Maison Française d'Oxford - French research centre in the humanities and social sciences in Oxford

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Welcome to the Maison Française d'Oxford

The Maison Française d’Oxford is a French research centre in the humanities and social sciences.

The deadline for applying for the Bourse Besse is 1st of March 2012. Click here for more information.

Dans le cadre de ses programmes de recherche, le laboratoire de la MFO invite des propositions de chercheurs CNRS. Plus d'informations.

Forthcoming Events

Déporté loin de soi-même - routes et déroutes d’Antonin Artaud

Modern French Seminar

Thursday 23 Feb 2012 - 17:15

Oxford Philomusica's Chamber Music Series

Thursday 23 Feb 2012 - 18:30

La réception des Calculatores d’Oxford en France et en Italie: quelques exemples

History of Science

Friday 24 Feb 2012 - 17:15

Durkheimian Studies: "A Further Look at Effervescence"

Literature

Saturday 25 Feb 2012 - 10:30

Across the Channel: Intellectual Relations between England and France in the Early Modern Period....

Modernities

Tuesday 28 Feb 2012 - 10:00

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Research Programmes

Digital Humanities

A research programme dedicated to Digital Humanities was created in January 2010 by Paolo D’Iorio as a result of a series of exploratory initiatives during 2008 and 2009 that fostered collaboration between the Oxford Internet Institute, the...

History of Science

The History of Science programme of the Maison Française is directed by a Franco-British committee bringing together specialists and representatives of French and British research in the history of science, techniques and innovation. In Oxford, the...

Modernities

The research programme "Modernities" sets out to examine the construction of European modernisms in their varied cultural guises. Different branches of research examine the evolution of what has been called the “first modernity...

Nation and Globalization

This programme blends historical research with the social sciences to promote a cross-disciplinary approach to the contemporary world. Its main focuses are on WW II and the resistance movements to fascist occupations, the study of politics and...