Joint Schools with History

At St Anne’s we are strongly committed to the ‘joint schools’, above all because, although formally they straddle disciplines, they in fact represent well thought-out and coherent fields of study. All the courses of this kind which we offer rest on the support of in-house College tutors on both sides of the so-called ‘joint schools’. So don’t be afraid to think ‘outside the box’. However, for purposes of information, do take a look at the website entries on History and the other ‘parent’ schools which supply much useful information (e.g. Modern Languages; Classics for the Ancient and Modern History course; Philosophy, Politics and Economics for History and Economics and History and Politics). For example, the History entry will tell you about who the tutors are, something about our teaching practice and commitment, specific features about College that are of benefit to students in the arts and social sciences (the library, travel grants), and relevant career paths.

History and Modern Languages

Both the History and the Modern Languages departments at St Anne’s are among the largest and liveliest in the College. And the History faculty at Oxford is the largest in the world. College tutors (Fellows and Lecturers) cover a wide range of periods and specialist areas in History, as well as French, Spanish, German and Italian (both literature and language). We also have French and German native language assistants. This means that, particularly at the beginning of the course, students can expect to spend a reasonable proportion of their time working in College.

In History Professor Howard Hotson and Peter Ghosh have strong European research interests (in early modern Europe and Max Weber respectively); Dr John Watts, our medievalist, has a keen interest in the interrelations between literature and history; and Dr Gareth Davies confronts the linguistic plethora which is modern America. On the Modern Language side, Professor Patrick McGuinness works on 19th- and 20th-century French literature; Dr Geraldine Coates specializes in the literature and historiography of medieval and Golden Age Spain. Dr Tom Kuhn works on political literature in the 20th century, and in particular on Bertolt Brecht. Professor Diego Zancani specializes in the history of the Italian language, Renaissance literature and Italian courts, and contemporary literature.

See also

• History (Ancient and Modern)
• History and Economics
• History and Politics