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Koch History Centre Seminars and Events

The Koch History Centre (KHC) provides a new institutional home in Oxford for the pursuit of world-class historical research, and is based jointly in the Faculty of History and Wadham College. A different theme is chosen as the focus for each year, and a cohort of fellows brought to Oxford to work on their own project related to this theme. These fellows can be specialists on subjects across any region or period, and the hope is that they will bring with them a variety of historical methodologies and fields of expertise. The aim of the KHC seminar series is to foster multidisciplinary discussion about different approaches and methods, and as such speakers are asked to give consideration to the broader historiographical implications of their chosen project.

Seminars take place in the OKINAGA ROOM, Wadham College, unless otherwise stated.

The seminars are open to members of the University only, and the lectures are open to the public.

If you have any questions about the seminars or the Centre, please get in touch with Hollie Press at mailto:khc@history.ox.ac.uk
Type: None
Timing: Wednesdays, 16:15, Okinaga Room, Wadham College, and online via Microsoft Teams
Web Address: https://www.history.ox.ac.uk/koch-history-centre
Organising department: Faculty of History

Talks:

Wednesday 25 February 2026

Christians, Jews, and Muslims' resistance to the Spanish Monarchs in 15th c. Malaga
Date: 25 February 2026, 16:15 - 17:15
Speaker : Celine Dauverd
Venue: Wadham College, Parks Road OX1 3PN
Venue Details: Okinaga Room, and online via Microsoft Teams
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 4 March 2026

Koch History Centre Lecture: Church, State and Hierarchy
Date: 4 March 2026, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker : David d'Avray
Venue: Radcliffe Observatory,
Venue Details: Room 00.063, Schwarzman Centre
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 11 March 2026

From Sacrifice to Creation: Two Paradigms of Indian Political Thought
Date: 11 March 2026, 16:15 - 17:15
Speaker : Salmoli Choudhuri
Venue: Wadham College, Parks Road OX1 3PN
Venue Details: Okinaga Room, and online via Microsoft Teams
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Editors: Laura Spence, Belinda Clark