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FACULTY OF HISTORY
Lecture List for Hilary Term 2019
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Table of Contents This contents page is hyperlinked to allow ease of navigation through the lecture list.
1 INTRODUCTION TO THE LECTURE LIST .............................................................................. 4
1.1 Version............................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.2 Attendance ........................................................................................................................................................ 4
1.3 Timing of Lectures .............................................................................................................................................. 5
1.4 Key to Symbols................................................................................................................................................... 5
2 GENERAL LECTURES ................................................................................................................... 6
2.1 Special Lectures ................................................................................................................................................. 6
2.2 Languages for Historians .................................................................................................................................... 7
3 UNDERGRADUATE LECTURES AND CLASSES – PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION ....... 9
3.1 Study Skills and Library Sessions ........................................................................................................................ 9
3.2 Joint Schools ...................................................................................................................................................... 9
3.3 History of the British Isles ................................................................................................................................ 10
3.4 European & World History ............................................................................................................................... 10
3.5 Optional Subjects ............................................................................................................................................. 14
3.6 Paper IV (Historical Methods) .......................................................................................................................... 14
4 UNDERGRADUATE LECTURES AND CLASSES – FINAL HONOUR SCHOOL ............... 15
4.1 Study Skills ....................................................................................................................................................... 15
4.2 Joint Schools .................................................................................................................................................... 15
4.3 History of the British Isles ................................................................................................................................ 15
4.4 European and World History ............................................................................................................................ 17
4.5 Further Subjects ............................................................................................................................................... 23
4.6 Special Subjects ............................................................................................................................................... 26
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4.7 Disciplines of History ........................................................................................................................................ 26
4.8 Thesis ............................................................................................................................................................... 27
5 POSTGRADUATE COURSES AND SEMINARS ...................................................................... 28
5.1 Research Seminars ........................................................................................................................................... 28
5.1.1 Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages ................................................................................................................. 28
5.1.2 Early Modern Britain and Europe ..................................................................................................................... 28
5.1.3 Eighteenth Century Britain and Europe ........................................................................................................... 28
5.1.4 Modern Britain and Europe .............................................................................................................................. 28
5.1.5 International, Imperial and Global History ....................................................................................................... 28
5.1.6 History of the United States ............................................................................................................................. 28
5.1.7 Economic and Social History ............................................................................................................................ 28
5.1.8 History of Science and Medicine ...................................................................................................................... 28
5.1.9 History of Art and Visual Culture ...................................................................................................................... 29
5.1.10 Thematic and Methodological Studies ........................................................................................................... 29
5.2 General Induction Meetings, Training Seminars and Language Classes ............................................................ 29
5.2.1 Induction meetings and library sessions .......................................................................................................... 29
5.2.2 Training Seminars ............................................................................................................................................. 29
5.2.3 Language Opportunities ................................................................................................................................... 29
5.3 Course Specific Seminars .................................................................................................................................. 30
5.3.1 M. Phil and M. St in History .............................................................................................................................. 30
5.3.2 M. St. in Medieval Studies ................................................................................................................................ 30
5.3.3 M. Phil and M. St. in Late Antique and Byzantine Studies ............................................................................... 31
5.3.4 M. St. in History of Art and Visual Culture ....................................................................................................... 31
5.3.5 M. St. in Global and Imperial History ............................................................................................................... 31
5.3.6 M. Phil and M. Sc. in Economic and Social History ........................................................................................... 31
5.3.7 M. Phil and M. Sc. in History of Science, Medicine, and Technology ............................................................... 32
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1 Introduction to the Lecture List
The list of Lectures and Classes is divided into sections for General Lectures (Section 2), the Preliminary
Examination (Section 3), the Final Honour School (Section 4), and Postgraduate Courses and Seminars
(Section 5).
The sections dedicated to undergraduate courses are divided into sub-sections according to the type of
course to which the lectures relate. Some courses of lectures are entered under more than one section or
sub-section, if they are relevant to more than one course in the Preliminary Examination or the Final Honour
School.
The section dedicated to postgraduate study and research is divided into sub-sections according to type of
seminar/meeting and then by research period.
Undergraduates and graduates are recommended to read through all sections of the list and not to focus
narrowly on those specifically designated for particular paper options. Lectures relevant to History may
also appear on other faculties’ lecture lists, which can be accessed through the University website:
http://www.ox.ac.uk/students/academic/guidance/lectures. Students in Joint Schools are particularly
referred to the lists for their other subject (see 3.2 below), but History undergraduates are also encouraged
to browse them according to their particular interests.
1.1 Version There may be late changes and amendments to this Lecture List. For an up-to-date version, please check
WebLearn (https://weblearn.ox.ac.uk/portal/hierarchy/humdiv/history).
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1.2 Attendance
Many lectures cover courses for which students will be taking tutorials in the same term, but some lecture-
courses will take place in a different term from the tutorials, whether later or earlier. Students are
encouraged to ensure that they have identified lectures relevant to them. This may particularly apply to
lectures for British and European and World History, but also in Trinity Term to a range of other courses.
Students are also encouraged to attend any lectures which catch their interest, for their own sake or to
guide them in future choices of courses or topics, including for their theses.
Non-members of the University may not attend university lectures (unless they are announced as open to
the general public) without payment of a fee, otherwise than by personal invitation of the lecturer
concerned. Persons who are neither reading for a qualification of this University nor otherwise exempt
under special arrangements for certain categories of non-members, and who wish to attend lectures in any
term, should apply to the Fees Clerk, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD, who will
provide information on the fee required. Senior visiting scholars from other universities who wish to attend
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lectures, seminars, or classes should normally approach the lecturer concerned directly, and not the Fees
Clerk.
1.3 Timing of Lectures
Lectures begin on the first possible day after the beginning of Full Term (Sunday, 13 January) and run in
Weeks 1-8 of term unless otherwise stated.
Events shown on this list are generally one hour long unless otherwise stated. Lectures will begin five
minutes after the hour and finish at five minutes before the next hour.
