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Isaac Hawcock reviews The Nest to explore how it dissects Thatcherite neoliberalism from a twenty-first century perspective.

‘During this time of sleep surely it is not my true self, Lord my God?’ (Saint Augustine, Confessions) Dreams occupy an uneasy status in contemporary society. On the one hand, they are dismissed. Those that …

Editors’ Picks: The OHR editorial team outline some of their favourite summer content to fill that history-shaped gap in our vacation lives.

Mia Thwaites discusses the history of Juneteenth and how the federal holiday may contribute to racial reconciliation.

Daisy Birch discusses the first National Women’s Liberation Conference held at Ruskin College in 1970.

Glenn Armstrong reviews the BBC’s ‘Hemingway’, examining the life of the famous author through the lens of biographical history.

Rebecca Smithson reviews Netflix’s ‘Secrets of Great British Castles’, uncovering how the show balances ASMR and educational value.

Anthropology Potential Topics: Rituals (e.g. use for political legitimacy) Religion and Magic (difference, theories of culture) Family and Kinship (has family always meant the same thing? How has our understanding changed?) Anthropology approaches is all …

Emmanuel Campion-Dye discusses the history of the JCR, looking at the progression from private club to political institution.

Glenn Armstrong reviews E.M. Forster’s ‘A Passage to India’, discussing what it reveals about British colonial attitudes and where it falls short.

The Nest – a subtle dissection of Thatcherite neoliberalism

‘Workers of the World, Awaken!’: Medieval Dreams and the Peasants’ Revolt

Editors’ Picks Summer 2021: what to watch and read this summer

What is Juneteenth to an American?

The 1970 Ruskin Conference: What Can We Learn from the Flaws of Our Feminist Predecessors?

“Et in Arcadia Ego”: Brideshead Revisited and Oxford’s 1920s Gay Scene

100 Years of Northern Ireland

Exclusive Interviews With Influential Female Historians at Oxford

Bad Gays: Issues with HIV activism in gay historiography

OHR Editors’ Picks Part Two: from Asante to America

Charting Oxford’s History Through its Pubs

A Town vs Gown Showdown

A Review of HBI IV – What’s Happened to Wales?

Don’t Hate the Player, Hate the Game

The Nest – a subtle dissection of Thatcherite neoliberalism

‘Workers of the World, Awaken!’: Medieval Dreams and the Peasants’ Revolt

Editors’ Picks Summer 2021: what to watch and read this summer

What is Juneteenth to an American?

The 1970 Ruskin Conference: What Can We Learn from the Flaws of Our Feminist Predecessors?

How the BBC’s ‘Hemingway’ exemplifies the contribution biographical study can make to history

Secrets of Great British Castles: Cringey but Comforting

Our editors’ guide to Approaches to History (Plain Text)

A Brief History of the JCR: How the Common Room Became Common

The beautiful nuance of ‘A Passage to India’