Eighteenth-Century Literature and Culture Research Seminar

Welcomes everyone who researches literature of the long eighteenth century 1660-1830. Usually three seminars each term at Mansfield College. One seminar each term lunchtime and the other two early evening. Meets alternate Tuesdays with Romanticism seminar in term time.
Type: Seminar Series
Series organisers: Professor Ros Ballaster (University of Oxford), Professor Abigail Williams (Faculty of English), Professor Christine Gerrard (University of Oxford), Professor Nicole Pohl (University of Oxford), Dr Carly Watson (University of Oxford), Professor David Taylor (University of Oxford), Dr Tess Somervell (University of Oxford)
Timing: Weeks 2, 4, 6 and 8. Tuesdays, 5.30pm
Organising department: Faculty of English Language and Literature

Talks:

Tuesday 6 May 2025

Prolific Ground: Landscape and British Women’s Writing, 1690-1790
Date: 6 May 2025, 17:30 - 19:00
Speaker : Nicolle Jordan (University of Southern Mississipi)
Venue: Mansfield College, Mansfield Road OX1 3TF
Venue Details: Seminar Room East
Organisers: Professor David Taylor (University of Oxford), Dr Tess Somervell (University of Oxford), Dr Carly Watson (University of Oxford), Professor Nicole Pohl (University of Oxford), Professor Abigail Williams (Faculty of English), Professor Ros Ballaster (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 20 May 2025

Thomas Moore and Anacreon: a Reconsideration
Date: 20 May 2025, 17:30 - 19:00
Speaker : Jane Moore (University of Cardiff)
Venue: Mansfield College, Mansfield Road OX1 3TF
Venue Details: Seminar Room East
Organisers: Dr Tess Somervell (University of Oxford), Professor David Taylor (University of Oxford), Dr Carly Watson (University of Oxford), Professor Nicole Pohl (University of Oxford), Professor Abigail Williams (Faculty of English), Professor Ros Ballaster (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 3 June 2025

Phillis Wheatley's Meditations in the Seasons
Date: 3 June 2025, 17:30 - 19:00
Speaker : Tom Jones (St Andrews)
Venue: Mansfield College, Mansfield Road OX1 3TF
Venue Details: Seminar Room East
Organisers: Dr Tess Somervell (University of Oxford), Professor David Taylor (University of Oxford), Dr Carly Watson (University of Oxford), Professor Nicole Pohl (University of Oxford), Professor Abigail Williams (Faculty of English), Professor Ros Ballaster (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Editors: Katy Terry, Luke Webster, Hope Lukonyomoi-Otunnu