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Koch History Centre Seminars
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.
These seminars are free and open to all.
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: Seminar Series
Timing: Wednesdays, 16:15, Seminar Room 4, 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 22 October 2025
The Opus Dei: from an obscure spiritual sect to a global ideological apparatus
Date: 22 October 2025, 16:15 - 17:15
Speaker
:
Daniel Gunnar Kressel
Venue: Wadham College, Parks Road OX1 3PN
Venue Details: Seminar Room 4, and online via Microsoft Teams
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Wednesday 5 November 2025
Difference at the Margin: Religion and Race in the History of the Middle East
Date: 5 November 2025, 16:15 - 17:15
Speaker
:
Henry Clements
Venue: Wadham College, Parks Road OX1 3PN
Venue Details: Seminar Room 4, and online via Microsoft Teams
Organisers:
TBA
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TBA
Wednesday 19 November 2025
Coca-Cola – a Religious History?
Date: 19 November 2025, 16:15 - 17:15
Speaker
:
Uta Balbier
Venue: Wadham College, Parks Road OX1 3PN
Venue Details: Seminar Room 4, and online via Microsoft Teams
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
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Wednesday 3 December 2025
People as property? Captivity and conflict in medieval Iberia
Date: 3 December 2025, 16:15 - 17:15
Speaker
:
Teresa Witcombe
Venue: Wadham College, Parks Road OX1 3PN
Venue Details: Seminar Room 4, and online via Microsoft Teams
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Editors:
Laura Spence,
Belinda Clark
