As a historian, the two areas of history that have always fascinated and intrigued me have been the Cold War and twentieth-century United States.
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As a historian, the two areas of history that have always fascinated and intrigued me have been the Cold War and twentieth-century United States.
Continue readingArchie Phillpotts takes us through a history of the method of loci, or the mind palace technique, and its prestige throughout the ages.
Continue readingIsaac Hawcock reviews The Nest to explore how it dissects Thatcherite neoliberalism from a twenty-first century perspective.
Continue reading‘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 …
Continue readingEditors’ Picks: The OHR editorial team outline some of their favourite summer content to fill that history-shaped gap in our vacation lives.
Continue readingMia Thwaites discusses the history of Juneteenth and how the federal holiday may contribute to racial reconciliation.
Continue readingDaisy Birch discusses the first National Women’s Liberation Conference held at Ruskin College in 1970.
Continue readingGlenn Armstrong reviews the BBC’s ‘Hemingway’, examining the life of the famous author through the lens of biographical history.
Continue readingRebecca Smithson reviews Netflix’s ‘Secrets of Great British Castles’, uncovering how the show balances ASMR and educational value.
Continue readingAnthropology 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 …
Continue readingEmmanuel Campion-Dye discusses the history of the JCR, looking at the progression from private club to political institution.
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