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Displacing Rhodes: a Critical Conversation on Resilience, Representation, and Colonial Legacies

November 14, 2025 @ 19:30 - 21:00
An image of the Cecil Rhodes Statue in Oxford and Zimbabwean sculpture framing the statue.

Displacing Rhodes:

A Critical Conversation on Resilience, Representation, and Colonial Legacies in Zimbabwe

Date: Friday, 14 November 2025

Time: 19:30 – 21:00

Join a public talk on resilience, representation, and colonial legacies in Zimbabwe. With an introduction to Cecil Rhodes from Uncomfortable Oxford, and insights on resilience and sculpture from Dr William Beinart, this event serves to contextualise the current exhibition of Zimbabwean sculptures in the University Church and to explore the issues raised. This event is generously supported by St Mary’s University Church.

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  • Old Library, University Church of St Mary the Virgin
  • The High Street
    Oxford, OX1 4BJ     + Google Map

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