History

Graduate historians at Wadham are engaged in studying and researching a diverse range of eras, themes, places and people. Recent these (MSt, MPhil and DPhil) include:

• Environment and Technocracy from State Socialism to Neoliberalism: The Czech Case, 1960–2000
• Solitude and Sociability in the Late German Enlightenment, 1756–1807
• Inhabiting the Sexually Transgressive Body: Perception of the Self and the World in English Early Modern Literature
• Eternity by the Stars and Now — Time on Earth: On Cosmic Symbolism and the Question of Empire in the Fin de Siècle
• Between Antique and Medieval: Rural Life, Economy and Labour Relations in Late Antique North Africa, a Documentary and Archaeological Perspective

Wadham admits students on a wide range of postgraduate courses, further details of which can be found on the History Webpage.

Graduate historians at Wadham join a research community of up to 800 historians across the University, with weekly seminars running most days of term, dedicated training and support from the Bodleian History Faculty Library, and the wider Oxford History Graduate Network connecting students across colleges.

Wadham's own Koch History Centre offers a further point of connection, bringing early-career researchers from around the world into College each year to work alongside our graduate community.