1.4 Key to Symbols O = Open to any university member to attend at any time A = Open to members of the university upon application; admission at the discretion of the convenor X = (normally) restricted to members of the university taking the appropriate paper.
Lectures are listed in the following format:
Lecture Title Lecturer Day and Time Location
Where individual lecture topics and lecturers are listed below the main title of the lecture circus, the
dates of the individual lectures are specified.
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2 General Lectures
2.1 Special Lectures Applying various endowments given for the purpose, the University invites distinguished scholars to give
series or individual special lectures, on topics current to their research or of general interest. Historians
from professors to undergraduates attend these lectures, which are also open more widely, and students
are strongly encouraged to take the opportunity to hear what are often the first fruits of new research,
which will later become important articles and books.
The Inaugural Lecture of Julia Smith: Thinking with Things: Reframing Relics in the Early Middle Ages O
Prof Julia Smith, Chichele Professor of Modern History
5pm, 31 Jan Schools
The James Ford Lectures 2019: Society, Economy and the Law in Fourteenth-Century England O
Prof Mark Bailey (University of East Anglia)
F. 5pm (wks 1-6)
Schools
Old Problems, New Approaches Prof M. Bailey 18 Jan Schools
Reaction and Regulation Prof M. Bailey 25 Jan Schools
A Mystery within an Enigma: the Economy, 1355-75
Prof M. Bailey 1 Feb Schools
Injustice and Revolt Prof M. Bailey 8 Feb Schools
A New Equilibrium, c.1375-1400 Prof M. Bailey 15 Feb Schools
The End of Serfdom and the Rise of the West
Prof M. Bailey 22 Feb Schools
The Carlyle Lectures 2019: The End of Enlightenment O
Prof Richard Whatmore (University of St Andrews)
T. 5pm (wks 1-6)
Schools
Unnatural Histories and Political Thought: Pufendorf to Bentham
Prof R. Whatmore 15 Jan Schools
Natural Histories: the Crisis of the Republics
Prof R. Whatmore 22 Jan Schools
Death and the Philosophers Prof R. Whatmore 29 Jan Schools
The Collapse of the Commonwealth Tradition
Prof R. Whatmore 5 Feb Schools
Patriots, Cosmopolitans and Terrorists
Prof R. Whatmore 12 Feb Schools
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Caesars, Scots and Utilitarians Prof R. Whatmore 19 Feb Schools
The Slade Lectures 2019: Islam and Image: Beyond Aniconism and Iconoclasm O
Finbarr Barry Flood, Director, Silsila: Center for Material Histories, New York University
W. 5pm
Mathematical Institute, Andrew Wiles Building, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter
The Making of an Image Problem Finbarr Barry Flood 16 Jan As above
Mimesis and Magic: The Lives of Images Revisited
Finbarr Barry Flood 23 Jan As above
Regulating the Gaze in the Medieval Mosque
Finbarr Barry Flood 30 Jan As above
Economies of Imaging: Bowls, Baths and Bazaars
Finbarr Barry Flood 6 Feb As above
Grammars of Defacement: Censure and Redemption
Finbarr Barry Flood 13 Feb As above
Figuring for Piety: Strategies of Negotiation
Finbarr Barry Flood 20 Feb As above
Statue Histories: Iconoclasm as Anti-Colonialism
Finbarr Barry Flood 27 Feb As above
Beyond Enlightenment? Towards a Conclusion
Finbarr Barry Flood 6 March As above
2.2 Languages for Historians
Language Centre
The University Language Centre, 12 Woodstock Road, offers to students free of charge the following
facilities: Taught classes in general language, in French (7 stages – academic 3 stages), German (7 stages,
academic 3 stages), Italian (7 stages – academic 2 stages), Spanish (6 stages – reading 1 stage), Russian (5
stages – academic 1 stage) and Modern Greek (4 stages). Classes in Mandarin (6 stages) Portuguese (2
stages), Japanese (5 stages) and Dutch (1 stage) are also offered.
There is also a programme of fee-paying certificate-bearing classes in Arabic, French, German, Mandarin
Chinese, Italian, Georgian, Greek, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish which assume deeper
commitment and a rapid pace. The library holds materials for private study in over 130 languages, and
facilities for viewing live TV by satellite in a number of languages. Undergraduates may consult the website
at http://www.lang.ox.ac.uk/ and should visit the Centre in Noughth Week to obtain full information.
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Russian for Undergraduate Historians is offered for Second Year students intending to take Prof D. Healey's
Special Subject, 'Terror & Forced Labour in Stalin's Russia'. Interested students should contact Prof Healey
for details ([email protected]).
Russian for Undergraduate Historians is offered for Second Year students intending to take Dr A. Morrison's Special Subject, ‘Empire and Nationalism in Russia and the Soviet Union, 1891 - 1924’. Interested students should contact Dr Morrison for details ([email protected]).
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3 Undergraduate Lectures and Classes – Preliminary Examination
3.1 Study Skills and Library Sessions
There are no study skills sessions scheduled for students in the Preliminary Examinations in Hilary Term
2019. Library sessions run by the History Faculty Library can be found here.
3.2 Joint Schools
Ancient and Modern History
The Classics lecture list can be found here.
History and Economics
The Economics lecture list can be found here. There are no lectures specific to Prelims HECO students this
term.
History and English
The English lecture list can be found here. There are no lectures specific to Prelims HENG students this
term.
Interdisciplinary Classes (wks 2, 4 and 7) Convenor: Dr L. Wooding
Language, Form and the Material Text Dr C. Ellis and Dr G. Evans F. 3pm (wk 2) Lady Brodie Room, St. Hilda’s
Cultural History: Theoretical approaches
Prof P. Kewes and Dr I. Archer
T. 5.15pm (wk 4)
Gibbs Room, Keble
Cultural History: A Case Study. Black Modernism and Modernity: The Harlem Renaissance
Dr S. Tuck and Dr M. Mendelssohn
T. 1pm (wk 7) Allen and Overy Seminar Room, Pembroke
History and Modern Languages
The Modern Languages lecture list can be found here. There are no lectures specific to Prelims HML
students this term.
