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World leader in Enlightenment studies, based at the University of Oxford.

Our publications: Voltaire's Complete Works (OCV), Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment (OSE) and much beyond.

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Voltaire Foundation @voltaire.ox.ac.uk · Oct 8
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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📣📣📣 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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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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#Docélec #EnTest jusqu'au 20/11
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Version numérique des 205 vol. des Œuvres complètes de Voltaire.
Elle sera enrichie en 2026 de la correspondance de Voltaire et de ses notes marginales.
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#Littérature #Philosophie #Lumières #18esiecle
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October 27, 2025 at 10:28 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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October 9, 2025 at 3:47 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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We’re happy to say that @voltaire.ox.ac.uk has signed up to receive IP address updates with details of verified changes via theipregistry.org. The Voltaire Foundation will soon be implementing our APIs to automate the process.
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October 21, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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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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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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Dr Zoe Screti and Dr Gillian Pink from the Voltaire Foundation have unearthed an intriguing mystery relating to three Voltaire letters - one that requires analysing the handwriting, folding techniques, and seals of several letters to investigate.

Blog: https://ow.ly/2uVq50XaTRA
October 14, 2025 at 9:10 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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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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Extended deadline!

Call for Papers now open until 20 October.
October 8, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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livunipress.bsky.social Liverpool University Press @livunipress.bsky.social · Sep 10
We are delighted to announce that libraries can now request an early access free trial of Oxford University Voltaire, a new digital scholarly edition from the Voltaire Foundation.

Find out more > bit.ly/oxunivoltaire

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September 10, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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The Voltaire Foundation has signed up to receive IP address updates with details of verified changes via theIPregistry.org. @voltaire.ox.ac.uk is encouraging #libraries to register for FREE access at app.theipregistry.org.

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October 1, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Call for Papers!

A social question before the Social Question – Addressing poverty in the long eighteenth century

Deadline 31 December 2025

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Call for Papers: A social question before the Social Question - Addressing poverty in the long eighteenth century
University of Oxford 22-23 October 2026 A pdf file of this call can be found here. Precariousness and hardships were inescapable features of the life of the lower orders in early modern European…
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September 9, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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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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In 2026, to accompany the digital edition of Voltaire’s complete works (OV: www.ov-vf.com), the Voltaire Foundation will launch Voltaire Iconography – an open-access critically annotated database of visual representations of Voltaire.

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September 11, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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Read all about our new digital edition, Oxford University Voltaire, in the newest blog by our research editors!

And ask your librarian for the free trial!

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Calling all librarians – sign up for Oxford University Voltaire free trial
The Voltaire Foundation and Liverpool University Press are delighted to announce that the new online edition of Voltaire’s complete works, including extensive scholarly apparatus, is now available …
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September 10, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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livunipress.bsky.social Liverpool University Press @livunipress.bsky.social · Sep 10
We are delighted to announce that libraries can now request an early access free trial of Oxford University Voltaire, a new digital scholarly edition from the Voltaire Foundation.

Find out more > bit.ly/oxunivoltaire

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September 10, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Call for Papers!

A social question before the Social Question – Addressing poverty in the long eighteenth century

Deadline 31 December 2025

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Call for Papers: A social question before the Social Question - Addressing poverty in the long eighteenth century
University of Oxford 22-23 October 2026 A pdf file of this call can be found here. Precariousness and hardships were inescapable features of the life of the lower orders in early modern European…
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September 9, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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voltaire.ox.ac.uk Voltaire Foundation @voltaire.ox.ac.uk · Jul 14
Five funded PhD positions (4 years each) at the Politics of Enlightenment research group at IZEA @unihalle.bsky.social! Details here: polight.uni-halle.de/en/five-posi...
September 5, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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CfP: @asecsoffice.bsky.social 2026 Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, April 9-11,2026, for either one of the following two Panels:
1. Archives, Collections, Object Making (sponsored by the Goethe Society) [ID 36]
2. Popularizing the Global [ID 287]
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August 19, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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📝 New Blog Post! 📝

Check out this new @voltaire.ox.ac.uk blog post by Nicholas Cronk, celebrating our recent acquisition of a rare printing of Voltaire's Candide, from 1791.

Read on to learn more about the novel itself and the history of its publication, as well as more details on our new edition!
Reading ‘Candide’ during the French Revolution
The Taylor Institution Library (Bodleian Libraries) has recently acquired a rare printing of Candide dating from the Revolutionary period: this edition of 1791 was not known to the principal biblio…
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September 2, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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New on the blog | 'The making and remaking of the Enlightenment' by Hanna Roman & Olivia Sabee. In this post, the authors reflect on their recent publication in the series and its relevance to the current political climate. Read now: bit.ly/remaking-the-enlightenment 📚 @voltaire.ox.ac.uk #c18
August 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM