Beyond the Body: A portrait of autopsy
An exhibition review by Amy Holguin, Uncomfortable Oxford Guides Manager The first thing that struck …
A Tale of Two Cities: Oxford’s Relief Road Controversy
Oxford’s current traffic problems have their roots in the 1920s, when car ownership increased dramatically. …
The White Lie: Questioning the Legacy of ‘Whitewashing’ Ancient Sculpture
Greek and Roman sculpture has always been considered a paradigm of art through the centuries. …
A Tale of Two Toilets
The story of two toilets and their relationship to Oxford. At first glance, there’s not …
Writing Oxford Otherwise
Where in Oxford can we get a t-shirt with Dambudzo Marechera’s face on it? Sure, …
Writers Make Worlds in Oxford and beyond
In 2017 Professor of World Literature in the Oxford Faculty of English Elleke Boehmer and …
Seeing ‘Below the Spires’
Review of a photo exhibition organised by the charity Homeless Oxfordshire hosted by the Jam …
A Different Kind of Blue Plaque
The blue plaque project is one that has taken hold across the UK, first in …
Oxford and Colonial Atrocities: the Mau Mau Rebellion
Content warning: colonial violence and atrocities In 2011, four elderly Kenyans brought a celebrated legal …
Hidden in plain sight – Oxford and its uncomfortable alumni
How should Oxford handle controversial alumni? Oxford’s famous alumni provide the university with a seemingly …
What’s in a name? Oxford Guiding 101
Certain ideas come to mind when the city of Oxford is mentioned – university, knowledge, …
