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Of course there are much bigger problems in the world for feminism than reading lists. No one’s disputing that. But a lot of people cannot see that there is really any problem with reading lists. They argue that it’s important to study the best writers, and if those writers tend to be white and male, […]
Continue ReadingAs you skid over pebbles and pad through the sea’s edge, you will not notice the piled clouds like mountains in China. You will not notice the shells which spell out incantations or the salt wind which whites them out. You could not predict you’d end up here. But the guesswork is not what matters. […]
Continue ReadingOxford’s premier student writing group, The Failed Novelists, released their yearly anthology at the beginning of Trinity Term. The Failed Novelists, despite their self-effacing name (“All novelists are failed novelists, even the published ones, because no novel will ever live up to the expectations we set ourselves,” says Selena Wisnom in her introduction to the […]
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I recently started reading a novel. I’ve been reading it on a tablet, actually. It’s called Newtons Sleep (and no, that’s not a typo), by a writer called Daniel O’Mahony. It’s about… well, I’m still figuring that out, but from what I gather so far it’s about England in the immediate aftermath of the Civil […]
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KALEIDOSCOPE is Modern Art Oxford’s series of evolving exhibitions to celebrate their 50th anniversary. Throughout the year they’ll be leaving the galleries open while artwork is taken down and installed, and re-exhibiting a selection of previously displayed works alongside new ones. For most of Trinity term, the exhibition on display is A Moment of Grace, […]
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What in particular draws you to the short story form as opposed to the novel? Well, every writer is different, but to me novels seem to get overloaded with unnecessary background filler. No one cares what a character had for breakfast. Also, a lot of character development rings false to me. It seems contrived. People […]
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The Prodigal Son is facing the ground. The pictures are taken and he walks, slow across the courtyard, away from the sound of laughter. And now, no longer on show he undoes one button, puts his smile down, head in hands. Thoughts, his element, become a heavy burden. He shows in a frown his need […]
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Was there a particular moment when you discovered your passion for Ancient Roman history? Those moments are always mythical and mythologised, but I have vivid memories of when the ancient world (not so much the Roman world) first struck me. I was five years old and had been taken to London, and to the British […]
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