Faculty of Music
University of Oxford
Alumnus Dr Sebastian Wedler publishes first monograph
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Dr Sebastian Wedler (Merton College, 2012) has published his first monograph Anton Webern at the Dawn of Modernism. This first book-length account of Webern's tonal music, which stems from ideas explored during Dr Wedler's DPhil at the Faculty of Music, investigates the complex and variegated ways in which the young composer engaged with, and sought to contribute to, the cultural discourses of fin-de-siècle modernism, well before he self-consciously embarked upon his famous 'path' to the New Music. You can read more on the Cambridge University Press website.
After completing his DPhil, Dr Wedler taught at Oxford before taking up an assistant professorship at Utrecht University in 2022.
In concert: how shared wonder opens our minds
How can shared experiences of music, art and natural beauty expand our imagination and help us better understand each other? Professor Naomi Waltham-Smith explores how moments of shared aesthetic attention can amplify our sense of curiosity and wonder, bringing our imaginative lives into our relationships with others.
Listening to the Law research network
Professor Nomi Dave is co-directing a new research network, with Professor Nicole Stremlau (Faculty of Law) and Dr Tareeq Jalloh (Faculty of Philosophy). The network, Listening to the Law, is funded through TORCH for three years. It brings together academics, students, legal practitioners, artists, and others working on questions of sound and the law.
To join the network or attend events, please email listening.law@torch.ox.ac.uk