20th Century Archives - Uncomfortable Oxford https://www.uncomfortableoxford.com/category/20th-century Join an uncomfortable walking tour of Oxford Sat, 13 Jul 2024 13:55:04 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.uncomfortableoxford.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2023/06/UnOx-logo-FINAL_Icon-Only_feb.svg 20th Century Archives - Uncomfortable Oxford https://www.uncomfortableoxford.com/category/20th-century 32 32 Tolkien and the refugees of Middle Earth https://www.uncomfortableoxford.com/tolkien-and-the-refugees-of-middle-earth Sun, 14 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.uncomfortableoxford.com/?p=9215 'The Lord of the Rings' is cited as an inspirational text by both friends and foes of asylum seekers, but what does it really say?

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]]> Migration Museum: NHS Exhibition review https://www.uncomfortableoxford.com/migration-museum-nhs-exhibition-review Sun, 30 Jun 2024 22:42:50 +0000 https://www.uncomfortableoxford.com/?p=9160 The Migration Museum's 'Heart of the Nation' exhibition explores how migrants built Britain's NHS, even in the face of systemic racism.

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]]> Oxford’s Activist Pasts and Present: In Solidarity with Oxford Action for Palestine https://www.uncomfortableoxford.com/oxfords-activist-pasts-and-present-in-solidarity-with-oxford-action-for-palestine Sun, 19 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.uncomfortableoxford.com/?p=8931 How Oxford Action for Palestine's encampment follows on from recent student protest movements, ranging from Rhodes Must Fall to Transforming Silence

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]]> #Fake: The Zimbabwe Bird and Cecil Rhodes’ Legacy https://www.uncomfortableoxford.com/overcoming-fake-history-the-zimbabwe-bird-and-rhodes-legacy-in-modern-zimbabwe Mon, 01 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.uncomfortableoxford.com/?p=8552 Cecil Rhodes' false history of an iconic artefact, and the real story of how contemporary Zimbabweans view his legacy.

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]]> A Portrait Attacked: Sectarianism on Cambridge Campus https://www.uncomfortableoxford.com/balfours-painting-attacked-sectarianism-on-cambridge-university-campus Wed, 20 Mar 2024 17:21:06 +0000 https://www.uncomfortableoxford.com/?p=8513 A portrait of Arthur Balfour was attacked at Trinity College, Cambridge - But why?

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]]> The Hidden History of Oxford’s Jewish Community https://www.uncomfortableoxford.com/the-hidden-history-of-oxfords-jewish-community Sun, 13 Aug 2023 13:28:48 +0000 https://uncomfortableoxford.click/?p=3325 An unassuming memorial stone near the entrance to the Oxford Botanic Garden marks the site ...

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]]> Anne Lister: Lesbian Icon or Enemy of the Working Class? https://www.uncomfortableoxford.com/commemorating-anne-lister-lesbian-icon-or-enemy-of-the-working-class Sat, 01 Jul 2023 16:23:00 +0000 https://uncomfortableoxford.click/?p=3482 In the historic city of York, tucked away off the busy shopping street of Goodramgate, ...

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]]> The End of Oriental Studies: The Rise and Fall of an Oxford Faculty https://www.uncomfortableoxford.com/the-end-of-oriental-studies-the-rise-and-fall-of-an-oxford-faculty Sun, 21 May 2023 14:54:00 +0000 https://uncomfortableoxford.click/?p=3585 In late September 2022, Oxford University’s Faculty of Oriental Studies changed its name to the ...

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]]> Sir Arthur Evans: Knossos, Myth & Reality https://www.uncomfortableoxford.com/sir-arthur-evans-knossos-myth-reality Sun, 07 May 2023 08:55:00 +0000 https://uncomfortableoxford.click/?p=3876 Review of the exhibition ‘Knossos: Myths & Reality’ at the Ashmolean (10 February -30 July ...

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]]> The Paradox of William Morris: Ruthless Industrialist and Generous Philanthropist https://www.uncomfortableoxford.com/the-paradox-of-william-morris-ruthless-industrialist-and-generous-philanthropist Sun, 12 Feb 2023 19:00:00 +0000 https://uncomfortableoxford.click/?p=7143 William Morris, Lord Nuffield, employed thousands of workers to make millions of cars – and ...

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