Workshop “Utopianism and Early Modern Scientific Collaboration” this week at the Maison Française d’Oxford, organised by Niall Dilucia (NOTCOM). Scholars will explore utopian dimensions of early modern knowledge production and collaborative scientific institutions mfo.web.ox.ac.uk/event/worksh...

Join us for the lecture “Climate change: from a health threat to an opportunity for public health”, part of the Inhabiting the World in the Age of the Anthropocene Lecture Series. 14 May, 5pm With Rémy Slama and Adrien Hallou @kiroxford.bsky.social mfo.web.ox.ac.uk/event/talk-c...

Join us on 12 May at 5pm at the MFO for a talk on “Mitigating Dimensionality and Uncertainty in Systems: A Transition from Classical Control to AI” by Christophe Prieur (CNRS) Chaired by Dong (Lilly) Liu @oxengsci.bsky.social mfo.web.ox.ac.uk/event/mitiga...

Join us for the second session of the Inhabiting the World in the Age of the Anthropocene Lecture Series this term. 5 May, 17:00 Maison Française d’Oxford François Hartog (EHESS) 'From the formation of anthrôpos in ancient Greece to its contemporary dissolution' mfo.web.ox.ac.uk/event/talk-f...

Just getting started with this, & already hearing fantastic papers from @voltaire.ox.ac.uk @glennroe.bsky.social and many more to come + @ruthahnert.bsky.social gives a keynote tomorrow! Happy to be among #c18 people for 2 days 🤩

It's a pleasure to welcome colleagues from the Voltaire Foundation to the MFO for the Digital Enlightenment Studies workshop (30 April–1 May). Exploring 18th-century scholarship through digital methods, with researchers from across Europe & the US. www.mfo.ac.uk/event/voltai...

Rencontre autour de l'ouvrage La Logistique et ses monstres. @MichelPeraldi @DelphineMercier. Organisée par le Groupe Esprit Marseille, La Fabulerie, Marseille. Mercredi 29 Avril 18 h 30. lgentrepot.hypotheses.org @lest-umr-cnrs-amu.bsky.social @mfoxford.bsky.social

We are delighted to announce the upcoming 'Journée Vernant 2026: Society of Gods, Society of Men', taking place on Wednesday 29 and Thursday 30 April 2026 at the Maison Française d’Oxford. More information & the programme are available here: mfo.web.ox.ac.uk/event/journe...

Talk “The Pelicot Trial: What Lessons Can Be Learned?” by Denis Salas (École nationale de la magistrature) Maison Française d’Oxford, 28 April, 5:15 pm Convened by Soazick Kerneis (MFO), the event will be held in French. www.mfo.ac.uk/event/le-pro... @oxfordlawfac.bsky.social

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! mfo.web.ox.ac.uk/event/oxford...

Two upcoming events at the MFO: 9 April, 5pm: Michel Serres, historian of science despite himself with Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent mfo.web.ox.ac.uk/event/michel... 10 April, 9:30am–5:30pm: SHAC Spring Meeting: Remembering Bill Brock mfo.web.ox.ac.uk/event/shac-s... All welcome!

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...

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

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

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. mfo.web.ox.ac.uk/event/whats-...

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

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? 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', 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 [email protected]. mfo.web.ox.ac.uk/event/worksh...

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) 👉https://evenements.lepoint.fr/paris-saclay-summit/programme/

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', 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...

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

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 @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...

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...

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-...

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...

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 reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/calendar/bey...

Final touches with Stéphanie Hubert, for her grand opening tomorrow at the @mfoxford.bsky.social ! Also join us for a conversation on #AI & #photography with Haley Morris-Cafiero, @michaelchristbrown.bsky.social & Stéphanie, from 15h30-18h30. Register here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/maison-franc...

Then, we head over to @mfoxford.bsky.social for a discussion of the collaboration between @michaelchristbrown.bsky.social and @mosababutoha.bsky.social, The Difference Between Bullets and Stones, hosted by @mitalilive.bsky.social More & Registration: www.mfo.ac.uk/event/beyond...

Workshop 'Idols, Methods and the Organisation of Knowledge. A Seminar on De augmentis scientiarum' Maison Française d’Oxford 6–7 November 2025 Join us at the MFO for two days of stimulating discussions! www.mfo.ac.uk/event/worksh...

Book Presentation ‘Nazım Hikmet: The Portrait of the Poet as a Scoundrel’/‘Portrait du poète en salaud’ (Les Argonautes, 2025), tonight 31 October at 5.15pm, at @mfoxford.bsky.social With author Nicolas Élias & Laurent Mignon (St Antony’s College) www.ticketsource.co.uk/maison-franc...)

From 25.10 to 5.12, 'Press The Shutter, Type The Prompt' will be on display at @mfoxford.bsky.social, as part of the Photo Oxford Festival It will showcase 3 artistic projects that explore the intersections of #Truth & #AI Works by Michael Christopher Brown, Haley Morris Cafiero, & Stéphanie Hubert

Book Launch 'Otherwhere Ethnography. An Introduction to Outer Space Studies' (Oxford University Press, 2025) 27 October, 16:00, MFO With editors Istvan Praet (Durham University) & Perig Pitrou (Maison Française d’Oxford) Register here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/maison-franc...

We’re hosting the 2025 Global Forest workshop (13–16 Oct), exploring how land-use change is reshaping forest ecosystems & the societies that depend on them Keynotes by Catherine Parr & Timothy Coulson this afternoon mfo.web.ox.ac.uk/event/global... #GlobalForest #Ecology @gipecofor.bsky.social

www.fetedelascience.fr/voyage-au-co... @lest-umr-cnrs-amu.bsky.social @mfoxford.bsky.social

6 & 7 October 2025, Workshop 'A Choreographic International (16th-21st centuries)' at @mfoxford.bsky.social Find out how dance communities take shape across borders — in institutions, networks, and shared imaginations mfo.web.ox.ac.uk/event/worksh... As part of the ANR 'En Dansant'

Thank you to all who made the 4th MFO DPhil Prize on 25 Sept a success! Congratulations to winner Adrien Causse (Medical Sciences), runner-ups Josephine Durant des Aulnois (Social Sciences) & Louise Rosset (MPLS), and to all participants for their outstanding presentations.

The Maison Française d’Oxford is excited to share its Michaelmas Term 2025 programme: seminars, workshops, conferences, film screenings, and a new exhibition. Browse our full programme of events: www.mfo.ac.uk/sitefiles/pr...

Why does contemporary theory of history neglect digital archival scholarship and how does this affect its understanding of the politics of history? Read about it in my new paper for @tandfresearch.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #digitalhumanities #archives #history #politics