Preparing for the Bridging Essay: Classes on History and Literature O
Dr D. Hopkin and Dr C. Duttlinger
T. 2-3.30pm (wks 2, 4, 6, 8)
Rm LSK A, Wadham College
History and Politics
The Politics lecture list can be found here. There are no lectures specific to Prelims HPOL students this
term.
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3.3 History of the British Isles
The core lectures for History of the British Isles courses in the Preliminary Examination take place in
Michaelmas Term. Candidates for the Preliminary Examination may also wish to attend relevant lectures
in the History of the British Isles listed below under Section 4, Final Honour School (see 4.3 History of the
British Isles).
3.4 European & World History
The core lecture programmes listed below provide introductory coverage for each of the four periods of
European & World History in the Preliminary Examination. If there are any additional lectures relevant to
these courses, these are listed below the main lecture circus for the relevant paper. Candidates for the
Preliminary Examination may also wish to attend relevant lectures in the FHS listed below under Section 4,
Final Honour School (see 4.4 European and World History).
3.4.1 European & World History: Transformation of the Ancient World, 370-900
Core Lectures:
European & World History, 370-900 O Prof B. Ward-Perkins and others
T. Th. 12pm Schools
The Ancient World: the view from the Mediterranean
Prof B. Ward-Perkins 15 Jan Schools
The view from Persia Dr Y. S. D. Vevaina 17 Jan Schools
The post-Roman Kingdoms Prof B. Ward-Perkins 22 Jan Schools
Byzantium Dr M. Jankowiak 24 Jan Schools
The Rise of Islam Dr P. Booth 29 Jan Schools
The Abbasids Dr C. Sahner 31 Jan Schools
The Carolingians Dr J. Nightingale 5 Feb Schools
Trade and Exchange Dr E. Screen 7 Feb Schools
Town and Country Dr E. Screen 12 Feb Schools
Family and Gender Prof J. Smith 14 Feb Schools
Saints and Monasteries Prof J. Smith 19 Feb Schools
Conversion and Europe Dr J. Nightingale 21 Feb Schools
Manuscripts and Education Dr B. Gowers 26 Feb Schools
Buildings and Images Prof B. Ward-Perkins 28 Feb Schools
Eurasia in 900 Dr A. Power 5 Mar Schools
The global Vikings Dr M. Jankowiak 7 Mar Schools
Additional lectures relevant to the course:
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The Bible for Historians (max 25 people; email [email protected] to book a place)
Dr R.E. Archer W. 12pm Lecture Room 1, Christ Church
Money in the Medieval West and Byzantium
Dr J. Baker W. 12pm Coin Study Centre, Ashmolean Museum
The Roman heritage, the inception of Byzantine coinage, Ostrogoths and Vandals, ca 300-600
As above 16 Jan As above
The Byzantine “Dark Ages”, ca. 600-800 As above 23 Jan As above
Francia, Iberia, England, ca. 500-750 As above 30 Jan As above
Carolingians, Vikings, Anglo-Saxons, and the birth of the medieval West, ca. 750-1150
As above 6 Feb As above
The Middle Byzantine period, ca. 800-1200
As above 13 Feb As above
The Commercial Revolution and the long thirteenth century
As above 20 Feb As above
The Byzantine and post-Byzantine world, ca. 1200-1450
As above 27 Feb As above
The late medieval crisis, ca. 1330-1450 As above 6 Mar As above
3.4.2 European & World History: Medieval Christendom and its Neighbours, 1000-1300
Core Lectures:
European & World History, 1000-1300 O Dr C. Holmes and others T. Th. 12pm Schools
Medieval Worlds: Connections and Contrasts
Dr C. Holmes 15 Jan Schools
Germany and the Western Empire Dr J. Nightingale 17 Jan Schools
Religious Authority and Reform in the Latin West
Dr A. Power 22 Jan Schools
Monasticism Dr J. Nightingale 24 Jan Schools
Chivalry Dr H. Skoda 29 Jan Schools
‘Between the Pit and the Pedestal’: the Experience of Women in Christendom
Dr R. Archer 31 Jan Schools
Peasants and Lords B. Gowers 5 Feb Schools
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Byzantium Dr M. Jankowiak 7 Feb Schools
The Islamic World Dr C. Holmes 12 Feb Schools
The Crusades Prof C. Tyerman 14 Feb Schools
The Capetian Kingdom and the French Space
Prof J. Watts 19 Feb Schools
The Mongols Dr A. Power 21 Feb Schools
Schools and Universities Dr M. Kempshall 26 Feb Schools
Heresy and Inquisition Dr A. Power 28 Feb Schools
Cities Prof G. Rosser 5 Mar Schools
Sicily: Where Three Worlds Meet? Dr P. Byrne 7 Mar Schools
Additional lectures relevant to the course:
The Bible for Historians (max 25 people; email [email protected] to book a place)
Dr R.E. Archer W. 12pm Lecture Room 1, Christ Church
Money in the Medieval West and Byzantium
Dr J. Baker W. 12pm Coin Study Centre, Ashmolean Museum
3.4.3 European & World History: Renaissance, Recovery, and Reform, 1400-1650
Core Lectures:
European & World History, 1400-1650 O Dr D. Parrott and others T. Th. 12pm Schools
Overseas Exploration and the Development of a World Economy
Dr G. Marcocci 15 Jan Schools
Population and Demography Dr T. Gromelski 17 Jan Schools
Economic Change and the Challenge of Poverty
Dr T. Gromelski 22 Jan Schools
Gender and Women Dr R Watson 24 Jan Schools
Humanism and Printing Dr G. Southcombe 29 Jan Schools
Classicism, Mannerism and the Baroque: Art and Patronage in Europe
Prof. D. Parrott 31 Jan Schools
Education and the Universities Prof. H. Hotson 5 Feb Schools
Texts and Nature Prof. R. Iliffe 7 Feb Schools
The Late Medieval Church Dr M. Pattenden 12 Feb Schools
The Protestant Churches: Ideals and Institutions
Dr L. Wooding 14 Feb Schools
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Catholic Reform: Crisis and Continuities
