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Koch History Centre @khc-oxford.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Nostalgia for authoritarian rule has become a recurring theme in right-wing populist discourse across the Latin-speaking world. In this timely article, Koch History Centre Fellow @danielgkressel.bsky.social unpacks the myths that keep it alive.

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Le fantasme de l’efficacité fasciste

Une grammaire critique de la nostalgie autoritaire en sept mythes particulièrement influents.

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Koch History Centre @khc-oxford.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Hierarchy is not always about who holds power What can French anthropologist Louis Dumont's work on the Indian caste system teach us about the relationship between sacred and secular authority in the West? Watch Prof David d'Avray's lecture "Church, State, and Hierarchy" now on our YouTube channel

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David d'Avray, Church, State, and Hierarchy

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Oxford Academic @academic.oup.com · 23/06/2026

Today marks 10 years since the historic Brexit referendum. In a new article in The English Historical Review, @robertsaunders.bsky.social explores how Brexit became a crisis of democracy, reshaping debates over Parliament, “the people,” and political authority. oxford.ly/3Sr1SFU

10 years since Brexit referendum: Robert Saunders article on democracy, Parliament and ‘the people’. Read now. OUP

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Koch History Centre @khc-oxford.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Is neoliberalism dead, undead, or mutating into unforeseen new forms? Where does the rise of theocratic authoritarianism sit within the history of neoliberalism? Watch Professor Bethany Moreton's lecture on our YouTube channel for a historical perspective on contemporary US politics.

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Bethany Moreton, Theocracy Now!

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Koch History Centre @khc-oxford.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

"A nuanced and bracing excavation of fascism's afterlives in the Spanish-speaking world." Kirsten Weld, Harvard Congratulations to our Koch History Centre Fellow @danielgkressel.bsky.social on the publication of his book "Hispanic Technocracy". cambridgeblog.org/2025/11/how-...

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Koch History Centre @khc-oxford.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Gerrard Winstanley was a religious radical, a Digger, but did you know that he was also churchwarden in his local parish? @annlaurahughes.bsky.social explores the paradox of English religious dissenters' continued participation in parish life throughout the upheavals of the mid-17th century.

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Ann Hughes, Church and State in Early Modern England: Views from the Parish

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Modern British Studies Association @modbritstud.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Ahead of next week's #MBS26 conference, our website is now live! Check out our new blog series, Histories from Here, and our plans for prizes and conferences in Modern British Studies modbritstud.org.uk

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Modern British Studies Association

Join a thriving research network exploring modern British society, politics & culture. Discover events, awards & membership. Become a member today.

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Koch History Centre @khc-oxford.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

What place has religion in politics? Join us as Prof Mark Goldie reconsiders the thought of John Locke, challenging familiar assumptions about religion, toleration, and public life. 17:00 Wed 10th June Room 00.063 Schwarzman Centre Followed by a drinks reception. Registration: khc.web.ox.ac.uk

Mark Goldie (Cambridge), John Locke and the non-separation of Church and State

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Koch History Centre @khc-oxford.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

And the disciples said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And Christ said unto them, It is enough. Luke 22:38 This verse had a huge impact on political thought in the medieval West. But what about in Byzantium? Watch the lecture by Prof György Geréby on our new YouTube channel to find out!

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György Geréby, One Sword or Two? On the Byzantine Theology of Power

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Koch History Centre @khc-oxford.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Really excited to be welcoming Prof Dan-el Padilla Peralta to the Koch History Centre next week! The Book of Salt and Timber: Gods and Resources in an Expanding Roman World 17:00 Thurs 28 May Room 00.063 Schwarzman Centre, Oxford www.history.ox.ac.uk/koch-history...

The Book of Salt and Timber: Gods and Resources in an Expanding Roman World, Dan-el Padilla Peralta

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Oxford School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography @oxford-anthro.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Evans-Pritchard Lectures 2026: Lecture 3. 'Rulers of Many Names: Experiments with Power in Iron Age Anatolia' 📆 Wed 13 May, 5pm 📍Wharton Room, All Souls College & online www.anthro.ox.ac.uk/event/evans-pri…

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Koch History Centre @khc-oxford.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Join us for a fascinating public lecture, as Francesca Trivellato interrogates the traditional narratives in the history of capitalism and invites us to rethink the contribution of Max Weber. 17:00 Wed 13th May, followed by a drinks reception. www.history.ox.ac.uk/koch-history...

Religion and the State in Old and Recent Histories and Theories of Capitalism(s), Francesca Trivellato

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Koch History Centre @khc-oxford.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Check out this new (Open Access!) edited volume from De Gruyter Brill and the Bonn Centre for Slavery and Dependency Studies, which includes a chapter from our very own Koch History Centre Fellow, Dr Teresa Witcombe: “The Price of Freedom: Captivity and Community in Thirteenth-Century Toledo”

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Slavery and the Shaping of the Premodern Muslim Family

Slavery and the Shaping of the Muslim Family delves into the wide-ranging and complex subject of slavery within the familial sphere of Islamic societies. For too long, secondary literature has treated...

