Medicine and Colonization: How Scientific Research Shapes Politics
In recent months we have seen a wave of renaming initiatives around the world, which …
Empty Spaces: Where are the Statues to Imperial Victims?
In the midst of a revolution against problematic historical statues, we might reflect on the …
An Interview with Isabella Hammad: Part Two
This is the second part of an interview with Isabella Hammad, the author of The Parisian: an epic tale of a Palestinian man’s journey beginning at the outbreak of the First World War.
An Interview with Isabella Hammad: Part One
We had a chance to chat with The Parisian’s author, Isabella Hammad, about the broader …
More than Morse: The Origins of Policing in Oxford
When we think of policing in Oxford, the most enduring image that comes to mind …
Oxford’s Night Soil Man
The row of houses on the north-east end of St Clement’s Street today looks rather …
An Uncomfortable Makeover: interview with our designer Kati Lacey
An interview of Kati Lacey, the illustrator behind Uncomfortable Oxford’s visual. She reflects on how …
Sir John A. Macdonald: National Hero or Architect of Genocide?
On Saturday August 29, 2020, Black Lives Matter and Indigenous Rights protestors unbolted and pulling …
Horatio Nelson: Turning a blind eye to slavery?
Some of the monuments currently under the spotlight depict individuals who were lost in the …
Churchill’s Legacy: Not Yet Set in Stone
Churchill had chosen the spot for his statue in Parliament Square himself, over a decade …
King Leopold II: A Bloody Legacy written in Marble
Many representations of Leopold II can be found dotted around Brussels, as well as several …
The Duke of Wellington: The man with a cone on his head
Carlo Marochetti’s equestrian statue of Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, which resides over Royal Exchange …