Dr M. Pattenden 19 Feb Schools
Christianities in Conflict Prof. S. Gunn 21 Feb Schools
Monarchies in Europe Dr J. Parkin 26 Feb Schools
Organising for War Prof. D. Parrott 28 Feb Schools
Republicanism, Resistance and Rebellions
Dr J. Healey 5 Mar Schools
Monarchies beyond Europe: Empires and Global History
Dr G. Marcocci 7 Mar Schools
Additional lectures relevant to the course:
The Jagiellonian World: Renaissance & Reformation in East-Central Europe, c.1400-1600
Dr N. Nowakoska W. 12pm (wk 1-5)
Schools
European & Eurasian Geopolitics: Introducing the Jagiellonian Dynasty
Dr N. Nowakoska 16 Jan Schools
Renaissance Princes, Politics & Polities in East-Central Europe
Dr N. Nowakoska 23 Jan Schools
Humanists, Princes, Painters: De-centring the Renaissance
Dr N. Nowakoska 30 Jan Schools
Reformations Dr N. Nowakoska 6 Feb Schools
Minorities, Peoples, Religions: Identity in Early Modern East-Central Europe
Dr N. Nowakoska 13 Feb Schools
The Bible for Historians (max 25 people; email [email protected] to book a place)
Dr R.E. Archer
W. 12pm
Lecture Room 1, Christ Church
Money in the Medieval West and Byzantium
Dr J. Baker W. 12pm Coin Study Centre, Ashmolean Museum
3.4.4 European & World History: Society, Nation, and Empire, 1815-1914
Core Lectures:
European & World History, 1815-1914 O Prof O. Zimmer and others T. Th. 12pm Schools
Population and Family Structure Prof D. Hopkin 15 Jan Schools
Urbanisation and Emigration Dr J-M. Johnston 17 Jan Schools
Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions
Prof D. Oxley 22 Jan Schools
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Workers and Socialism Prof M. Mulholland 24 Jan Schools
Peasants Prof D. Hopkin 29 Jan Schools
Conservatives and the Right Prof M. Mulholland 31 Jan Schools
Revolutions Prof R. Gildea 5 Feb Schools
Liberalism and the Bourgeoisie Prof A. Green 7 Feb Schools
Nationalism Prof O. Zimmer 12 Feb Schools
The Ideology of Gender Prof J. Garnett 14 Feb Schools
Religious Revival and Secularisation Prof J. Garnett 19 Feb Schools
State-Building and Democracy Prof A. Green 21 Feb Schools
Scientific Culture Prof R. Iliffe 26 Feb Schools
The Visual Arts and Cultural Debate Prof J. Garnett 28 Feb Schools
European Imperialism Dr P. Brooke 5 Mar Schools
The Colonial Experience Dr P. Brooke 7 Mar Schools
3.5 Optional Subjects
Lectures and classes for Optional Subjects take place in Trinity Term.
3.6 Paper IV (Historical Methods)
The core lectures for these papers take place in Michaelmas Term, except as below.
3.6.1 Approaches to History
3.6.2 Historiography: Tacitus to Weber
3.6.3 Foreign Texts
Tocqueville O Prof M. Broers W. 10am (wks 1-4)
Lecture Theatre, History Faculty
3.6.4 Quantification in History
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4 Undergraduate Lectures and Classes – Final Honour School
4.1 Study Skills
There are no study skills sessions scheduled for students in the Final Honour School in Hilary Term 2019.
4.2 Joint Schools
Ancient and Modern History
The Classics lecture list can be found here. There are no lectures specific to FHS AMH students this term.
History and Economics
The Economics lecture list can be found here. There are no lectures specific to FHS HECO students this
term.
History and English
The English lecture list can be found here.
History and Modern Languages
The Modern Languages lecture list can be found here.
History and Politics
The Politics lecture list can be found here. There are no lectures specific to FHS HPOL students this term.
4.3 History of the British Isles
There are no core lecture series dedicated specifically to the History of the British Isles courses in the
Final Honour School. Other lectures relevant to the periods of British History covered in the Final Honour
School are listed below. Final Honour School candidates can also attend the core British History lectures
for the Preliminary Examination, which take place in Michaelmas Term.
4.3.1 The Early Medieval British Isles, 300-1100
Additional lectures relevant to the course:
Money in the Medieval West and Byzantium
Dr J. Baker W. 12pm Coin Study Centre, Ashmolean Museum
4.3.2 The British Isles in the Central Middle Ages, 1000-1330
Additional lectures relevant to the course:
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Money in the Medieval West and Byzantium
Dr J. Baker W. 12pm Coin Study Centre, Ashmolean Museum
4.3.3 The Late Medieval British Isles, 1330-1550
Additional lectures relevant to the course:
Politics in Renaissance England, c. 1450-1550 O
Prof J. Watts
Th. 12pm (wks 1-5)
Schools
Money in the Medieval West and Byzantium
Dr J. Baker W. 12pm Coin Study Centre, Ashmolean Museum
4.3.4 Reformations and Revolutions, 1500-1700
Additional lectures relevant to the course:
Politics in Renaissance England, c. 1450-1550 O
Prof J. Watts Th. 12pm (wks 1-5)
Schools
4.3.5 Liberty, Commerce and Power, 1685-1830
4.3.6 Power, Politics and the People, 1815-1924
4.3.7 Changing Identities, 1900-present
4.3.8 Theme: Bodies of Feeling: Gender and Sexual Identity since c.1500
The core lectures for ‘Bodies of Feeling: Gender and Sexual Identity since c.1500’ take place in Trinity
Term
4.3.9 Theme: The Making and Unmaking of the United Kingdom, 1603-present
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4.4 European and World History
The core lecture circuses for European and World History in the Final Honour School take place in
different terms depending on the period option studied.
