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Ève Morisi, Professor of Literatures in French and Political Humanities, was recently interviewed by the BBC World Service about the National Library of France's acquisition of the complete archives of Albert Camus (1913-1960), one of most prominent write
The first full-scale production on the stage at the Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities is Headlong’s radical reimagining of Karel Čapek’s ‘robot play’, R.U.R., which was first performed in 1920 and brought Czech literature to the world.
Professor Catriona Seth was Andrew McGregor's 'expert guest' for BBC Radio 3's broadcast of "The Marriage of Figaro" from the Royal Opera House Covent Garden.
The conference 'E. T. A.
Prof. Karen Leeder was delighted to fly the flag for UK German Studies at a special event at the Goethe Institute to mark the move of the DAAD into the Goethe Institute in London on 30th June 2026. Pleased to see so many colleagues too.
The 2027 Bukhman International Booker Prize committee has been announced. The panel includes the writer, translator and Oxford Professor of French and Comparative Literature, Patrick McGuinness.
Imagine being a school pupil charged with awarding a prize to a contemporary novelist. That is the idea behind the Schools' Laureate.
Dr Vaysman will be joining a cohort of fellows from more than twenty countries, who will work with mentors and collaborators across all of the Schools within the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, and beyond.
Dame Emma Walmsley, who read Classics and Modern Languages as an undergraduate, was awarded an honorary degree by the University of Oxford at the annual Encaenia ceremony in the Sheldonian.
Congratulations to the Maison Française d'Oxford which is 80 this year. The MFO, in Norham Gardens is well-known to students in French and beyond.
On 22 June 2026, the faculty hosted a symposium, bringing together historians and literary scholars to celebrate Professor Tom Earle's 80th birthday.
Doctoral student Aditi Gupta was invited to speak at the plenary Session of the Académie des Beaux-Arts
Six students have been awarded funding to develop creative projects during their Year Abroad in a German-speaking country. The scheme supports creative, cultural, and research-based projects developed during students’ year abroad.
We are delighted to share that the Queen’s Translation Exchange (QTE) has been recognised with a prestigious Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Local Community Engagement.
In December 2025, we launched our annual Flash Fiction competitions, which closed at the end of March.
Prof Claire Williams is on BBC Radio 4's 'In Our Time' programme on 11 June, discussing the great Brazilian author Machado de Assis.
Professor Catriona Seth has been elected to the Académie des Sciences, Belles-Lettres et Arts de Rouen
Applications are invited for grants to support creative projects with a German theme, to be undertaken alongside the main activities of the Year Abroad.
