28 April, 17:15, Maison Française d’Oxford
‘Le procès Pelicot : quels enseignements’, a talk by Denis Salas (in French). All welcome

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The Oxford Graduate Medieval Conference 2026, “Sounds and Silence”, takes place at the Maison Française d’Oxford from 23–24 April 2026.

We look forward to two days of engaging discussions!
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Two upcoming events at the MFO:

9 April, 5pm: Michel Serres, historian of science despite himself
with Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent
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10 April, 9:30am–5:30pm: SHAC Spring Meeting: Remembering Bill Brock
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All welcome!

‘The Renaissance on Board, Really? Revisiting Jean and Raoul Parmentier’s Mythified Voyage to Sumatra in 1529’ Romain Bertrand (Sciences Po/CERi)

The Renaissance on Board, Really?

Join us on 20 March at 12.30pm for a talk by Romain Bertrand (Sciences Po/CERI).

This presentation will challenge long-held myths about French exploration and question the idea of “Renaissance culture” at sea.

www.mfo.ac.uk/event/renais...

Children’s Week A week exploring new frontiers, infant cognition, emotions, and care, including the history of children’s health, while rethinking classic themes such as work, children’s art and literature, and natur...

The MFO Children's Week still has a series of talks lined up that you won’t want to miss!

Today (11 March) at 5pm w/ Hannah Stovin & Charlotte Canizo (Oxford Centre for the History of Childhood)

Tomorrow (12 March) at 5pm on the Anthropology of Babies w/ Natacha Collomb

As part of the 5th edition of the Choix Goncourt UK, we recorded a series of conversations w/ Nathacha Appanah, Caroline Lamarche, and Laurent Mauvignier (and we hope to add Emmanuel Carrère)

We are publishing the videos over the next 2 weeks, starting w/ Nathacha Appanah youtu.be/M6N0Gd0uz_k?...

'From Utopia to Politics: Brutalist Architecture in France’s Working-Class Neighbourhoods'

Please join us for the joint book presentation of Brutalist Paris' (Nigel Green & Robin Wilson) & 'Streetologie' (Ulysse Rabaté).
Chair: Martine Drozdz (MFO)
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A grey brick wall of the Maison Francaise building, with 'Maison Francaise' written in iron letters. A flowerbed of greenery is in front of it.

The interior of the Maison Francaise. The ceiling is unique, wood-panelled with square skylights. There are wooden bookcases full of books, small wooden ladders by the shelves, and a display table full of contemporary French literature.

Did you know there's another library focusing on French literature in Oxford? 📚

Let's talk about our lovely neighbours at the Maison Française d'Oxford! @mfoxford.bsky.social

#TopTipsThursTAY

Shelves and the new books table at the Maison Francaise

A bookshelf, a front-facing display of new books, and a photography exhibit, at the Maison Francaise

All in all, @mfoxford.bsky.social is a hidden gem in Oxford, perfect for researchers, students, and anyone who wants to relax surrounded by French literature.

If you visit, say hello from us!

As part of Francophonie Month, join us for a screening of Le dernier Canadien français (French with English subtitles).
Wine reception from 7pm, film at 8pm. All welcome!

www.ticketsource.co.uk/maison-franc...

‘What’s on a Vase? When French Feminism Meets Chinese Art’
25 February 5pm, Maison Française d'Oxford

Please join us for an engaging interdisciplinary conversation exploring how French feminist philosophy sheds new light on Chinese art and material culture.

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Workshop ‘Beyond the Body of the Church: Formalisations of Social Ideas in Medieval Christianity’

23 February at @mfoxford.bsky.social
Convened by Carlo Emilio Biuzzi (EPHE)

👉 Download the programme here mfo.web.ox.ac.uk/sitefiles/af...

As part of the Observatory podcast series, the NOTCOM Team has produced two new episodes. Check them out:

- 'Green sickness, the disease of virgins' with Úna Faller
notcom.hypotheses.org/6657

- 'Se battre en philosophie' avec @heleneleblanc.bsky.social
notcom.hypotheses.org/6991

Se battre en philosophie – avec Hélène Leblanc Pour ce nouvel épisode, nous recevons Hélène Leblanc (FPSE – Université de Genève & IHRIM – ENS de Lyon) qui nous parle du statut du combat à l’épée, et notamment l’escrime, en histoire de...

Closing my stay as an invited researcher at the Maison Française d’Oxford, I was interviewed yesterday on the #NOTCOM project podcast: notcom.hypotheses.org/6991
#historyofphilosophy #historyoffencing
@mfoxford.bsky.social

‘Is medieval biblical exegesis a form of totemism? An examination of analogical-social thinking in Moralised Bibles’ Antoine Destemberg (MFO), as part of the ‘Perspectives from the MFO’ Lecture Series

Is medieval biblical exegesis a form of totemism?

Tonight at 5 pm, @adestemberg.bsky.social (MFO) explores analogical-social thinking in the 'Bibles moralisées' (13th–15th c.) at the Maison Française d’Oxford, as part of the Perspectives from the MFO series.

mfo.web.ox.ac.uk/event/mediev...

Last week, I was in the UK for the launch of my #novel #VeniceRequiem, tr. by @rosschwa.bsky.social @hoperoadpublish.bsky.social. Many thanks to @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social @mfoxford.bsky.social @bricklanebookshop.bsky.social, Veranda Books, L. St Aubin de Terán, J. Hiddleston, R. Vince & others!

