’m coming home.
See me in @waterstonesyork 3pm, then over to @yorkstjohn for @toppingsyork event at 7pm. I’ll love you forever x
See me in @waterstonesyork 3pm, then over to @yorkstjohn for @toppingsyork event at 7pm. I’ll love you forever x
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We're excited to share our festive #Bitesize events, now available for booking - they're free, online & everyone is welcome. Join @anonymoxford.bsky.social on the 16th Dec for 'The ethics of gift-giving' & Roger Crisp on the 19th for an exploration of hedonism!
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November 8, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Join us for an evening memorial and celebration of Adam Stanmore’s life on Wed, 12 Nov. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The event includes a panel discussion with Rawz, Bartek Piasta, Prof. Anthony Reddie, Evelyn Miller on Theology & Technology: Raising Consciousness at the Intersections of AI and Faith.
November 7, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Join us for an evening memorial and celebration of Adam Stanmore’s life on Wed, 12 Nov. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The event includes a panel discussion with Rawz, Bartek Piasta, Prof. Anthony Reddie, Evelyn Miller on Theology & Technology: Raising Consciousness at the Intersections of AI and Faith.
Join us on Tuesday, 11 November at 5pm for a film screening of Army of Lovers. The epic story of the Sacred Band of Thebes, 150 pairs of male lovers who became the most feared warriors of the ancient world. register here: tinyurl.com/5a8fzh7s
Army of Lovers | Film Screening
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November 7, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Join us on Tuesday, 11 November at 5pm for a film screening of Army of Lovers. The epic story of the Sacred Band of Thebes, 150 pairs of male lovers who became the most feared warriors of the ancient world. register here: tinyurl.com/5a8fzh7s
Don’t miss our upcoming discussion this Friday: Equity in Global Health: Reflections from the Humanities.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/4eshs4he @anonymoxford.bsky.social @oxmedhum.bsky.social
Learn more: tinyurl.com/4eshs4he @anonymoxford.bsky.social @oxmedhum.bsky.social
Equity in Global Health: reflections from the Humanities
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November 7, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Don’t miss our upcoming discussion this Friday: Equity in Global Health: Reflections from the Humanities.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/4eshs4he @anonymoxford.bsky.social @oxmedhum.bsky.social
Learn more: tinyurl.com/4eshs4he @anonymoxford.bsky.social @oxmedhum.bsky.social
Join us today at 1pm, as we welcome Prof Anthony G. Reddie for a special presentation of his thought-provoking new book, Living Black Theology: Decolonizing Knowledge. Details: tinyurl.com/mr2jty7e @raceresistance.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Join us today at 1pm, as we welcome Prof Anthony G. Reddie for a special presentation of his thought-provoking new book, Living Black Theology: Decolonizing Knowledge. Details: tinyurl.com/mr2jty7e @raceresistance.bsky.social
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Do not miss the fabulous @drjaninaramirez.bsky.social @hmcoxford.bsky.social @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social @torchoxford.bsky.social @sirtonyrobinson.bsky.social
I am unbelievably excited that TONIGHT I’ll once again be sharing a stage with @sirtonyrobinson for @how.to.academy in Farringdon!! If you can’t make it but want to join in the fun, you can watch this event online howtoacademy.com/events/janin...
3rd November | Janina Ramirez – The Real Women Behind the Medieval Myths
Joan of Arc, Lady Godiva, Isabella of Castile: how were stories of brilliant women twisted and weaponised – and who were they really? Oxford’s Janina Ramirez reveals the truth.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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I am unbelievably excited that TONIGHT I’ll once again be sharing a stage with @sirtonyrobinson for @how.to.academy in Farringdon!! If you can’t make it but want to join in the fun, you can watch this event online howtoacademy.com/events/janin...
