Broadcasting Nations: A History of the BBC German Service

Emily Oliver is Senior Instructor for German at Oxford. She specialises in twentieth-century Anglo-German cultural history, and is currently writing a history of the BBC German Service.

At the roots of our modern world: Paul-Henri Thiry d’Holbach

Ruggero Sciuto is a Junior Research Fellow at Wolfson College who has been working with the Voltaire Foundation on a digital edition of Enlightenment texts.

From Poetry to Thinking Ecologically

Emily McLaughlin’s first book, Yves Bonnefoy and Jean-Luc Nancy. Ontological Performance, came out during lockdown. Since a launch was impossible, we caught up with Emily virtually and asked her a few questions.

A New Look at the Fin-de-Siècle

Dr Marie Kawthar Daouda is a stipendiary lecturer in French at Oriel. To celebrate the publication of her book, L’Anti-Salomé. Représentations de la féminité bienveillante au temps de la Décadence (1850-1910), here is a virtual interview…

Rethinking Modern Greek Studies in the 21st Century

On 31 January – 1 February 2020, a two-day colloquium Modern Greek Studies in the 21st Century: Perspectives and Practices in Cultural Analysis, launched a TORCH International Partnership between the universities of Oxford and Amsterdam.

Petrarch Commentary and Exegesis in Renaissance Italy, c. 1350-1650

Professor Simon Gilson has been running a collaborative project on Petratch commentary and exegesis in Renaissance Italy.

Creating texts at the Taylor Institution Library

Emma Huber, subject librarian for German at the Taylor Institution Library on the Digital Editions Course which has continued running throughout the year.

Saying Good-bye und Auf Wiedersehen to Ambassador Wittig

We are fortunate to entertain excellent relationships with many diplomats who are appointed to positions in the U.K. and come and visit Oxford during their time here.