Monarchs on the Margins? A Global History of Royalty at Oxford
Numerically speaking, Oxford’s role as a training ground for global monarchy eclipses its function of …
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(De)colonizing the Pitt Rivers Museum?
Dark, quiet, and tucked away behind the dinosaur skeletons, taxidermy, and excited children of the …
‘Of Oxford … chiefly North’: Women in Oxford
A brief history of women in Oxford and their experiences studying. Oxford is a place …
Literature after the British Empire: V.S. Naipaul’s story
V.S. Naipaul’s writings provide a unique insight into his attempt at constructing authentic identity. When …
A Brief History of Oxford Time
A brief history of time and temporality in Oxford, from tradition and fiction to science and modernity
MPs for MAs? The fall of Oxford University’s parliamentary constituency
This article looks back at the past voting habits of Oxford’s alumni, and at one …
A Window into Oxford’s Connections with Proslavery Politics
Among the stained glass windows in the antechapel of Wadham College, Oxford, lie the arms …
Capitalism and Slavery: The View to and from Oxford
A review of a lecture on 31 October 2019 by Professor Richard Drayton, Rhodes Professor …
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 …
