“No matter what country you’re learning about, you’ll probably bump into Britain.” Nathan Land argues against compulsory British history papers.
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Tag: Faculty
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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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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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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How Rhodes Rose and Why He Must Fall
Uncomfortable Oxford and Alvin Boateng discuss the legacy of Cecil Rhodes and his statue at Oriel College.
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10 Libraries you should visit at least once while in Oxford
“…a totally subjective and opinionated review of the 10 Oxford libraries and reading spaces which made the most significant impression.”
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History and Women
Elizabeth Down discusses the representation of women in the EWH1 module, and why historians still aren’t getting it right on gender.
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