Eclectic mix of German Studies; medieval miscellany; Oxford news; manuscript studies. Blowing my own French horn & that of German and Medieval Studies at Oxford https://www.mod-langs.ox.ac.uk/laehnemann
Call for Papers for 'Women and the Reformation: Religious Life, Communication, and Materiality' now also on hsozkult. Send in your abstracts by the end of July! www.hsozkult.de/searching/id...
Frauen und Reformation: Religiöse Lebensformen, Kommunikation und MaterialitätZiel der Tagung ist es, die Rolle sowohl katholischer als auch protestantischer Frauen an der Schnittstelle von Mittelalter und Reformationszeit neu zu bewerten. Im Fokus stehen insbesondere die Persp...www.hsozkult.degreat presentation this morning @bodleian.ox.ac.uk for any watermark nerds out there - lightsheets, Shakespeare, maps, & mysteries all present. Thanks, Heather Wolfe & Andrew Honey & Chris Fletcher (who revealed a new First Folio fragment!) youtu.be/7NZ4s1zKTa8
Stationery from Shakespeare's England at the Bodleian Library (Heather Wolfe)YouTube video by Henrike Lähnemannyoutu.beIf you missed Rebecca Schleuß’s 2026 Sylvia Naish Lecture @ilcs.bsky.social, or would like to hear it again, a podcast is now available at: ilcs.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... @oxfordgerman.bsky.social @oxmedstud.bsky.social
Healing the Body, Strengthening the Soul: Care and Community in Medieval German Convents (The 2026 Sylvia Naish Lecture)Rebecca Schleuss explores medieval healthcare in German convents, uncovering how religious communities cared for the body, practised medicine, and understood faith and community.ilcs.sas.ac.ukPhantastic presentation by Visiting Fellow Pavel Sládek on #Hebrew manuscripts and books in @bodleian.ox.ac.uk now online available youtu.be/y1k5R6ep9tE @bkhistoxford.bsky.social @oxmedstud.bsky.social
Hebrew Books and Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library (Pavel Sládek)YouTube video by Henrike Lähnemannyoutu.be'Magical encounters': Great blog post by Jana Lammerding about her time working on witches in Oxford as part of @bkhistoxford.bsky.social @oxfordgerman.bsky.social @oxmedstud.bsky.social historyofthebook.mml.ox.ac.uk/magical-enco...
Magical Encounters – History of the Bookhistoryofthebook.mml.ox.ac.ukThx to The Historian for allowing me to republish the interview which appeared in the May issue medingen.seh.ox.ac.uk/index.php/20... @oxmedstud.bsky.social @bkhistoxford.bsky.social @oxfordgerman.bsky.social
Birthday presents come in many sizes and shapes, none better than in the form of manuscripts; Carolin Gluchowski has found me a new Medingen prayer book! medingen.seh.ox.ac.uk/index.php/20...
A Birthday Find for Henrike Lähnemann: A Medingen Prayer Book in Lund – Medingen Manuscriptsmedingen.seh.ox.ac.ukenjoyed giving a short talk at the opening day for the Humanities Centre @ox.ac.uk @oxfordgerman.bsky.social here it is, warts and all (& fanfare for @torchoxford.bsky.social) ox.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Page...
Secret Life of NunsShort talk for the big ideas festival in the Humanities Centre https://www.schwarzmancentre.ox.ac.uk/whats-on/big-ideas-talks-tours-and-activities-hkwzox.cloud.panopto.euThe Taylor Editions Series Reformation Pamphlets is now fully on OAPEN @oapenbooks.bsky.social! Thx @emmahuber.bsky.social library.oapen.org/browse?type=... #openaccess @ox.ac.uk
#nuntastic - NB: Do you know Claire Bretecher's brilliant graphic novel 'La vie passionnée de Thérèse dAvila' (also available in German as 'Die eilige Heilige')?
Emily McGovernI may as well reshare it myself 😇
Come for the cuneiform, stay for the nuns… Great @torchoxford.bsky.social programme for the official opening of the Humanities Centre www.schwarzmancentre.ox.ac.uk/whats-on/big...
Three days of intensive discussions at GBOFFL 2026 - the annual meeting of medieval Germanists from Geneva, Bern, Oxford, Freiburg, Fribourg, and Lausanne medieval.ox.ac.uk/gboffl-2026/
Medieval Germanists Gathering (GBOFFL 2026) – Oxford Medieval StudiesAn Interdisciplinary Forum for Medieval Researchmedieval.ox.ac.ukModern Languages @ox.ac.uk ranked no. 1! @oxfordgerman.bsky.social www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-03...
Job alert: 3 3-year Lektor positions @ox.ac.uk www.oriel.ox.ac.uk/vacancies/ge...
German Lektors – 3 Posts (Fixed Term) - Oriel CollegeThree consortia each consisting of five colleges within the University of Oxford seek enthusiastic, self-motivated and suitably qualified German Lektorswww.oriel.ox.ac.ukHad lots of fun recording this with the St Edmund Hall (nickname: Teddy Hall) Director of Music Carlos Rodríguez Otero in the crypt of St-Peter-in-the-East. Lyrics in the info box! youtu.be/JeHQP-Avdhs
Ursulorum parvulorum convivium (Teddy Bears Picnic) in the crypt of St-Peter-in-the-EastYouTube video by Henrike Lähnemannyoutu.beWatch Henk de Berg in conversation with Koen Vossen on the history of political populism in the Netherlands and the lessons for today: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Conversations - YouTubeEvery year, The Centre for Dutch and Flemish Studies receives authors, artistes and academics. In these interviews we'll explore the history, heritage, polit...www.youtube.comReally pleased with this review of Katarzyna Kapitan's edition of the Hrómundur Saga in the @tayoxford.bsky.social Editions series run by @emmahuber.bsky.social & myself as a not-for-profit open access initiative muse.jhu.edu/article/965571 #TEI #xml @oxmedstud.bsky.social @bkhistoxford.bsky.social
New: offer for a 2-week scholarship to research Lincoln College Senior Library oxbibsoc.org.uk/grantsandfel... (don't be put off by the kiss of Judas as banner for the grants page...)
For the next generation of human translators! Very excited abt new Masters in Creative Translation starting at Oxford, on which I (very happily!) will be teaching History of Translation & Digital Editions 📯 Deadline 3rd March 2026 @ox.ac.uk @tayoxford.bsky.social www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/g...
MSt in Creative Translation | University of OxfordAbout the courseThe MSt in Creative Translation is designed to enable you to work in Translation Studies, both as an academic subject and a creative practice.www.ox.ac.uk