Five Humanities academics elected British Academy Fellows

Five academics from four Oxford Humanities faculties have been elected Fellows of the British Academy for their distinguished contributions to research across the arts, humanities and social sciences. In total 52 UK Fellows have been nominated for election to the British Academy Fellowship, nine of whom are from Oxford.

Professor Dan Grimley, Head of Humanities, said: 

I am delighted that five of our academics have received the prestigious honour of being named Fellows of the British Academy. They have all made outstanding contributions to their fields, and these new fellowships are a testament to the depth, diversity and impact of research across the humanities at Oxford. Congratulations to all of the new Fellows.

The new Fellows are:

Professor Peter Boxall, who is Goldsmiths’ Professor of English Literature.

I am delighted and honoured to have been elected as a Fellow of the British Academy. In this year of elections around the globe, the importance of the Humanities and Social Sciences in shaping the world we live in couldn’t be clearer. It will be a great privilege to contribute to the British Academy’s mission to deepen our understanding of shared cultures, across time and place.

Professor Alain Fouad George, who is I M Pei Professor of Islamic Art and Architecture, Director, Khalili Research Centre, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. Professor George said:

I am absolutely delighted to join the British Academy, which champions excellence in our fields and promotes connections between the types of research that we do and society at large. These missions matter, and I am honoured to start working alongside this inspiring community of scholars.

Professor Adrian W. Moore, who is Professor of Philosophy, University of Oxford; Fellow, St Hugh’s College. Professor W. Moore said:

I am of course both honoured and flattered to have been elected as a Fellow of the British Academy.  I am very grateful to the Academy, but also to St Hugh’s College, to the Faculty of Philosophy, and to the University more widely for the many ways in which they have supported me throughout my academic career.  I hope that I will be able to contribute to the work of the Academy in a way that will serve as an expression of my gratitude.

Professor Philomen Probert, who is Professor of Classical Philology and Linguistics, University of Oxford; Fellow, Wolfson College. Professor Probert said:

I am deeply honoured to be invited to join the Fellows of the British Academy. Linguistic work on ancient languages is always a joint effort: we never know enough individually, so we ask each other questions, discuss things together, and so on. I would like to thank teachers, students, colleagues, collaborators and friends for all these conversations, in person or over email, over video calls or in print. I look forward to contributing to the British Academy’s advocacy for the Humanities, Social Sciences and Arts, which does so much to make all this possible.

Professor Miriam Meyerhoff, who is Professor of Sociolinguistics, Fellow, All Souls College.