4.4.1 European and World History 1: The World of Late Antiquity, 250-650
The core lectures for ‘The World of Late Antiquity, 250-650’ take place in Trinity Term.
Additional lectures relevant to the course:
The Bible for Historians (max 25 people; email [email protected] to book a place)
Dr R.E. Archer W. 12pm Lecture Room 1, Christ Church
Money in the Medieval West and Byzantium
Dr J. Baker W. 12pm Coin Study Centre, Ashmolean Museum
4.4.2 European and World History 2: The Early Medieval World, 600-1000
The core lectures for ‘The Early Medieval World, 600-1000’ take place in Trinity Term.
Additional lectures relevant to the course:
The Bible for Historians (max 25 people; email [email protected] to book a place)
Dr R.E. Archer W. 12pm Lecture Room 1, Christ Church
Money in the Medieval West and Byzantium
Dr J. Baker W. 12pm Coin Study Centre, Ashmolean Museum
4.4.3 European and World History 3: The Central Middle Ages, 900-1300
The core lectures for ‘The Central Middle Ages, 900-1300’ take place in Trinity Term.
Additional lectures relevant to the course:
The Bible for Historians (max 25 people; email [email protected] to book a place)
Dr R.E. Archer W. 12pm Lecture Room 1, Christ Church
Money in the Medieval West and Byzantium
Dr J. Baker W. 12pm Coin Study Centre, Ashmolean Museum
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4.4.4 European and World History 4: The Global Middle Ages, 500-1500
The core lectures for ‘The Global Middle Ages, 500-1500’ take place in Trinity Term.
Additional lectures relevant to the course:
The Bible for Historians (max 25 people; email [email protected] to book a place)
Dr R.E. Archer W. 12pm Lecture Room 1, Christ Church
Money in the Medieval West and Byzantium
Dr J. Baker W. 12pm Coin Study Centre, Ashmolean Museum
4.4.5 European and World History 5: The Late Medieval World, 1300-1525
The core lectures for ‘The Late Medieval World, 1300-1525’ take place in Trinity Term.
Additional lectures relevant to the course:
The Bible for Historians (max 25 people; email [email protected] to book a place)
Dr R.E. Archer W. 12pm Lecture Room 1, Christ Church
Money in the Medieval West and Byzantium
Dr J. Baker W. 12pm Coin Study Centre, Ashmolean Museum
4.4.6 European and World History 6: Early Modern Europe, 1500-1700
Additional lectures relevant to the course:
The Jagiellonian World: Renaissance & Reformation in East-Central Europe, c.1400-1600
Dr N. Nowakoska W. 12pm (wk 1-5)
Schools
European & Eurasian Geopolitics: Introducing the Jagiellonian Dynasty
Dr N. Nowakoska 16 Jan Schools
Renaissance Princes, Politics and Polities in East-Central Europe
Dr N. Nowakoska 23 Jan Schools
Humanists, Princes, Painters: De-centring the Renaissance
Dr N. Nowakoska 30 Jan Schools
Reformations Dr N. Nowakoska 6 Feb Schools
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Minorities, Peoples, Religions: Identity in Early Modern East-Central Europe
Dr N. Nowakoska 13 Feb Schools
Additional lectures relevant to the course:
The Bible for Historians (max 25 people; email [email protected] to book a place)
Dr R.E. Archer W. 12pm Lecture Room 1, Christ Church
4.4.7 European and World History 7: Eurasian Empires, 1450-1800
The core lectures for ‘Eurasian Empires, 1450-1800’ take place in Trinity Term.
Additional lectures relevant to the course:
Russia in Asia 1552-1924 Dr A. Morrison M. 10am Lecture Room 6, New College
Muscovy becomes an Empire: Kazan, Astrakhan and Sibir’, 15552-1585
Dr A. Morrison 14 Jan Lecture Room 6, New College
The Conquest of a Continent – Russia, Siberia and Qing China
Dr A. Morrison 21 Jan Lecture Room 6, New College
The Urals and the Steppe in the 17th and 18th centuries
Dr A. Morrison 28 Jan Lecture Room 6, New College
The Conquest of the Caucasus, 1780-1864 Dr A. Morrison 4 Feb Lecture Room 6, New College
The Conquest of Central Asia, 1839-1895 Dr A. Morrison 11 Feb Lecture Room 6, New College
Russian settler colonialism in Siberia and Central Asia
Dr A. Morrison 18 Feb Lecture Room 6, New College
War, Revolution and Nation-building in Asiatic Russia, 1916-1924
Dr A. Morrison 25 Feb Lecture Room 6, New College
4.4.8 European and World History 8: Enlightenments and Revolutions: Europe 1680-1848
The core lectures for ‘Enlightenments and Revolutions: Europe 1680-1848’ take place in Trinity Term.
4.4.9 European and World History 9: From Independence to Empire: America 1763-1898
The core lectures for ‘From Independence to Empire: America 1763-1898’ take place in Michaelmas Term.
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4.4.10 European and World History 10: A Liberal Epoch? Europe 1830-1914
4.4.11 European and World History 11: Imperial and Global History, 1750-1930
The core lectures for ‘Imperial and Global History, 1750-1930’ take place in Michaelmas Term.
