Modern British History Seminar (in collaboration with the Oxford Centre for European History)

Seminars will take place on Thursdays at 14:00, in the Faculty of History, George Street, Oxford, unless otherwise stated.

All welcome!
Type: Seminar Series
Series organisers: Matthew Grimley (Merton College), Ben Jackson (University College), Marc Mulholland (St Catherine’s College), Sian Pooley (Magdalen College), William Whyte (St John’s), Aled Davies (Jesus), Faridah Zaman (Somerville), Meleisa Ono-George (Queen's), Joshua Bennett (Lady Margaret Hall)
Timing: Thursdays at 14:00-15:30, unless otherwise stated
Organising department: Faculty of History

Talks:

Thursday 1 May 2025

Growing Up Queer: 1837-1918
Date: 1 May 2025, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker : Hannah Stovin (Oxford)
Venue: History Faculty, George Street OX1 2RL
Venue Details: Rees Davies Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Temperance Women and the Franchise: The New Zealand Women’s Christian Temperance Union, The British Woman’s Temperance Association, and Women’s Suffrage, 1876-1914
Date: 1 May 2025, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker : Danielle Van Dalen (Oxford)
Venue: History Faculty, George Street OX1 2RL
Venue Details: Rees Davies Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

A Life Between "Enigma" and "Influence": Dona Torr Interprets Marx
Date: 1 May 2025, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker : Sam Miller (Oxford)
Venue: History Faculty, George Street OX1 2RL
Venue Details: Rees Davies Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 8 May 2025

Pensions, Poverty, and Policy: Gendered Inequalities in Old Age, 1975–2005
Date: 8 May 2025, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker : Janina Bechtold (Oxford)
Venue: History Faculty, George Street OX1 2RL
Venue Details: Rees Davies Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Prelates as Political Appointees: Ecclesiastical patronage and its consequences for modern Britain, 1977-2009
Date: 8 May 2025, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker : Kyle Siwek (Oxford)
Venue: History Faculty, George Street OX1 2RL
Venue Details: Rees Davies Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 15 May 2025

Edward A. Freeman, History, and "Public Affairs", 1884-1892
Date: 15 May 2025, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker : Gabriel Smith (Oxford)
Venue: History Faculty, George Street OX1 2RL
Venue Details: Rees Davies Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

A Trip to India: Cultural Indophilia, British Hippiedom, and Post-Imperial Memory
Date: 15 May 2025, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker : Robert Taylor (Oxford)
Venue: History Faculty, George Street OX1 2RL
Venue Details: Rees Davies Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 22 May 2025

The Oil Shock, Britain, and the Global Economy, 1973-1976
Date: 22 May 2025, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker : Aled Davies (Oxford)
Venue: History Faculty, George Street OX1 2RL
Venue Details: Colin Matthew Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Editors: Laura Spence, Belinda Clark