3rd November | Janina Ramirez – The Real Women Behind the Medieval Myths
Joan of Arc, Lady Godiva, Isabella of Castile: how were stories of brilliant women twisted and weaponised – and who were they really? Oxford’s Janina Ramirez reveals the truth.
howtoacademy.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I am unbelievably excited that TONIGHT I’ll once again be sharing a stage with @sirtonyrobinson for @how.to.academy in Farringdon!! If you can’t make it but want to join in the fun, you can watch this event online howtoacademy.com/events/janin...
Do not miss the fabulous @drjaninaramirez.bsky.social @hmcoxford.bsky.social @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social @torchoxford.bsky.social @sirtonyrobinson.bsky.social
I am unbelievably excited that TONIGHT I’ll once again be sharing a stage with @sirtonyrobinson for @how.to.academy in Farringdon!! If you can’t make it but want to join in the fun, you can watch this event online howtoacademy.com/events/janin...
3rd November | Janina Ramirez – The Real Women Behind the Medieval Myths
Joan of Arc, Lady Godiva, Isabella of Castile: how were stories of brilliant women twisted and weaponised – and who were they really? Oxford’s Janina Ramirez reveals the truth.
howtoacademy.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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There's still time to register for this evening's Shakespeare webinar on Henry VIII with Prof Emma Smith and Dr Laura Jayne Wright.
We look forward to welcoming back our webinar regulars along with any newcomers!
ALL WELCOME! Free, but booking required.
#Shakespeare #HenryVIII
We look forward to welcoming back our webinar regulars along with any newcomers!
ALL WELCOME! Free, but booking required.
#Shakespeare #HenryVIII
November 3, 2025 at 12:53 PM
There's still time to register for this evening's Shakespeare webinar on Henry VIII with Prof Emma Smith and Dr Laura Jayne Wright.
We look forward to welcoming back our webinar regulars along with any newcomers!
ALL WELCOME! Free, but booking required.
#Shakespeare #HenryVIII
We look forward to welcoming back our webinar regulars along with any newcomers!
ALL WELCOME! Free, but booking required.
#Shakespeare #HenryVIII
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Former AfOx Fellow & current AV Tolulope Osayomi holds the VC's Research Culture award he won with the Medical Humanities team. Recently returned to Oxford as a TORCH Fellow Tolu is a medical geographer focusing on disease mapping.
#researchculture #congratulations
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#researchculture #congratulations
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October 30, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Join us as we welcome Prof. Anthony G. Reddie for a special presentation of his thought-provoking new book, Living Black Theology: Decolonizing Knowledge, on Friday 7 Nov, 1–2pm. Details: tinyurl.com/mr2jty7e @raceresistance.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Join us as we welcome Prof. Anthony G. Reddie for a special presentation of his thought-provoking new book, Living Black Theology: Decolonizing Knowledge, on Friday 7 Nov, 1–2pm. Details: tinyurl.com/mr2jty7e @raceresistance.bsky.social
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🗓️ The #ESRCFestival of Social Science returns from 20 Oct–7 Nov!
📍 Join us across Oxford & online for free, interactive and family-friendly events exploring our working lives through engaging and impactful #socialsciences research
❓ Discover the full programme 👉 www.socsci.ox.ac.uk/festivalofso...
📍 Join us across Oxford & online for free, interactive and family-friendly events exploring our working lives through engaging and impactful #socialsciences research
❓ Discover the full programme 👉 www.socsci.ox.ac.uk/festivalofso...
October 9, 2025 at 9:38 AM
🗓️ The #ESRCFestival of Social Science returns from 20 Oct–7 Nov!
📍 Join us across Oxford & online for free, interactive and family-friendly events exploring our working lives through engaging and impactful #socialsciences research
❓ Discover the full programme 👉 www.socsci.ox.ac.uk/festivalofso...
📍 Join us across Oxford & online for free, interactive and family-friendly events exploring our working lives through engaging and impactful #socialsciences research
❓ Discover the full programme 👉 www.socsci.ox.ac.uk/festivalofso...
