Early Modern Central European Seminars (EMCESS)

Seminars will be held on Tuesdays of even weeks at 16:00 in the Gerry Martin Room, Faculty of History, unless otherwise stated.
Type: Seminar Series
Series organisers: Niklas Groschinski (Merton College, Oxford), Louisa Bergold (Oriel College, Oxford), Aaron Larsen (St Hilda's College, Oxford)
Timing: Tuesdays at 16:00 in Weeks 2, 4, 6 & 8
Organising department: Faculty of History

Talks:

Tuesday 6 May 2025

Was Serfdom Good for the Economy? Peasants, Lords, and Markets in Early Modern Bohemia
Date: 6 May 2025, 16:00 - 17:00
Speaker : Sheilagh Ogilvie (All Souls, Oxford)
Venue: History Faculty, George Street OX1 2RL
Venue Details: Gerry Martin Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 21 May 2025

Flooding and drought in early modern central Europe - Health, bodies, emotions
Date: 21 May 2025, 16:00 - 17:00
Speaker : Anna Parker (Institute for Historical Research, University of London)
Venue: History Faculty, George Street OX1 2RL
Venue Details: Gerry Martin Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 3 June 2025

Beyond a Lutheran Plague: Exploring Motivation and Intent in Early Modern Suicide by Proxy
Date: 3 June 2025, 16:00 - 17:00
Speaker : Andreas Berger-Gehringer (Universität Bern)
Venue: History Faculty, George Street OX1 2RL
Venue Details: Gerry Martin Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Monday 9 June 2025

Court Factions and Crown Authority: Contesting the Status of Burgundy within the Holy Roman Empire at the Court of Emperor Friedrich III of Habsburg (Co-convened with the Oxford Court Studies Seminar)
Date: 9 June 2025, 16:30 - 17:30
Speaker : Richard Schlag (Jesus College, Oxford)
Venue: Jesus College, Turl Street OX1 3DW
Venue Details: Memorial Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 17 June 2025

Cows and Commons: An Environmental Approach to Witchcraft Belief in Switzerland
Date: 17 June 2025, 16:00 - 17:00
Speaker s: Aaron Larsen (St Hilda's College, Oxford), Noé Vonlanthen (Lincoln College, Oxford)
Venue: History Faculty, George Street OX1 2RL
Venue Details: Gerry Martin Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

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