On Tour Development: From Curiosity and Colonialism to Unnatural Histories
As we launch a new tour of Oxford’s Natural History Museum, we reflect on lessons learnt from exploring the dark side of curiosity.
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Captain Cook: Yorkshire Hero, Global Antihero
Venture beyond York to understand the legacy of one of North Yorkshire’s most famous sons, Captain James Cook
#Fake: The Zimbabwe Bird and Cecil Rhodes’ Legacy
Cecil Rhodes’ false history of an iconic artefact, and the real story of how contemporary Zimbabweans view his legacy.
A Portrait Attacked: Sectarianism on Cambridge Campus
A portrait of Arthur Balfour was attacked at Trinity College, Cambridge – But why?
The End of Oriental Studies: The Rise and Fall of an Oxford Faculty
In late September 2022, Oxford University’s Faculty of Oriental Studies changed its name to the …
Unburying an Archaeologist: the Forgotten Story of Hormuzd Rassam
Hormuzd Rassam is not a name which will be familiar to most Oxford residents and …
Cecil Rhodes and the Religion of Race
It is hard to deny that the achievements of Cecil John Rhodes were remarkable. He …
Bones of Contention: The Ethics of Displaying Human Remains in Museums
In the previous article of our Personhood and Personal Objects series, we explored the idea …
Cecil Rhodes: Where we’re going, we don’t need Rhodes.
Thousands of protesters stood, knelt, and sat in solidarity at the Rhodes Must Fall protest …
Inheriting the Mantle: Dedications and Dilemmas in the Ashmolean
The Ashmolean Museum is the University of Oxford’s museum for art and archaeology. It describes …
The Haida Totem Pole: A First Nations Treasure in Oxford
The second article in our short series delving into the background of items in the …
Irish Nationalist, British Imperialist: The Uncomfortable Identities of Sir Michael O’Dwyer
“No man in the whole history of British rule in India has done such great …