Additional lectures relevant to the course:
The Middle East in the Age of Empire, 1830-1971 0
Prof J. McDougall and Prof E. Rogan
T. 12pm Middle East Centre Lecture Theatre, St Antony’s
Russia in Asia 1552-1924 Dr A. Morrison M. 10am Lecture Room 6, New College
Muscovy becomes an Empire: Kazan, Astrakhan and Sibir’, 15552-1585
Dr A. Morrison 14 Jan Lecture Room 6, New College
The Conquest of a Continent – Russia, Siberia and Qing China
Dr A. Morrison 21 Jan Lecture Room 6, New College
The Urals and the Steppe in the 17th and 18th centuries
Dr A. Morrison 28 Jan Lecture Room 6, New College
The Conquest of the Caucasus, 1780-1864
Dr A. Morrison 4 Feb Lecture Room 6, New College
The Conquest of Central Asia, 1839-1895 Dr A. Morrison 11 Feb Lecture Room 6, New College
Russian settler colonialism in Siberia and Central Asia
Dr A. Morrison 18 Feb Lecture Room 6, New College
War, Revolution and Nation-building in Asiatic Russia, 1916-1924
Dr A. Morrison 25 Feb Lecture Room 6, New College
4.4.12 European and World History 12: The Making of Modern America since 1863
Core Lectures:
European and World History 12: The Making of Modern America since 1863 x
Prof S. Tuck and others M. W. 11am Schools
TBC TBC 14 Jan Schools
TBC TBC 16 Jan Schools
TBC TBC 21 Jan Schools
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TBC TBC 23 Jan Schools
TBC TBC 28 Jan Schools
TBC TBC 30 Jan Schools
TBC TBC 4 Feb Schools
TBC TBC 6 Feb Schools
TBC TBC 11 Feb Schools
TBC TBC 13 Feb Schools
TBC TBC 18 Feb Schools
TBC TBC 20 Feb Schools
TBC TBC 25 Feb Schools
TBC TBC 27 Feb Schools
TBC TBC 4 Mar Schools
TBC TBC 6 Mar Schools
4.4.13 European and World History 13: Europe Divided, 1914-1989
The core lectures for ‘Europe Divided, 1914-1989’ take place in Trinity Term.
Additional lectures relevant to the course:
Russia since 1900 0 Prof D. Healey W. 10am Schools
4.4.14 European and World History 14: The Global Twentieth Century, 1930-2003
The core lectures for ‘The Global Twentieth Century, 1930-2003’ take place in Trinity Term.
Additional lectures relevant to the course:
The Middle East in the Age of Empire, 1830-1971 (FS 22) 0
Prof J. McDougall and Prof E. Rogan
T. 12pm Middle East Centre Lecture Theatre, St Antony’s
Russia since 1900 0 Prof D. Healey W. 10am Schools
4.4.15 Theme: Masculinity and its Discontents, 200-2000
The core lectures for Masculinity and its Discontents, 200-2000 take place in Trinity Term
4.4.16 Theme: Technology and Culture in a Global Context, 1000-1700
The core lectures for ‘Technology and Culture in a Global Context, 1000-1700’ take place in Trinity Term
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4.4.17 Theme: Waging War in Eurasia, 1200-1945
The core lectures for ‘Waging War in Eurasia’ take place in Michaelmas Term
4.4.18 Theme: Catholicism in the Making of the Modern World, 1545-1970
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4.5 Further Subjects Further Subjects are taught in classes unless otherwise stated. Please note that in some cases, the
number of takers for an option requires that classes be divided into two or three groups with different
class convenors. Lectures relevant to (although not necessarily tailored for) some Further Subject options
are listed below the core class listings.
Core Classes
Further Subject 1: Anglo-Saxon Archaeology c.600-750: Society and Economy in the Early Christian period x
Prof H. Hamerow F. 2-4pm Institute of Archaeology
Further Subject 2: The Near East in the Age of Justinian and Muhammad, 527-c.700 x
Dr P. Booth M. 11am-1pm (wks 1-7)
St. Peter’s
Further Subject 3: The Carolingian Renaissance A
Mr J. Nightingale Contact convenor
Further Subject 4: The Crusades, c.1095-1291 x
Prof C. Tyerman T. 9.30am Lower SCR, Hertford
Further Subject 5: Culture and Society in Early Renaissance Italy, 1290-1348 x
Prof G. Rosser Th. 2pm St Catherine’s
Further Subject 6: Flanders and Italy in the Quattrocento, 1420–1480 x
Prof G. Rosser Contact convenor
Further Subject 7: The Wars of the Roses, 1450-1500 x
Prof J. Watts T. 5-6.30pm (wks 1-3, 5, 6 and 8)
Refugee Scholars’ Room, Corpus Christi
Further Subject 9: Literature and Politics in Early Modern England x
Dr A. Gajda M. 2pm (wks 2-7) Seminar Room 2, Sloane Robinson Building, Keble
Further Subject 10: The Iberian Global Century, 1550-1650 x
Prof G. Marcocci M. 10.15-11.45am (wks 2-4 and 6-8)
Rector’s Drawing Room, Exeter College
Further Subject 11: Writing in the Early Modern Period, 1550-1750 x
Prof G. Sternberg Contact convenor
Further Subject 12: Court, Culture and Art in Early Modern Europe 1580-1700 x
Dr H. Smith T. 1.15-2.45pm Seminar Room, HoA dept., Littlegate House
Further Subject 13: War and Society in Britain and Europe c.1650-1815 x
Dr H. Smith T. 9.30-11am Americas Room, Merton College
Further Subject 14: The Metropolitan Crucible, London 1685-1815 x
Prof B. Harris T. 10am Room 14.2, Lincoln
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Further Subject 16: Medicine, Empire and Improvement, 1720-1820 x
Prof K. Paugh W. 10-11.30am (wks 1-7)
Lecturers’ room, Corpus Christi
Further Subject 17: The Age of Jefferson, 1774-1826 x
Dr P. Thompson T. 9.30am (wks 2-7)
Seminar Room, Rothermere American Institute
Further Subject 19: Nationalism in Western Europe, 1799-1890 x
Prof O. Zimmer W. 11.15am-12.45pm (wk 2) and 10-11.30am (wks 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7)
