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Professor Faramerz Noshir Dabhoiwala, BA York, MA DPhil Oxf

Professor Faramerz Dabhoiwala (1969-) was the Official Fellow and Lecturer in Modern History at Exeter College from 1998 until 2016. His research interests focus on the social and intellectual history of the English-speaking world from the 16th to 18th centuries. In 2012 he published a book on society’s attitudes to sex from the 17th to 19th centuries, entitled ‘The Origins of Sex: A History of the First Sexual Revolution’.

Previous

  • Undergraduate, (BA) York (1987-1990)
  • Postgraduate, Magdalen College, Oxford (1990-1992)
  • Senior Germaine Scholar, Brasenose College, Oxford (1992-1994)
  • Knoop Research Fellow, University of Sheffield (1994-1996)
  • Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, All Souls College (1996-1998)
  • Fellow, All Souls College, Oxford (1996-1998)
  • Quondam Fellow, All Souls College, Oxford (1998-)

Books

  • ‘The Origins of Sex: A History of the First Sexual Revolution’ (Allen Lane, 2012)