Dr. Filippo De Vivo

Professor

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Biography

Filippo de Vivo is a historian specializing in Early Modern History, particularly focusing on Renaissance Italy and the wider Mediterranean region. He studied in Milan, Cambridge, and at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris. After 18 years of teaching at Birkbeck, University of London, he joined St Edmund Hall at the University of Oxford in 2021. His research interests include the dynamics of communication and the circulation of political and religious ideas in Venice, as well as the interaction between government authorities, professionals, and the working class within the historically diverse city. De Vivo also explores the implications of propaganda and resistance in the context of communication. He has led significant research projects supported by the European Research Council and has received multiple awards for his scholarship. His recent work examines the construction of knowledge in the early modern Mediterranean, particularly through archival sources.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2021-01-01 — Present

University of Oxford • Oxford, ENG, GB

Joined St Edmund Hall as a Professor of Early Modern History after 18 years at Birkbeck, University of London.

Requirements for University of Oxford

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.7
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:24
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:110
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Politics, International Relations, Economics, History, Law, Philosophy or Sociology
Application Checklist
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  • Statement of Purpose (1,000 words)
  • Two academic essays (2,000 words each)
Specialization Notes

Department of Politics and International Relations - Higher Level English requirement.