TORCH | The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities

The University of Oxford is home to an impressive range and depth of research activities in the Humanities. TORCH | The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities is a major new initiative that seeks to build on this heritage and to stimulate and support research that transcends disciplinary and institutional boundaries. Here we feature some of the networks and programmes, as well as recordings of events, and offer insights into the research that they make possible.

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Episode	Description	People	Date
Interview with Michael Docherty	We catch up with Cancer Research UK's Director of Digital on fundraising in the digital age.	Michael Docherty	3 August, 2015
Fundraising through Digital	Michael Docherty (Cancer Research UK) on how clicktivists, slacktivists and hacktivists are helping us beat cancer sooner.	Michael Docherty	3 August, 2015
Callaloo Creative Writing Reading by Vievee Francis	Vievee reads poetry from her collection 'Forest Primeval'	Vievee Francis	24 July, 2015
Callaloo Creative Writing Reading by Maaza Mengiste	Maaza reads from her novel dealing with the Italian invasion of Ethiopia during the early days of the Second World War	Maaza Mengiste	24 July, 2015
Callaloo Literary Lecture and Reading by Fred d'Aguiar	Fred reads fiction and poems about his childhood in Guyana, remembering his father, and slavery	Fred d'Aguair	24 July, 2015
The Unspeakability of Trauma, the Unspeakability of Joy: The Pursuit of the Real at the Turn of the Twenty-first Century	A lecture by Amy Hollywood with response from Kate Kirkpatrick and Johannes Depnering.	Amy Hollywood, Kate Kirkpatrick, Johannes Depnering	18 June, 2015
Henry Adams, Henry James, and Minnie Temple: The Pursuit of the Real at the Turn of the 20th Century	A lecture by Amy Hollywood.	Amy Hollywood	18 June, 2015
The Real, the True, and Critique: Mysticism in the Study of Religion	A lecture by Amy Hollywood with response from Vincent Gillespie and Joana Serrado.	Amy Hollywood, Vincent Gillespie, Joana Serrado, Kate Kilpatrick	18 June, 2015
Phenomenology and Health	A highlights video from the one-day conference	Andrew Papanikitas, Anna Kirkengen	15 June, 2015
Suffering History: Phenomenology at the Intersection of Disease and Illness	A presentation by Austin Argentieri.	Austin Argentieri	10 June, 2015
Leviathan and the Air Pump: Highlights	Historians of Science David Wootton and Michael Hunter review the controversial book 50 years on	Ritchie Robertson, David Wootton, Michael Hunter	28 May, 2015
Rubble Flora: Volker Braun Poetry Reading	The German poet gives a special reading of old and new work and answers questions with David Constantine and Karen Leeder.	Volker Braun, David Constantine, Karen Leeder	20 May, 2015
Theatre and Evolution from Ibsen to Beckett	An interdisciplinary discussion of Kirsten Shepherd-Barr's book	Kirsten Shepherd-Barr, Michael Billington, Morten Kringlebach, Laura Marcus	20 May, 2015
Aristotle on Perceiving Objects	A discussion of Anna Marmodoro's book	Anna Marmodoro, Ophelia Deroy, Richard Sorabji, Rowland Stout	14 May, 2015
Light in Germany: Scenes from an Unknown Enlightenment	A discussion of Jim Reed's book	Jim Reed, Joachim Whaley, Kevin Hilliard, Ritchie Robertson	12 May, 2015
Leviathan and the Air Pump: Thirty Years On	The historian of science David Wootton reviews the controversial dispute between Robert Boyle and Thomas Hobbes, followed by a reply from Boyle's biographer Michael Hunter	Ritchie Robertson, David Wootton, Michael Hunter	12 May, 2015
Wildlife in the Anthropocene: Conservation after Nature	An interdisciplinary discussion of Jamie Lorimer's book	Jamie Lorimer, William Beinart, Daniel Grimley, Nikolaj Lübecker	6 May, 2015
That Other Place: Art and Alzheimer's	A short video about a recent exhibition of photography and film	Helen Statham, Victoria McGuinness, Nicola Onions	28 April, 2015
Humanities and Science: Representing Science	An interdisciplinary discussion exploring the many possible approaches to representing science through the arts, as well as potential challenges	Kirsten Shepherd-Barr, Heidi Johansen-Berg, Jason Gaiger, Annie Cattrell, Dan O'Connor	17 March, 2015
The Perfect Theory: A Century of Geniuses and the Battle over General Relativity	A discussion exploring Pedro Ferreira's book	Pedro Ferreira, Harvey Brown, Alex Butterworth, Javier Lezaun, Xenia de la Ossa.	16 March, 2015
Humanities and Science: Culture and Technology	An interdisciplinary discussion exploring culture’s interaction with technology	Maria Blanco, Fritz Vollrath, Andrew Wilson, Lionel Tarassenko, Gregory Radick	16 March, 2015
Observing by Hand: Sketching the Nebulae in the Nineteenth Century	A discussion of Omar Nasim's book	Omar Nasim, Stephen Johnston, Martin Kemp, Chris Lintott	16 March, 2015
Oxford University International Women's Day 2015	Feminists, acadeamics and journalists reflect on feminism's achievements and future path.	Selina Todd, Senia Paseta, Melissa Benn, Trudy Coe, Caroline Criado-Perez, Imaobong Umoren	16 March, 2015
