The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH)

Description

TORCH, based in the Humanities at the University of Oxford, serves as a collaborative hub for interdisciplinary research projects and intellectual engagement.

Key Programmes include:

• Environmental Humanities
• Medical Humanities
• Race and Resistance
• Intersectional Humanities

Supported Programmes include:

• Oxford Medieval Studies
• Digital Humanities
• Comparative Criticism and Translation

Public Engagement Projects include:

• Photography as participatory politics: feminist anti-racism in Rhodes Must Fall
• Queer Graphics: Fumetti LGBTQIA+ Italiani
• Vesuvius 22

Since its establishment in 2013, TORCH has supported approximately 50 research networks. These networks bring together researchers from various career stages, fostering interdisciplinary discussions on cultural, aesthetic, social, and political issues, historical periods, and methodologies. The Networks scheme, which provides support for up to two years, promotes collaborations among scholars in the Humanities Division, as well as the Social Sciences, Medical Sciences, and MPLS Divisions. By cultivating new communities and encouraging expansive modes of thinking, TORCH Networks contribute to addressing significant academic questions across disciplines.

Offers funding

No, this infrastructure does not provide funding.

Founding year

2013

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University of Oxford
University Offices
Wellington Square
Oxford
OX1 2JD