Introduction
Welcome to the fourth issue of The Oxford Polyglot
Introduction
Welcome to the second issue of The Oxford Polyglot.
French Ambassador to the UK, Her Excellency, Madame Hélène Duchêne, honoured the Faculty with a visit.
To mark the panthéonisation of Marc Bloch in 2026, we are delighted to present the exhibition Marc Bloch: Lives, Struggles, Legacies at the Maison Française d’Oxford this term.
According to Condillac, smell is “of all the senses, the one that seems to contribute least to the knowledge of the human mind”. This widely shared conception since the 18th century will be challenged at this interdisciplinary conference.
In conversation with Pierre Bayard: What is detective criticism? To attend this event, please register here: https://www.ticketsource.com/maison-francaise-doxford/t-rzjxgdl Who killed Roger Ackroyd?
Please note that the documentary will be in French with English subtitles, and the Q&A will be in English. Free registration required. https://www.ticketsource.
Raphaëlle Guidée (Université Paris VIII-Vincennes-Saint-Denis) Raphaëlle Guidée is a Professor of Comparative Literature at Paris 8 University and a junior member of the Institut Universitaire de France (IUF).
Professor Catriona Seth's research allowed her to reidentify two portraits by celebrated 18th-century artist Liotard. As a result, we now know what Marie Antoinette looked like at the age of seven in 1762.