Daniel Morgan sets out the case for the continued relevance of the Historiography Prelims paper.
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A Town vs Gown Showdown
When this argument occurred, it was not just about wine but rather symbolised a broader conundrum: the town vs gown tension in Oxford.
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A Review of HBI IV – What’s Happened to Wales?
Hannah Rees reviews the HBI IV paper, outlining the paper’s strengths and what it reveals about the university’s view of Wales.
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Don’t Hate the Player, Hate the Game
“From governments and organisations…to individuals…sporting events have held the power to change the world on a political level.”
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Drifter: A Creative Translation based on ‘The Wanderer’
Yasmin Howells discusses creative translation of Old English within a historical context, looking at 9th to 10th century poem ‘The Wanderer’.
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Keith Haring: Street Art Boy Review
JADE CALDER reviews the 2020 documentary on Keith Haring’s life and work.
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Exclusive Interviews With Influential Female Historians at Oxford
OHR interviews two influential female historians at Oxford – Professor Brenda E. Stevenson and Professor Lyndal Roper – on their experiences as female historians.
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The British Isles in Oxford – comforting in its familiarity, or repetitive and limiting?
Lucy Fletcher discusses Oxford’s “frankly old fashioned” approach to the history of the British Isles and its inherent inequalities.
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The Crown: Truth or Fiction?
EMMA HINNELLS on whether the show’s artistic licence is justified.
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Reviewing A Wartime Fudge Recipe
“The taste is okay, it’s just difficult to swallow.” MOLLY ARCHER-ZEFF re-creates carrot fudge, a wartime Christmas recipe.
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December 1973: Christmas in Crisis?
OLIVER SHAW writes about the difficult winter of 1973-74 in Britain – and how glam rock came to the rescue.
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