Body in History Reading & Discussion Group

An informal reading and discussion group for researchers and students from all disciplines working on the body in history. Each week, we will discuss a piece of historiography and a piece of theory or philosophy, bringing together different approaches to and insights from the study of the body.
Type: Seminar Series
Series organiser: Helena C Aeberli
Timing: Fridays 14:00-15:30, Weeks 1, 3, 5 & 7

Talks:

Friday 2 May 2025

Shame and the Gendered Body
Date: 2 May 2025, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker : Reading and Discussion Group
Venue: History Faculty, George Street OX1 2RL
Venue Details: Colin Matthew Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Friday 16 May 2025

Writing Illness
Date: 16 May 2025, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker : Reading and Discussion Group
Venue: History Faculty, George Street OX1 2RL
Venue Details: Colin Matthew Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Friday 30 May 2025

Sex and Politics
Date: 30 May 2025, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker : Reading and Discussion Group
Venue: History Faculty, George Street OX1 2RL
Venue Details: Colin Matthew Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Friday 13 June 2025

Speaker Event - Learning from the History of the Body
Date: 13 June 2025, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker : Professor Lyndal Roper
Venue: History Faculty, George Street OX1 2RL
Venue Details: Colin Matthew Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Editor: Belinda Clark