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Oxford Centre for the History of Childhood @histchildoxford.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Excellent talk yesterday at our seminar by Ian Archer 16thC children's work - some of it under the aegis of charity - beginning a conversation tbc in our colloquium this year - Monday 22nd June, 'Charity, Humanitarianism, and Childhood' get your abstracts in! deadline 13th March 2026

Charity, Humanitarianism, and Childhood
Monday 22nd June 2026
One day colloquium: Centre for the History of Childhood, University of Oxford
Magdalen College Oxford, UK, and online
Call for Papers
We welcome papers that consider the theme of ‘Charity, Humanitarianism, and
Childhood’ from a wide variety of perspectives.
Areas that papers might explore include:
• Children’s experiences as recipients of charity and humanitarianism, including in the
context of conflict and displacement
• Children’s experiences as charitable and humanitarian actors and providers
• Representations of childhood within charitable and humanitarian discourses
• Institutions and communities that mobilise around charitable and humanitarian
relief for children
• Memories, intergenerational transmission, and legacies of charity and
humanitarianism
• Failures, limitations, and tensions resulting from charitable and humanitarian actions
• Archives for, approaches to, and public engagement with the study of charity,
humanitarianism, and childhood in the past
• Conceptual connections between care, vulnerability, and age
We welcome papers from any disciplinary or professional background and career stage,
including advanced undergraduate and graduate students. We encourage papers that
engage with the diversity of children’s and young people’s experiences in any historical
period and place.
Please send abstracts of c. 250 words for a fifteen-minute paper and a brief bio to
sian.pooley@magd.ox.ac.uk by midday on Friday 13th March 2026. We plan to offer in-
person and online participation, so please indicate your preference when submitting.
Organising Committee: Charlotte Canizo, Joseph Leidy, Siân Pooley, Susannah Wright

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Koch History Centre @khc-oxford.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Looking forward to David d'Avray's public lecture next week. All welcome! 17:00, Wed 4th Mar Room 00.063 Schwarzman Centre The lecture will be followed by a drinks reception. Details and registration: www.history.ox.ac.uk/event/church...

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Koch History Centre @khc-oxford.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

"A great preacher and orator" Koch Senior Fellow, Anthea Butler, remembers the Rev Jesse Jackson in conversation with Andrew West, on ABC (Australia) Radio National @antheabutler.bsky.social www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... Image: Leffler, Warren K., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

Jesse Jackson, half-length portrait of Jackson seated at a table, July 1, 1983

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Koch History Centre @khc-oxford.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Is there more to the parallels between Islamic philosophy and psychoanalysis than mere commonality? Koch History Centre Fellow, Henry Clements, has reviewed Joan Copjec's new book for the LA Review of Books.

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Koch History Centre @khc-oxford.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

“Becoming independent” in the case of monarchical Libya did not mean overcoming the colonial legacy; rather, it constituted an attempt to reformulate the past and build a legitimate memory by drawing on a religious symbology, although not a shared one. Koch Fellow Carlotta Marchi, in Itinerario.

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Building the Nation in the Monarchical Era: History, Historiography, and Historians in Libya’s Independence Process (1940s – 1950s) | Itinerario | Cambridge Core

Building the Nation in the Monarchical Era: History, Historiography, and Historians in Libya’s Independence Process (1940s – 1950s)

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Politics_Oxford @politicsoxford.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

📢 APPLY NOW!: DPIR seeks to appoint two full-time fixed-term Departmental Lecturers in International Relations - one with expertise in international political economy and one in historical and interpretive approaches and methods. 🗓️ CLOSES: Noon, 18 March 2026: www.politics.ox.ac.u...

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Koch History Centre @khc-oxford.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Delighted to see the first review of our fellow Dr Teresa Witcombe's new book, "On the edges of Christendom" in the TLS. Fernando Cervantes calls it a "marvellous study... a window on a fascinating and strangely neglected topic". www.the-tls.com/history/medi...

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Koch History Centre @khc-oxford.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Bethany Moreton (Dartmouth) continues the conversation on the theme of Religion and the State, with her public lecture “Theocracy Now!” Wed, 4 Feb 17:00 To register: www.history.ox.ac.uk/koch-history... Image: Mindaugus Bonanu & Dominykas Čečkauskas. "Make Everything Great Again", Vilnius, 2016

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Koch History Centre @khc-oxford.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Less than a week to apply! We are looking for historians from any field working on a project related to the theme of 'Scarcity and Abundance'. Applications close at noon on 17th Dec. For details, see: www.history.ox.ac.uk/vacancies#ta... Image: Shri Shri Lakshmi, India, c.1880. The Met.

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Koch History Centre @khc-oxford.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Fancy joining us in Oxford? The Koch History Centre is inviting applications for next year's fellowships and senior fellowships, on the theme 'Scarcity and Abundance'. Applications close at noon on 17th Dec. For details, see: www.history.ox.ac.uk/vacancies#ta... Image: Valentin_21, Pexels

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Koch History Centre @khc-oxford.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

All welcome at this free public lecture hosted by the Koch History Centre, followed by a drinks reception. Wed, 26 Nov 17:00 Room 00.063 Stephen A Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities Please register via our website. www.history.ox.ac.uk/koch-history...

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Koch History Centre @khc-oxford.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

See our website for full details and bios of our new fellows. www.history.ox.ac.uk/article/koch...

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