Professor of European History, University of Oxford, Somerville College. 15th & 16th centuries, Poland, HE & EU/Brexit. Views my own.
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Very proud of Dr. Patrik Pastrnak and his doctoral research at Oxford, and very glad he got to enjoy a very traditional Oxford celebration... Warmest congratulations again!
Officially Dr.
But feeling more like a fancy-dressed dwarf on the shoulders of giants like @OxHistorian, David Parrott, Robert Oresko, people from @NewCollegeOx and @OxfordHistory, my dear ones, and many many others.
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This is very sad news for historians at Oxford, and for the generations of students and scholars taught and inspired by Clive Holmes.
Incredibly sad to hear this. One of the greatest 17th century historians of recent times, and always an inspiring teacher and colleague. lmh.ox.ac.uk/news/memory-fel…
New article by Marta Cieslak on 19C Warsaw intellectuals' views of West European imperialism in Africa, just published in the 'European History Quarterly'.
Full piece is behind a paywall, but you can read the abstract here:
bit.ly/3y8FZhY
I very much agree with @wjbdawes - the Dvi Doli concert in Somerville earlier this week was an electrifying & inspiring event. @JuliaKateryna are performing in Oxford again in early July, at the Holywell Music Room.
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Two Venice @la_Biennale Pavilions Focus on Roma Experiences, Including the First One Ever Dedicated to a Romani Artist.
The Polish pavilion is filled with works by Małgorzta Mirga-Tas reflecting on the lives and experiences of Roma people.
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The first book to be printed in Ukraine was the Acts and Epistles of the Apostles (Lviv, 1574).
Discover more about this beautiful book in our new short film.
youtu.be/ewF8nDTCepI
ALT Nicole Gilroy (Head of Book Conservation) and the first book to be printed in Ukraine
In Oxford, History BA Finals start today - all the very best of luck to History students sitting exams this week, and not least to our own Somerville College @SomervilleOx Finalists!
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Want to support Ukraine and experience Ukrainian folk music on the beautiful bandura? Check out this concert at Somerville college! 💛🎵
Hey #Oxford! Want to help Ukraine? @JuliaKateryna will perform classical Ukrainian folk songs on the bandura (Ukraine’s traditional 65-string folk instrument) at @SomervilleOx on Thurs June 7. Tix here: tinyurl.com/dvidoli Please share, see you there!!
It was great to be a part of this workshop on 'Mapping Connections in Early Modern Central Europe' in Cambridge last week - we heard about friendship albums in the Habsburg embassy in Constantinople, cross-border botany, glass-making between Murano and Moravia, and much more!
It is good to see the Ukrainian flag flying above @SomervilleOx - as it is over many Oxford colleges this term.
In the Summertown part of the city, the main shopping street is decorated with bunting in Ukrainian colours. Solidarity from our corner of North-Western Europe!
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The so-called Magus of inter-war Poland:
As legend has it, Stefan Ossowiecki could read a letter without opening it, move objects with the power of his mind & even be in two places at the same time! Meet Interwar Poland’s most famous clairvoyant! 🔮 #NewOnCulturePL
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A real highlight of the term so far - an event on 'Ukrainian Literature and Culture' hosted by the @OxfordModLangs & introduced by my @SomervilleOx colleague, Prof Almut Suerbaum.
Readings of Greek poetry from 1930s Mariupol, Ukrainian writers in S America, and much more.
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Over 100,000 Ukrainian refugees have taken up work in Poland, according to new government data.
Around 75% are women and half are working in unskilled labour notesfrompoland.com/2022/05/…
A set of online seminars about early modern queens and money - including a paper from @katkosior on May 16th about Anna Jagiellon and dower negotiations...
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Event on Ukrainian literature & culture hosted by @OxfordModLangs this Thursday 5th May from 4pm. Includes poetry, presentations, music, roundtable discussion & live performances. For more info and registration (essential), please the page mod-langs.ox.ac.uk/events/20…
New art installation depicting refugees from #Ukraine has been erected in the centre of Oxford, on Broad Street - by Dan Barton, 'Standing with Giants'.
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Delighted to have recorded a podcast for BBC History Magazine's @HistoryExtra on the Jagiellonians - how the dynasty changes our picture of Renaissance Europe, and what it tells us about events in Eastern and Central Europe today.
They were one of Europe's most successful dynasties - but many people today have never even heard of them. In the latest edition of the @BBC's @HistoryExtra podcast, our Tutor in History @OxHistorian tells the incredible story of the Jagiellonians.
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Upcoming virtual lecture and conversation series "From Kyivan Rus’ to Modern Ukraine: Virtual Conversations on History, Art, and Cultural Heritage," co-organized with @DumbartonOaks & @NorthofByzance. More: research.kent.ac.uk/emcentra…
Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
The Oxford University History Faculty is participating in this new British Academy scheme to host Ukrainian academics:
The British Academy, the other UK national academies and the Council for At-Risk Academics (@CARA1933), a registered charity, have today announced a new programme of Fellowships for Researchers at Risk funded by @beisgovuk and the @NuffieldFound: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news…
