Women’s History Month: An Uncomfortable Oxford tour in aid of Homeless Oxfordshire
Donate to join a tour run in aid of the Her Way Home appeal
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Sudan in Our Hearts
Maab Amin, OUSS co-president, writes about the background of the war in Sudan and why this fundraising effort is necessary.
On Tour Development: From Curiosity and Colonialism to Unnatural HistoriesÂ
As we launch a new tour of Oxford’s Natural History Museum, we reflect on lessons learnt from exploring the dark side of curiosity.
Uncomfortable York: Cocoa History and Global Connections
York’s chocolate industry is central to the city’s modern history and tourism. However, a critical look at the networks that shaped cocoa trade bring forward conversations about race, exploitation and colonialism.
Passing Reality Checkpoint: Welcome to Uncomfortable Cambridge
For the last three years, Uncomfortable Oxford has been bringing the neglected and contentious histories …
A Day for All Souls? Remembering the Middle Ages Today
Surrounded by the patriotic paraphernalia of wreaths and poppies, the blazing memorials to Guy Fawkes, …
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 …
Rethinking Tomorrow’s ‘Oxford Heads’ : call-out to artists!
Let’s re-think who gets displayed in the public space. Looking out over a significant public …
The Uncomfortable Beginnings….
It all started at IF 2018. The Uncomfortable Oxford Project began with the humble plan …
