By Daniel Adamson | In April 1946, George Orwell published a short essay entitled “Politics and the English Language”. Orwell’s clear intention was to remedy the pervasive ‘ugly and inaccurate’ written English in contemporary literature. Modern English, especially written English,… Continue Reading →
By Richard Parfitt | With great sadness, this will be my last blog for Pubs and Publications as a member of the committee. It’s possible I’ll be back in a guest capacity, like the force ghost of Obi Wan… Continue Reading →
By Vanessa Tautter | In the context of an increasingly competitive academic culture and the tough financial environment that can accompany university studies, particularly in countries with (high) tuition fees, taking extra time to think and learn is difficult. Yet,… Continue Reading →
By Sam Grinsell | ‘Sitting in a park in Paris, France Reading the news and it sure looks bad They won’t give peace a chance That was just a dream some of us had’ Joni Mitchell If you maintain the… Continue Reading →
By Lloyd (Meadhbh) Houston | The University of Oxford has a long and storied history when it comes to sexuality. Whether it be the epicureanism of Walter Pater, Oscar Wilde’s ‘love that dare not speak its name’, or Charles Ryder’s… Continue Reading →
By Fraser Raeburn | #Fakenews is everywhere. While I wouldn’t go quite so far as Richard Evans and claim that we live in a postmodern, post-factual dystopia fuelled by literal interpretations of Foucault, we clearly live in a world where facts… Continue Reading →
By Maurice Casey | A couple of months ago, I was enjoying post-seminar drinks in the Oxford Kings Arms. Nearby were a couple with a golden retriever, whose name I learned was Dougie. At one point, Dougie was seated at the… Continue Reading →
By Aglaja Kempinski | Many of the conversations I am having with colleagues and friends recently are about the political developments in the US, the UK and Europe. “Alternative facts”, racism, protectionism, islamophobia and anti-science sentiments are among the worries… Continue Reading →
By Fraser Raeburn | Donald Trump has been in the news lately, for some reason. Academics, with all those expectations to be ‘relevant’ and live in the real world (Glyn Davies notwithstanding), have been venturing any number of opinions about this…. Continue Reading →
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