OxTalks is Changing
OxTalks will soon move to the new Halo platform and will become 'Oxford Events.' There will be a need for an OxTalks freeze. This was previously planned for Friday 14th November – a new date will be shared as soon as it is available (full details will be available on the Staff Gateway).
In the meantime, the OxTalks site will remain active and events will continue to be published.
If staff have any questions about the Oxford Events launch, please contact halo@digital.ox.ac.uk
The Oxford Seminars in Cartography (TOSCA)
The Oxford Seminars in Cartography are supported by: The Friends of TOSCA / The Bodleian Libraries / The School of Geography and the Environment / The Charles Close Society / Lovell Johns Ltd.
Sessions continue to be virtual, unless otherwise stated.
Further details can be found here: www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/tosca
Or contact Nick Millea: mailto:nick.millea@bodleian.ox.ac.uk or on 01865 287119
Type: Seminar Series
Series organisers:
Nick Millea (Bodleian Library),
Elizabeth Baigent (Wycliffe Hall)
Timing: Thursdays 16:30-18:00 via Zoom Webinar
Web Address:
https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/tosca
Organising department: Bodleian Libraries
Talks:
Wednesday 14 January 2025
TOSCA Field Trip – Mapping the North
Date: 14 January 2026, 16:30 - 18:00
Speaker
:
Charlotta Forss (Stockholm)
Venue Details: In-person only event. Contact nick.millea@bodleian.ox.ac.uk, or 01865 287119, for further details
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 12 February 2025
Map Readings – Lies of the Land: Painted maps in Late Medieval and Early Modern France
Date: 12 February 2026, 16:30 - 18:00
Speaker
s:
Camille Serchuk (Southern Connecticut State University),
In conversation with: Elizabeth Baigent (Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Zoom Webinar
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 12 March 2025
The unique large-format print of the General Map of the Qing Empire by Li Mingche李明徹 (1751–1832) in Göttingen: tracing its cartographical origins and journey to a German university
Date: 12 March 2026, 16:30 - 18:00
Speaker
:
Vera Dorofeeva-Lichtmann (L’École des hautes études en sciences sociales, Paris)
Venue Details: Online via Zoom Webinar
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 4 June 2025
Geography and Catholic censorship in Europe at the end of the sixteenth century
Date: 4 June 2026, 16:30 - 18:00
Speaker
:
Jean-Marc Besse (L’École des hautes études en sciences sociales, Paris)
Venue Details: Online via Zoom Webinar
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 18 June 2025
Ordnance Survey: twenty-first-century National Mapping Agency
Date: 18 June 2026, 16:30 - 18:00
Speaker
:
Nick Bolton (CEO, Ordnance Survey)
Venue Details: Online via Zoom Webinar
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Editors:
Laura Spence,
Belinda Clark