Wayne McGregor: Neuroscience and Dance	Wayne McGregor (Director, Random Dance) talks about his choreographic practice with Dr Phil Barnard, (MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge) and Eckhard Thiemann (Arts Producer).	Wayne McGregor, Phil Barnard, Eckhard Thiemann	16 March, 2015
Faith and Wisdom in Science	A Book at Lunchtime discussion with Tom McLeish, Sally Shuttleworth, John Christie and Ard A. Louis	Tom McLeish, Sally Shuttleworth, John Christie, Ard Louis	19 February, 2015
Humanities and Science: Randomness and Order	An interdisciplinary discussion exploring the role of randomness and order in physics, probability, history and music.	Ian Walmsley, Jonathan Cross, Alison Etheridge, Chris Wickham	18 February, 2015
The Stressed Sex: Uncovering the Truth About Men, Women, and Mental Health	An interdisciplinary panel of scholars discuss Daniel Freeman's book	Daniel Freeman, Elaine Fox, Avner Offer, Janet Radcliffe Richards	9 February, 2015
Humanities and Science: Mental Health	An interdisciplinary discussion exploring the role of the humanities in mental health.	Edward Harcourt, John Geddes, Matthew Broome, Emily Troscianko, Joshua Hordern	9 February, 2015
Unconscious Memory and Mental Space	Professor Michael Burke and Dr Sebastian Groes	Michael Burke, Sebastian Groes, Ben Morgan	26 January, 2015
Exploring the Two Cultures	Professor Larry Squire and Dr Simon Kemp	Larry Squire, Simon Kemp	26 January, 2015
Narrative and Proof: Two Sides of the Same Equation	One of the UK's leading scientists, Marcus du Sautoy, argues that mathematical proofs are not just number-based, but also a form of narrative.	Marcus du Sautoy, Roger Penrose, Laura Marcus, Ben Okri, Elleke Boehmer	22 January, 2015
Common People: The History of an English Family	An interdisciplinary panel of scholars discuss Alison Light's book	Alison Light, Lyndal Roper, Laura Marcus, Selina Todd	11 December, 2014
Alison Light on 'Common People'	The author discusses her new book, exploring the interplay between fiction and history, the redefinition of the common, and family history	Alison Light	8 December, 2014
Irish Nationalist Women, 1900-1918	An interdisciplinary panel of scholars discuss Dr Senia Paseta's book	Senia Paseta, Tara Stubbs, Desmond King, Roy Foster	3 December, 2014
Senia Paseta on Irish Nationalist Women	Dr Paseta explores women's history and the nationalist narrative in Ireland.	Senia Paseta	1 December, 2014
The Cult of Saints	Dr Bryan Ward-Perkins introduces a new research project which examines the origins and development of the cult of Christian saints.	Bryan Ward-Perkins	12 September, 2014
The Jagiellonians	Dr Natalia Nowakowska introduces a new research project which examines the Renaissance Europe Jagiellonian dynasty as an international political phenomenon.	Natalia Nowakowska	12 September, 2014
Museums in the digital age: development or conflict?	Interview with Martin Roth – Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum.	Martin Roth	30 July, 2014
Medieval Storytelling	An AHRC funded workshop for Early Career researchers	Hannah Ryley, Gareth Evans, Jenny Moon, Daniel Morden	17 April, 2014
Dance Circles	An interdisciplinary discussion of Dr Hélène Neveu Kringelbach's book.	Helene Neveu Kringlebach	9 April, 2014
Interview with Hélène Neveu Kringelbach	The author discusses her recent book on dance in urban Senegal.	Helene Neveu Kringlebach	9 April, 2014
Interview with Emily Troscianko	Discussion of Kafka's Cognitive Realism	Emily Troscianko	26 March, 2014
Kafka's Cognitive Realism	An interdisciplinary discussion of Dr Emily Troscianko's book	Emily Troscianko, Sue Blackmore, Ritchie Robertson, James Carney	26 March, 2014
Activist Humanities in a Global Context	Ahadf Soueif, Paul Smith and Robin Kelley discuss how the humanities can solve global challenges	Ahdaf Soueif, Paul Smith, Robin Kelley	19 March, 2014
What Have the Humanities to Teach the Modern University?	Part of the Humanities and the Public Good series	Teresa Morgan, Stephen Whitefield, David Ford, Jonathan Phillips	19 March, 2014
Science and the Humanities	Are the Humanities and the Sciences fundamentally different? Or do they share roots, values, aspirations and a common, contemporary predicament?	Howard Hotson, Ian Walmsley, Mark Pagel, Sally Shuttleworth	4 March, 2014
Where's the Virtue in the Humanities?	How can the Liberal Humanities own up to – and promote – its public service as a matrix of civic virtue?	Nigel Biggar, Donald Drakeman, Steven Biel, Jonathan Bate	4 March, 2014
African Knowledge and Livestock Health	Book at Lunchtime interview with Karen Brown and William Beinart about their book “African Knowledge and Livestock Health”	Karen Brown, William Beinart	13 February, 2014
In Everyone's Interests - the highlights	Panel discussion on what it means to invest in the humanities	Andrew Hamilton, Earl Lewis, Hermione Lee, Charlotte Higgins, Marcus du Sautoy, Nick Hillman, Shearer West	4 February, 2014
In Everyone's Interests	Panel discussion on what it means to invest in the humanities	Andrew Hamilton, Earl Lewis, Hermione Lee, Charlotte Higgins, Marcus du Sautoy, Nick Hillman, Shearer West	4 February, 2014

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