Workshop 'Tschirnhaus: Invention, Logic, and Medicine of the Mind' Convened by Mogens Laerke and Michael Jaworzyn (CNRS, IHRIM/MFO) As part of the NOTCOM ERC Project

Workshop 'Tschirnhaus: Invention, Logic, and Medicine of the Mind', 4 February 14:00 to 17:00
in-person, at the Maison Française, and on Zoom

If you would like to attend online, please email amelie.berger-soraruff@mfo.ac.uk.

mfo.web.ox.ac.uk/event/worksh...

ERC Project 'NOTCOM' The Common Notion. Science and Consensus in the Seventeenth Century

Very happy to be in #Oxford as an invited researcher at the Maison Française d'Oxford. I will be a collaborator in the ERC NOTCOM : a philosophical study of common notions, collective inquiry, and dissemination strategies in 17th c. natural science #historyofphilosophy #earlymodern

Au #ParisSaclaySummit 2026, les chercheurs et chercheuses du #CNRS participent à éclairer les débats sur les enjeux sociétaux d'aujourd'hui et de demain.

📅 18-19 février 2026
📍 Gif-sur-Yvette (91)

Programme et inscriptions (gratuit)
👉evenements.lepoint.fr/paris-saclay-summit/prog...

How the Space of the Brain Shapes the Mind
5 Feb, 17:00, Maison Française d’Oxford

Daniel Margulies explores how the structure of the brain shapes the way we think and experience the world.

Part of French Sciences in Oxford: Cross-Channel Conversations. Chaired by Prof William James

'AI in Quebec Newsrooms: Prudence Over Hype' by Colette Brin (Université Laval/Reuters Institute for Journalism) Moderation: Felix Simon (Oxford Internet Institute (OII))

'AI in Quebec Newsrooms: Prudence Over Hype', at 5pm on 28 Jan, at the MFO

Colette Brin (@ulaval.ca @reutersinstitute.bsky.social) & Felix Simon (@oii.ox.ac.uk) will discuss findings from a Quebec government–commissioned study on AI adoption in journalism
mfo.web.ox.ac.uk/event/ai-que...

Book Presentation: 'Venice Requiem' by Khalid Lyamlahy, translated by Ros Schwartz With author Khalid Lyamlahy (University of Chicago) and translator Ros Schwartz I Chaired by: Jane Hiddleston (Exeter)

Friends & Colleagues in Oxford: @rosschwa.bsky.social and I will be presenting my #novel "Venice Requiem" @hoperoadpublish.bsky.social on Friday 6 Feb. 5:15pm at @mfoxford.bsky.social. We will be in conversation with Jane Hiddleston @exeter.ox.ac.uk mfo.web.ox.ac.uk/event/book-p... #VeniceRequiem

International workshop 'Between Techniques, Politics, and Memory: The Identification of Dead Bodies of Violence (19th–21th Century)' Convened by Taline Garibian (University of Geneva) & Benoît Pouget (Sciences Po Aix, Mesopolhis)

On 22 & 23.01, the workshop 'Between Techniques, Politics, & Memory: The Identification of Dead Bodies of Violence (19th–21th Century)' brings together researchers with an interest in past and present practices of identification in the context of mass violence

mfo.web.ox.ac.uk/event/intern...

La logistique et ses monstres : Entre conteneur, code-barre et livreur - En attendant Nadeau Delphine Mercier et Michel Peraldi mènent une enquête documentée sur la logistique des porte-conteneurs qui nous abreuvent.

@La Logistique et ses Monstres @Editions du Croquant
www.en-attendant-nadeau.fr/2025/12/16/e...
@lest-umr-cnrs-amu.bsky.social @mfoxford.bsky.social

We are thrilled to announce 'Brutalist Imaginaries: Radical Architectures of Oxford and Paris', an exhibition at the Maison Française d’Oxford, launching the MFO’s 80th anniversary celebrations.

Special opening: 23 Jan, 6pm. Register here:
www.ticketsource.co.uk/maison-franc...

Symposium ‘Exercises in Early Modern Thought: Philosophy, Arts, Science, Theology, Politics’ With the support of the NOTCOM ERC Project

Join the Symposium ‘Exercises in Early Modern Thought: Philosophy, Arts, Science, Theology, Politics’
19 - 21 November 2025, Maison Française d’Oxford & All Souls College
A #NOTCOM @erc.europa.eu Project

www.mfo.ac.uk/event/sympos...

Poster with an image of a French manuscript, and the following text: French Studies Library Group (FSLG) One Day Conference Open To All. Languages and literatures of the Francophone world in libraries and archives. Friday 21st November 2025, 11am - 5:30pm, Maison Française d'Oxford. Lunch, coffee and tea provided free but we ask participants to subscribe to FSLG. £15, £10 student / retired discount.

Calling all French language and literature enthusiasts!🥐📚

Visit @mfoxford.bsky.social this Friday for an exciting one-day conference: 'Languages and literatures of the Francophone world in libraries and archives'

Full details here: mfo.web.ox.ac.uk/event/study-...

Critical Digital Humanities

Join us at our first Critical Digital Humanities discussion, where we will explore @goran-gaber.bsky.social's recent paper Mind the gap: On archival politics and historical theory in the digital age.

More & registration: digitalscholarship.web.ox.ac.uk/event/critic...

#digitalhumanities

Today, from 4pm, join us for a conversation hosted by Mitali Mukherjee on @michaelchristbrown.bsky.social’s current collaboration with Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha, 'The Difference Between Bullets and Stones'.

@reutersinstitute.bsky.social

Register now: www.ticketsource.co.uk/maison-franc...

Beyond breaking news

Join us as award-winning photographer and filmmaker @michaelchristbrown.bsky.social speaks with @mitalilive.bsky.social about his upcoming project The Difference Between Bullets and Stones.

🗓️ Weds 5 Nov, 16:00
📍 @mfoxford.bsky.social and Zoom

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