Kate Tunstall (academic)

Prof. Kate E. Tunstall is a British academic in the field of French literature. She is a Fellow and interim Provost at Worcester College, Oxford.

Kate Tunstall studied for her PhD degree at the University of Cambridge, with a thesis on the 18th-century French philosopher and encyclopaedist Denis Diderot (1713–1784).[1] She is a Fellow of Worcester College, Oxford and an academic in the Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages at the University of Oxford. In 2019, she was appointed as the interim Provost (head) at Worcester College.[2]

Controversially, Tunstall instigated an end to the traditional customs of students standing during formal hall as fellows enter to sit at high table and grace before the meal.[3] In an online referendum for students, 155 students voted, with 130 in favour of maintaining the traditions, 20 against, and five abstained.[4] The change to traditional customs is in line with the College's "commitment to equality as an educational charity".[5]

Bibliography

Books
  • Blindness and Enlightenment: An Essay. Bloomsbury Publishing. 2011.

Articles
  • Tunstall, Kate, ‘Sexe, mensonges et colonies: les discours de l’amour dans le Supplément au Voyage de Bougainville’, Littératures classiques, 69 (2009), 17-34.
  • Tunstall, Kate, ‘Diderot-Voltaire: la coédition comme coalition’, French Studies Bulletin, 38.143 (2017), 24-30.[6]

References
  1. "Dr Kate Tunstall – Worcester College Interim Provost". Jericho Online. UK. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  2. "Dr Kate Tunstall appointed to the Office of Interim Provost". UK: Worcester College, Oxford. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  3. Turner, Camilla; Ashworth, James (12 November 2019). "Oxford college provost faces backlash after attempting to abolish formal hall traditions". The Daily Telegraph.
  4. Burns, Samuel (1 November 2019). "Worcester Votes To Reinstate Standing At Formal In Referendum". The Oxford Student.
  5. Turner, Camilla; Ashworth, James (2019-11-12). "Oxford college provost faces backlash after attempting to abolish formal hall traditions". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  6. Tunstall, Kate E. (2017-06-01). "Diderot-Voltaire: la co-édition comme coalition?". French Studies Bulletin. 38 (143): 24–30. doi:10.1093/frebul/ktx009. ISSN 0262-2750.
Academic offices
Preceded by
Sir Jonathan Bate		 Interim Provost of Worcester College, Oxford
2019–2020		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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