TORCH The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities
@torchoxford2013.bsky.social
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 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 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
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
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.
TORCH has a fabulous new home! @torchoxford.bsky.social @engfac.bsky.social @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social @oxmusicfaculty.bsky.social www.schwarzmancentre.ox.ac.uk
October 1, 2025 at 11:55 AM
TORCH has a fabulous new home! @torchoxford.bsky.social @engfac.bsky.social @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social @oxmusicfaculty.bsky.social www.schwarzmancentre.ox.ac.uk
The Schwarzman Centre, located at the heart of the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter @oxhumanities.bsky.social
is the new home for TORCH from October 2025. We look forward to welcoming you to our new home!
is the new home for TORCH from October 2025. We look forward to welcoming you to our new home!
July 2, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The Schwarzman Centre, located at the heart of the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter @oxhumanities.bsky.social
is the new home for TORCH from October 2025. We look forward to welcoming you to our new home!
is the new home for TORCH from October 2025. We look forward to welcoming you to our new home!
Join us for a one day interdisciplinary postgraduate workshop on Friday 6 June, 9am-5pm.
June 4, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Join us for a one day interdisciplinary postgraduate workshop on Friday 6 June, 9am-5pm.
TORCH Book at Lunchtime: Historic Event! Patrick McGuinness: Ghost Stations. The last in the Radcliffe Humanities Building! Wednesday 28 May. 12.30pm. Last Lunch @oxunistudents.bsky.social @oxhumanities.bsky.social @torchoxford.bsky.social
torch.ox.ac.uk/event/book-a...
torch.ox.ac.uk/event/book-a...
May 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
TORCH Book at Lunchtime: Historic Event! Patrick McGuinness: Ghost Stations. The last in the Radcliffe Humanities Building! Wednesday 28 May. 12.30pm. Last Lunch @oxunistudents.bsky.social @oxhumanities.bsky.social @torchoxford.bsky.social
torch.ox.ac.uk/event/book-a...
torch.ox.ac.uk/event/book-a...
Join us on Monday 19 May at 1.15pm on Script, Language, and the Making of Identities in Syro-Anatolian Communities, Speaker: Nathan Lovejoy, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia @oxhumanities.bsky.social @wolfsoncollegeoxford6939
Details: tinyurl.com/2mjj8e5d
Details: tinyurl.com/2mjj8e5d
May 16, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Join us on Monday 19 May at 1.15pm on Script, Language, and the Making of Identities in Syro-Anatolian Communities, Speaker: Nathan Lovejoy, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia @oxhumanities.bsky.social @wolfsoncollegeoxford6939
Details: tinyurl.com/2mjj8e5d
Details: tinyurl.com/2mjj8e5d
Book Launch: Tourette’s Syndrome, Stigma, and Society’s Jests on Fri 9 May at 12.30pm. Speaker and the Co-Author of the Book: Dr Melina Malli. Book your place here: tinyurl.com/h29kj6eu
May 2, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Book Launch: Tourette’s Syndrome, Stigma, and Society’s Jests on Fri 9 May at 12.30pm. Speaker and the Co-Author of the Book: Dr Melina Malli. Book your place here: tinyurl.com/h29kj6eu
The next session of the TORCH Neurodiversity Network Reading Group will take place on Mon 19 May at 4pm online. Join us to read M. Remi Yergeau's book, which was the winner of the 2019 Rhetoric Society of America Book Award. book here: tinyurl.com/4rwntk3d @dukepress.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
May 2, 2025 at 10:53 AM
The next session of the TORCH Neurodiversity Network Reading Group will take place on Mon 19 May at 4pm online. Join us to read M. Remi Yergeau's book, which was the winner of the 2019 Rhetoric Society of America Book Award. book here: tinyurl.com/4rwntk3d @dukepress.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
Dear All, We are currently experiencing technical difficulties with the TORCH mailbox. Please contact the network officers directly today if you've any queries. Thank you for your understanding. Kind regards, TORCH Team
February 28, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Dear All, We are currently experiencing technical difficulties with the TORCH mailbox. Please contact the network officers directly today if you've any queries. Thank you for your understanding. Kind regards, TORCH Team
@oxscandistudies.bsky.social is pleased to present the second lecture of its Hilary Term Lecture Series on this Friday, 21 Feb 10.30am. Speaker: Dr Minna Jeffery, Junior Research Fellow at @ox.ac.uk All welcome. Find out more here: tinyurl.com/n6akk5fd @leifhammer.bsky.social
February 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
@oxscandistudies.bsky.social is pleased to present the second lecture of its Hilary Term Lecture Series on this Friday, 21 Feb 10.30am. Speaker: Dr Minna Jeffery, Junior Research Fellow at @ox.ac.uk All welcome. Find out more here: tinyurl.com/n6akk5fd @leifhammer.bsky.social
TORCH Talks. In January 2025 TORCH launched TORCH TALKS.
