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Avi Lifschitz

@diderotesque.bsky.social

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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Voltaire Foundation@voltaire.ox.ac.uk · 4w ago

Our colleagues at IZEA, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle, are recruiting for five doctoral research positions in the research group 'Politik der Aufklärung'/'Politics of Enlightenment'! voltaire.ox.ac.uk/news-item/op...

Opportunities: Five positions as doctoral research associates (m-f-d), Research Training Group “Politics of Enlightenment” (Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany)

The Interdisciplinary Centre for European Enlightenment Studies (IZEA) at Martin-Luther-University HalleWittenberg is offering 5 part time (65%) positions as part of the “Politics of the…

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Maison Française d'Oxford@mfoxford.bsky.social · last mo.

Our annual Garden Party was the perfect finale to three wonderful days celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Maison Française d'Oxford. Special thanks to Jimmy Symonds for capturing the occasion so beautifully. mfo.web.ox.ac.uk/article/gard... Here's to the next chapter!

A Garden Party to Remember: Celebrating 80 Years of the Maison Française d'Oxford

On Saturday 27 June, we concluded our celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the Maison Française d'Oxford (1946-2026) with our annual Garden Party and the opening of a new exhibition dedicated to th...

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Jim Wald@citizenwald.bsky.social · 2mo ago

20 June 1789, Tennis Court Oath: Members of the Third Estate, meeting in Versailles, declare themselves the National Assembly, vowing "not to separate, & to reassemble wherever circumstances require, until the constitution...is established"

mural depicting the moment of the oath, after the work of Jacques Louis David: President of the Assembly Jean Sylvain Bailly, in center, with arm raised, leads in the oath. Other deputies on both sides raise their arms in salute and agreementmarble sculptor of Bailly with arm raised, swearing oath; at rear, pedimented doorway with the inscription: ils l'avaient juré, ils ont accompli leur serment (they swore it, they fulfilled their oath)
BSECS@bsecs.bsky.social · 2mo ago

IT'S TIME! The #CFP for #BSECS2027 has been released! This year's theme is 'Artifice and Authenticity'. The deadline for submissions is the 15 September 2026. The conference will by the 6-8 January 2027 @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social #18thC #skystorians 🗃️ www.bsecs.org.uk/conferences/...

BSECS Annual Conference

BSECS Annual Conference: the annual meeting of the British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies is Europe's largest and most prestigious annual conference

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Koch History Centre@khc-oxford.bsky.social · 2mo ago

What place has religion in politics? Join us as Prof Mark Goldie reconsiders the thought of John Locke, challenging familiar assumptions about religion, toleration, and public life. 17:00 Wed 10th June Room 00.063 Schwarzman Centre Followed by a drinks reception. Registration: khc.web.ox.ac.uk

Mark Goldie (Cambridge), John Locke and the non-separation of Church and State
Voltaire Foundation@voltaire.ox.ac.uk · 3mo ago

CANCELLED Unfortunately, we have to cancel this session of the Enlightenment Workshop, tomorrow, 20 May. But to come to Patrick Spero's talk on 28 May! www.voltaire.ox.ac.uk/event/patric...

Voltaire Foundation@voltaire.ox.ac.uk · 3mo ago

We have several exciting events this month! In order: This week Wednesday, 20 May, 5pm, our Enlightenment Workshop welcomes Jessica Patterson (Trinity College, Cambridge), who speaks on Empire and the Idea of the Constitution in Enlightenment Political Thought www.voltaire.ox.ac.uk/event/enligh...

Dinah Rose KC@dinahrose.bsky.social · 3mo ago

This event at the Magdalen Grove auditorium on 11 June is going to be quite something. Three artists responding to 100 newly-discovered lines from lost plays by Euripides... www.magd.ox.ac.uk/events/stori...

Stories from the Sands - Magdalen College

In 2024, an astonishing discovery was made. An Egyptian archaeological team, excavating an ancient necropolis, uncovered a papyrus containing nearly 100 lines from lost plays by the Greek playwright E...

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Voltaire Foundation@voltaire.ox.ac.uk · 3mo ago

We have several exciting events this month! In order: This week Wednesday, 20 May, 5pm, our Enlightenment Workshop welcomes Jessica Patterson (Trinity College, Cambridge), who speaks on Empire and the Idea of the Constitution in Enlightenment Political Thought www.voltaire.ox.ac.uk/event/enligh...

Enlightenment Workshop: Empire and the Idea of the Constitution in Enlightenment Political Thought

20 May Jessica Patterson (Trinity College, Cambridge) Empire and the Idea of the Constitution in Enlightenment Political Thought New College…

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Voltaire Foundation@voltaire.ox.ac.uk · 3mo ago

TODAY, 5pm, New College: Keith Michael Baker (Stanford) discusses his magisterial biography of Marat (press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...). Commentators: Charles Walton (Warwick) and Sofía Sanabria de Felipe (Oxford). All welcome!

Jean-Paul Marat

A landmark biography of one of the most notorious and controversial protagonists of the French Revolution—Jean-Paul Marat.   Who better to pen an authoritative biography of Jean-Paul Marat (1743–93) t...

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Voltaire Foundation@voltaire.ox.ac.uk · 3mo ago

Don’t miss this term‘s programme of our Enlightenment Workshop! Info here: www.voltaire.ox.ac.uk/home/researc...

Sheilagh Ogilvie@sheilaghogilvie.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The University of Oxford is advertising a 1-year Departmental Lectureship in Economic and Social History to be held in the Faculty of History from 1 Oct 2026 to 30 Sep 2027. Applications close 27 May 2026. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRL580/d...

Departmental Lectureship in Economic and Social History at University of Oxford

Apply now for the Departmental Lectureship in Economic and Social History role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.

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Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies at York@cecs-york.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We’re very pleased to share news of this research fellowship position, working with our wonderful CECS / English Literature colleague Prof Mary Fairclough @maryfairclough.bsky.social on the collected works of Mary Wollstonecraft: 🔗 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRL782/r...

Research Fellowship: The Collected Works of Mary Wollstonecraft at University of York

Explore an exciting academic career as a Research Fellowship: The Collected Works of Mary Wollstonecraft. Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.

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