Bostar Hall, University College
Further Subject 20: Intellect and Culture in Victorian Britain x
Prof J. Garnett T. 11am Wadham
Further Subject 21: The Authority of Nature, Race, Heredity and Crime, 1800-1940 x
Dr J. Lidwell-Durnin F. 2.30-4pm (wks 1-7)
Faculty
Further Subject 22: The Middle East in the Age of Empire, 1830-1971 x
Prof J. McDougall and Prof E. Rogan
Contact convenor
Further Subject 23: Imperialism and Nationalism in Sub-Saharan Africa c.1830-1980 x
Group 1
Group 2
Prof R. Reid
Th. 9.30-11am
Th. 11.30am-1pm
Faculty
Faculty
Further Subject 25: Modern Japan 1868-1972 x
Prof S. Konishi T. 11am-12pm and 4-5pm
Nissan Seminar Room, Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies
Further Subject 26: The Development of the World Economy since 1800 x
Prof E. Chaney Contact convenor
Further Subject 27: Nationalism, Politics and Culture in Ireland, c.1870-1921 x
Dr M. Mulholland Contact convenor
Further Subject 28: A Global War, 1914-1920 x
Dr A. Gregory M. 2pm Allen & Overy Room, Pembroke
Further Subject 29: China since 1900 x Dr G. Barrett & Dr H. Lopes
Lucina Ho Seminar Room (China Centre)
Group 1
Group 2
T. 5-6.30pm
W. 5-6.30pm
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Further Subject 30: The Soviet Union, 1924-1941 x
Prof D. Healey Ghassan Shaker Room, Gateway Shaker Building, St. Antony’s
Group 1
Group 2
T. 9-10.30am (not wks 5 and 7)
T. 2-3.30pm (not wks 5 and 7)
Further Subject 31: Culture, Politics and Identity in Cold War Europe, 1945–68 x
Group 1
Group 2
Dr K. Lebow
Dr K. Lebow
Dr M. Thomas
T. 11am-12.30pm (not wk 6)
M. 11am-1pm
Michael Dummett Exhibition Space, Christ Church
Ghassam Shaker Road, St Antony’s
Further Subject 32: Britain at the Movies: Film and National Identity since 1914 x
Dr M. Grimley T. 10.30am Merton
Further Subject 33: Scholastic and Humanist Political Thought x
Dr M. Kempshall Contact convenor
Further Subject 34: The Science of Society 1650-1800 x
Dr J. Parkin and Dr A. Lifschitz
M. 1.30-3.30pm (wks 1–6)
Wks 1–3: St. Hugh’s; wks 4–6: Magdalen
Further Subject 35: Political Theory and Social Science, c. 1780-1920 x
Mr P. Ghosh Contact convenor
Further Subject 36: Postcolonial Historiography: Writing the (Indian) Nation x
Dr A-M. Misra F. 5pm Keble
Further Subject 37: Modern Mexico, 1876-1994 x
Dr C. Pérez Ricart F. 2pm (all wks except 4 & 5)
Faculty
Additional lectures relevant to Further Subjects:
The Middle East in the Age of Empire, 1830-1971 (FS 22) 0
Prof J. McDougall and Prof E. Rogan
T. 12pm Middle East Centre Lecture Theatre, St Antony’s
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Imperialism and Nationalism in Sub-Saharan Africa (FS 23)
Prof R. Reid W. 10-11am Faculty
Russia since 1900 (FS 30) 0 Prof D. Healey W. 10am Schools
4.6 Special Subjects Special Subject classes take place in Michaelmas Term, although there may be lectures relevant to
(although not tailored for) some Special Subject options in other terms.
Additional lectures relevant to Special Subjects:
Russia in Asia 1552-1924 (SS: Empire and Nation in Russia and the USSR, ca. 1890-1924)
Dr A. Morrison M. 10am Lecture Room 6, New College
Muscovy becomes an Empire: Kazan, Astrakhan and Sibir’, 15552-1585
Dr A. Morrison 14 Jan Lecture Room 6, New College
The Conquest of a Continent – Russia, Siberia and Qing China
Dr A. Morrison 21 Jan Lecture Room 6, New College
The Urals and the Steppe in the 17th and 18th centuries
Dr A. Morrison 28 Jan Lecture Room 6, New College
The Conquest of the Caucasus, 1780-1864 Dr A. Morrison 4 Feb Lecture Room 6, New College
The Conquest of Central Asia, 1839-1895 Dr A. Morrison 11 Feb Lecture Room 6, New College
Russian settler colonialism in Siberia and Central Asia
Dr A. Morrison 18 Feb Lecture Room 6, New College
War, Revolution and Nation-building in Asiatic Russia, 1916-1924
Dr A. Morrison 25 Feb Lecture Room 6, New College
Russia since 1900 (SS: Terror and Forced Labour in Stalin’s Russia)0
Prof D. Healey W. 10am Schools
4.7 Disciplines of History
Core lectures:
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Disciplines of History: Making Historical Comparisons O
Dr Smith and others F. 1pm Schools
The Past and Future of History Dr Smith and Dr Eccles 18 Jan Schools
Gender Ms Raw 25 Jan Schools
Sexuality Prof D. Healey 1 Feb Schools
Race (tbc) Prof Adenbawi and Prof S. Tuck
8 Feb Schools
Crime and Punishment Dr I Forrest 15 Feb Schools
Education Prof C. de Bellaigue 22 Feb Schools
Religion Dr Parker 1 Mar Schools
Empire Dr A. Morrison 8 Mar Schools
4.8 Thesis
Framing an Undergraduate Thesis and the Perils of Plagarism O
Dr H. Smith F. 11am, 8 Feb (wk 4)
Schools
Researching Bibliography O Ms R. D’Arcy-Brown F. 11am, 15 Feb (wk 5)
Schools
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5 Postgraduate Courses and Seminars
Research Students in Modern History (particularly Probationer Research Students and candidates for the
M.St. in Historical Research) are reminded that they are required to attend the ‘core’ seminar relevant to
their period or area of study, and that they are encouraged to attend optional subject classes for master’s
programmes in History relevant to their area of research. All participants in such classes will be expected
to prepare themselves for each session in the same way as those who take the class as part of their
registered programme.
