Exploring the History, Legacy, and Future of the Maison Française
Conférence Dr. Paul Smith : Les présidentielles de 2027 - décryptage
23 September
Organised in collaboration with the Alliance Française d'Oxford
Workshop 'Cultural Expertise and the State'
24 September to 25 September
Authors workshop convened by Livia Holden (K-Peritia CA 22101)
2026 MFO Phil Prize
25 September
Each participant will give a 15-minute presentation of their research in English, designed to be accessible and engaging to an audience beyond their own academic field. All welcome!
Workshop 'Empire, Money and Power (France, Great-Britain during the long 18th century)'
01 October
Convened by François-Joseph Ruggiu (Sorbonne Université/CNRS)
& Perry Gauci (Lincoln College, Oxford)
International Conference 'La voix entre corps et langages'
05 October
Convened by Michael Abecassis (Christ Church, University College, & Wadham College, Oxford) & Maribel Peñalver Vicea (Universidad de Alicante)
Autumn School 'Global Forests – 2026' – Forest socio-ecosystems facing the effects of climate change
06 October to 09 October
Global Forests: new multidisciplinary perspectives on forests
To mark the panthéonisation of Marc Bloch in 2026, we are delighted to present this exhibition at the Maison Française d’Oxford this term.
"AI for Justice" Seminar / Journée d'étude « L'IA au service de la justice »
13 October
Organised by the French Embassy in the United Kingdom in collaboration with the Maison Française d'Oxford
Medieval French Research Seminar
13 October
Oxford Medieval Studies (OMS) Welcome event
Time and place to be confirmed
Modern French Research Seminar
22 October
‘Poetry is not therapy: poetic praxis in the self-help turn’
Jeff Barda (University of Manchester)
The Rediscovery of Charlotte Sohy. An evening of film, music & conversation
23 October
How does a composer disappear from history? And what does it take to bring her back?
In conversation with Pierre Bayard: What is detective criticism?
26 October
Lecture and discussion convened by Henriette Korthals Altes
Talk 'Education in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt: new insights from the school ostraca from Hut-Repit/Athribis in Upper Egypt'
27 October
As part of the Griffith Research Seminar
Medieval French Research Seminar
27 October
‘Quelle foi accordait-on aux fictions au Moyen Âge ? Le lecteur au miroir de la métalepse (XIIe-XVe siècles)’
Mireille Seguy (Université Sorbonne-Nouvelle)
Talk 'The agreements of the priests of Soknopaiou Nesos: new sources for the organisation and the economy of an Egyptian provincial temple in the 1st and 2nd c. CE'
28 October
Sandra Lippert (CNRS, UMR 8546 AOROC, Paris) and Maren Schentuleit (AMES, Oxford University)
Conference 'Across Anti-Imperial Metropolises
05 November to 06 November
Register by 3 November to attend the conference in-person or online
Modern French Research Seminar
05 November
‘Poetry and Production Lines’
Patrick McGuinness (St Anne’s College, Oxford)
Lecture 'Strings and Knots: Enlightened Quipus' by Roger Chartier
10 November
As part of the College de France Lecture Series
Medieval French Research Seminar
10 November
‘Scribal abbreviation in French manuscripts and its role as a source of data for quantitative palaeography’
Sebastian Dows-Miller (University College London)
Workshop 'Balzac: Les Illusions Perdues & Splendeurs et Misères des Courtisanes'
12 November to 13 November
Convened by Gaëtan Cliquennois (CNRS, IODE, Université de Rennes), Caroline Julliot (Université de Lyon), & Laurent Rousvoal (CNRS, IODE, Université de Rennes)
Modern French Research Seminar
19 November
‘Making an Impression: Nineteenth-Century French Audio Description’
Hannah Thompson (Royal Holloway, University of London)
Workshop 'Lalande’s Legacy: from Fame to Posterity'/'Présence de Lalande : de la gloire à la postérité'
20 November to 21 November
In conversation with Rachid Benzine 'Espérer malgré tout. Pour une espérance à Hauteur d’Homme'
23 November
Organised in collaboration with the Embassy of the Kingdom
of Morocco in the UK
Medieval French Research Seminar
24 November
‘The Nature and Culture of Wood:
Toward an Ecocritical Reflection on the Bible historiale’
Jake Abell (Baylor University)
Download our term card for Michaelmas Term 2026here.
2026 UK Sartre Society Conference
01 July to 02 July
Keynotes: Jane Hiddleston (Oxford University), Marguerite La Caze (University of Queensland), Mark Wrathall (Oxford University)
'Une « Maison de fous » ? La MFO au sortir de la Seconde Guerre' par Anne Dunan-Page (Aix-Marseille Université)
26 June
Conference in French, as part of the MFO's 80th Anniversary
Nuit de la MFO / MFO Night
25 June
An evening of ideas, dialogue, and Franco-British intellectual exchange to celebrate the MFO's 80th Anniversary
Book Launch 'The Paris Commune: A Global History' (Verso Books, 2026)
24 June
With author Quentin Deluermoz (British Academy Global Professor, University of Cambridge)
Workshop 'Witnessing the World Otherwise with Jacques Derrida'
17 June to 18 June
Convened by Cameron Etherton (Lady Margaret Hall) and Eve Judah (Newnham College, Cambridge), with the support of the Society for French Studies, TORCH, and Lady Margaret Hall
Talk 'The medical world and public health policies in Montpellier during the Age of Enlightenment'
16 June
Pierre-Yves Lacour (Université Paul Valéry, Montpellier)
Double Book Launch: Contemporary Hindu Nationalism and the Politics of Predatory Capitalism in Karachi
16 June
With authors Christophe Jaffrelot (CERI-SciencesPo/ King's India Institut) & Laurent Gayer (CERI-Sciences Po)
Workshop 'The State, Bureaucracy, and Policy in Contemporary Pakistan'
15 June
Convened by Guillaume Beaud (OxPo/Department of Politics and International Relations, Nuffield College, Oxford)
You can download our previous term cards as .pdf files by clicking on the links below:
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