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Do not miss the wonderful @drjaninaramirez.bsky.social in Oxford. Sheldonian Sunday 2 November. @oxunistudents.bsky.social @oxhumanities.bsky.social @engfac.bsky.social @torchoxford.bsky.social @hmcoxford.bsky.social www.janinaramirez.co.uk
Dr Janina Ramirez
www.janinaramirez.co.uk
October 27, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Do not miss the wonderful @drjaninaramirez.bsky.social in Oxford. Sheldonian Sunday 2 November. @oxunistudents.bsky.social @oxhumanities.bsky.social @engfac.bsky.social @torchoxford.bsky.social @hmcoxford.bsky.social www.janinaramirez.co.uk
Do not miss the wonderful @drjaninaramirez.bsky.social in Oxford. Sheldonian Sunday 2 November. @oxunistudents.bsky.social @oxhumanities.bsky.social @engfac.bsky.social @torchoxford.bsky.social @hmcoxford.bsky.social www.janinaramirez.co.uk
Dr Janina Ramirez
www.janinaramirez.co.uk
October 27, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Do not miss the wonderful @drjaninaramirez.bsky.social in Oxford. Sheldonian Sunday 2 November. @oxunistudents.bsky.social @oxhumanities.bsky.social @engfac.bsky.social @torchoxford.bsky.social @hmcoxford.bsky.social www.janinaramirez.co.uk
Join us the Feminist Thinking Seminar on ‘Blood Politics: Nurses and Australia’s AIDS crisis’ on Fri 31 Oct 2.30pm Speaker: Dr Geraldine Fela(Macquarie Uni) In the 1980s, HIV & AIDS devastated communities across Australia & nurses provided vital care. #FeministThinking Details: tinyurl.com/mpehz77c
Feminist Thinking Seminar | Blood Politics: Nurses and Australia’s AIDS crisis
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October 24, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Join us the Feminist Thinking Seminar on ‘Blood Politics: Nurses and Australia’s AIDS crisis’ on Fri 31 Oct 2.30pm Speaker: Dr Geraldine Fela(Macquarie Uni) In the 1980s, HIV & AIDS devastated communities across Australia & nurses provided vital care. #FeministThinking Details: tinyurl.com/mpehz77c
Our new Body in History Network MT2025 Term Card has been released. The @bodyinhistoryox.bsky.social brings together researchers across disciplines interested in the history, representation, and experience of the human body and its environments.
October 22, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Our new Body in History Network MT2025 Term Card has been released. The @bodyinhistoryox.bsky.social brings together researchers across disciplines interested in the history, representation, and experience of the human body and its environments.
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We look forward to continuing our excellent cooperation!
October 15, 2025 at 11:50 AM
We look forward to continuing our excellent cooperation!
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A new and exciting collaboration with our friends at DLA Marbach. Oxford University’s humanities research centre, TORCH, has announced a new step in its long-term partnership with the German Literature Archive (DLA Marbach) @dlamarbach.bsky.social www.torch.ox.ac.uk/article/a-ne...
A new global partnership for collaboration
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October 15, 2025 at 9:55 AM
A new and exciting collaboration with our friends at DLA Marbach. Oxford University’s humanities research centre, TORCH, has announced a new step in its long-term partnership with the German Literature Archive (DLA Marbach) @dlamarbach.bsky.social www.torch.ox.ac.uk/article/a-ne...
A new and exciting collaboration with our friends at DLA Marbach. Oxford University’s humanities research centre, TORCH, has announced a new step in its long-term partnership with the German Literature Archive (DLA Marbach) @dlamarbach.bsky.social www.torch.ox.ac.uk/article/a-ne...
A new global partnership for collaboration
www.torch.ox.ac.uk
October 15, 2025 at 9:55 AM
A new and exciting collaboration with our friends at DLA Marbach. Oxford University’s humanities research centre, TORCH, has announced a new step in its long-term partnership with the German Literature Archive (DLA Marbach) @dlamarbach.bsky.social www.torch.ox.ac.uk/article/a-ne...
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
HUMOUR NETWORK: WRITING GROUP MEETINGS
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October 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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