Students on taught courses are advised that offerings listed in the ‘research seminars’ section may be
relevant to their course of study, particularly the ‘core’ seminars in the subject area of their intended
course dissertation.
5.1 Research Seminars
These seminars are primarily devoted to the presentation and discussion of research findings. Papers are
usually given by a mixture of external and internal speakers, including graduate students. Research
seminars are divided by period on this lecture list for ease of reference.
Please see https://www.history.ox.ac.uk/research-seminars for detailed seminar schedules. If you cannot
find a seminar schedule on the website, please email [email protected] in the first instance.
5.1.1 Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages
Late Antique and Byzantine Studies Seminar O
Dr M. Jankowiak and Prof M. Lauxtermann
W. 5pm Ioannou Centre
Medieval History Research Seminar Prof J. Smith et al. M. 5pm Wharton Room, All Souls
5.1.2 Early Modern Britain and Europe
5.1.3 Eighteenth Century Britain and Europe
Enlightenment Workshop O Prof N. Cronk and Dr A. Lifschitz
M. 5pm Voltaire Foundation, 99 Banbury Road
5.1.4 Modern Britain and Europe
5.1.5 International, Imperial and Global History
5.1.6 History of the United States
5.1.7 Economic and Social History
5.1.8 History of Science and Medicine
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5.1.9 History of Art and Visual Culture
5.1.10 Thematic and Methodological Studies
5.2 General Induction Meetings, Training Seminars and Language Classes
Updated and additional information may be found at
https://weblearn.ox.ac.uk/portal/site/:humdiv:history:masters/tool/79fc0e9a-98e7-4ae8-9f63-
2a71b2ac1752
5.2.1 Induction meetings and library sessions
General – Week 0:
The timetable and bookings for library inductions at the Bodleian, RSL, VHL, etc. is on the HFL's website at
http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/history/training/PGtraining
Specific courses – Week 0
There are no induction meetings for specific courses in Week 0
Term time programme – Weeks 1-8:
The graduate training programme can be found on the HFL’s website at
http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/history/training/PGtraining
5.2.2 Training Seminars
Primarily concerned with the transmission of specific skills or knowledge to graduates in a structured
format.
Except where individual weekly topics are identified on this list, regular attendance will be expected.
New and continuing students are also urged to attend appropriate WISER sessions: (Workshops in
Information Skills and Electronic Resources) http://ox.libguides.com/workshops
5.2.3 Language Opportunities
The History Graduate Office offers some language classes in conjunction with the Language Centre
(http://www.lang.ox.ac.uk/). Usually, new graduates sign up for these before the start of their course, but
current graduates are also welcome to register their interest by contacting the Graduate Office.
Various levels of teaching are offered in this context (organised as demand justifies), from Reading classes
tailored to Historians (mainstream European languages), to standard Language Centre tuition in a wide
range of languages (http://www.lang.ox.ac.uk/courses/lasr_guide.html), plus opportunities for self-study
using the Language Centre's resources and library. History graduates can in some cases also participate in
classes for Oriental and South Asian Languages, organised by the Faculty of Oriental Studies
(http://www.orinst.ox.ac.uk/).
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5.3 Course Specific Seminars
The seminars and classes listed in the sections below are designed for M.St., M.Sc., and M.Phil. students in
History and associated areas of study. Regular attendance will be expected. Persons not reading for these
degrees, including undergraduates in History and its associated Joint Schools, may attend the seminars and
classes but are asked to seek prior permission from the seminar Convenor.
Any such participants in classes will be expected to prepare themselves for each session in the same way as
those who take the class as part of their taught programme.
5.3.1 M. Phil and M. St in History
Medieval History
History of Script Dr S. Brookes T. 11am Horton Room, Weston Library
Money in the Medieval West and Byzantium
Dr J. Baker W. 12pm Coin Study Centre, Ashmolean Museum
5.3.2 M. St. in Medieval Studies
History of Script Dr S. Brookes T. 10am Horton Room, Weston Library
Research Methods Workshop Dr H. Skoda F. 11.30am (wks 3, 5 and 7)
Seminar Room, 21 St. Giles, St. John’s
Palaeography Dr. S. Brookes Th. 10am-12pm (wks 1-4)
Horton Room, Weston Library
Money in the Medieval West and Byzantium
Dr J. Baker W. 12pm Coin Study Centre, Ashmolean Museum
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5.3.3 M. Phil and M. St. in Late Antique and Byzantine Studies
Money in the Medieval West and Byzantium
Dr J. Baker W. 12pm Coin Study Centre, Ashmolean Museum
* The Roman heritage, the inception of Byzantine coinage, Ostrogoths and Vandals, ca 300-600
As above 16 Jan As above
* The Byzantine “Dark Ages”, ca. 600-800
As above 23 Jan As above
Francia, Iberia, England, ca. 500-750 As above 30 Jan As above
Carolingians, Vikings, Anglo-Saxons, and the birth of the medieval West, ca. 750-1150
As above 6 Feb As above
* The Middle Byzantine period, ca. 800-1200
As above 13 Feb As above
The Commercial Revolution and the long thirteenth century
As above 20 Feb As above
* The Byzantine and post-Byzantine world, ca. 1200-1450
As above 27 Feb As above
The late medieval crisis, ca. 1330-1450 As above 6 Mar As above
* Lectures which tie in with the half-paper in numismatics
5.3.4 M. St. in History of Art and Visual Culture
Theory and Methods in the History of Art X
Prof H. Grootenboer T. 1-5.30pm Faculty
5.3.5 M. St. in Global and Imperial History
Warfare and the Military in African History X
Prof R. Reid T. 2-4pm Faculty
Global and Imperial History Research Seminar O
Prof J. Belich, and Dr P. Brooke
F. 4-5.30pm (wks 1-6) and 9am-5pm (wk 7 & 8)
History Faculty
5.3.6 M. Phil and M. Sc. in Economic and Social History
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5.3.7 M. Phil and M. Sc. in History of Science, Medicine, and Technology
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