The new series is debating some of the most urgent and topical issues of our time from a cross-disciplinary perspective.
There are 3 TORCH Talks coming up!
Everyone is welcome and lunch will be provided.
torch.ox.ac.uk/torch-talks
The new series is debating some of the most urgent and topical issues of our time from a cross-disciplinary perspective.
There are 3 TORCH Talks coming up!
Everyone is welcome and lunch will be provided.
torch.ox.ac.uk/torch-talks
February 11, 2025 at 1:56 PM
TORCH Talks. In January 2025 TORCH launched TORCH TALKS.
The new series is debating some of the most urgent and topical issues of our time from a cross-disciplinary perspective.
There are 3 TORCH Talks coming up!
Everyone is welcome and lunch will be provided.
torch.ox.ac.uk/torch-talks
The new series is debating some of the most urgent and topical issues of our time from a cross-disciplinary perspective.
There are 3 TORCH Talks coming up!
Everyone is welcome and lunch will be provided.
torch.ox.ac.uk/torch-talks
We are delighted to announce our new student network, the Political Essay Group. Their first reading group session is running today, 7 Feb 4.30pm at TORCH. Find out more here. tinyurl.com/3ar775pj All welcome. @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social @politicsoxford.bsky.social
February 7, 2025 at 10:57 AM
We are delighted to announce our new student network, the Political Essay Group. Their first reading group session is running today, 7 Feb 4.30pm at TORCH. Find out more here. tinyurl.com/3ar775pj All welcome. @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social @politicsoxford.bsky.social
Join us on Thurs 6 Feb at midday for a lecture on The Minotaur's Maze: Encountering Neurodivergence in Classics. Speaker: Cora Beth Fraser #OpenUniversity. Register here: tinyurl.com/4uxaftxz. @neurodiverseox
January 31, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Join us on Thurs 6 Feb at midday for a lecture on The Minotaur's Maze: Encountering Neurodivergence in Classics. Speaker: Cora Beth Fraser #OpenUniversity. Register here: tinyurl.com/4uxaftxz. @neurodiverseox
Join us on Wed 5 Feb 9am-3pm for a Medical Humanities Interdisciplinary Workshop that explores the ethical, social, legal and practical issues related to pregnancy decisions following a positive (abnormal) finding from a prenatal test. Free, register here: tinyurl.com/bdherymd
January 30, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Join us on Wed 5 Feb 9am-3pm for a Medical Humanities Interdisciplinary Workshop that explores the ethical, social, legal and practical issues related to pregnancy decisions following a positive (abnormal) finding from a prenatal test. Free, register here: tinyurl.com/bdherymd
TORCH Book at Lunchtime: The Book Makers. Wednesday 5 February. "This is a triumphant and seductive story" torch.ox.ac.uk/event/book-a...
January 28, 2025 at 2:08 PM
TORCH Book at Lunchtime: The Book Makers. Wednesday 5 February. "This is a triumphant and seductive story" torch.ox.ac.uk/event/book-a...