Identity·19th February 2020‘Don’t touch my hair’ – the significance of ‘Hair Love’ Ibtihaaj Mohamoud Household chores and childcare were pretty evenly distributed in my house but if there was one thing that fell directly...Read More
Profile·31st January 2023‘Peace isn’t just the absence of war’: Smajo Bešo OBE, Bosnian Genocide Educational Trust Founder and Chair Anna Davidson Content Warning: mention of war, rape, islamophobia Smajo Bešo OBE, academic and the founder and chair of the Bosnian Genocide Education...Read More
Identity·5th June 2020‘Killology’ is not a satirical field: Police Training methods and lethal shootings Toye Oladinni The Minneapolis police department has only very recently arrested and charged Derek Chauvin with murder in the third degree concerning...Read More
Identity·20th March 2021“Rip out my native tongue”: The violent effects of our racist cultural consciousness on the Asian community Jackie Brown Image Description: A woman wearing a mask being confronted by shadow figures Back when I used to have Tinder, the...Read More
Identity·26th October 2020#EndSARS and Fela Kuti Toye Oladinni Image Description: monochrome image of Fela Kuti with his arms raised. No musician has ever so suicidally walked the revolutionary...Read More
Identity·1st May 2022A convergence of holy days Iona Neill For the first time in 30 years, the three holy seasons of Easter, Passover and Ramadan are set to fall...Read More
Entertainment·18th January 2022A Doll’s House: Dancing to the Tune of Mitski, Colonialism, and the Male Gaze Dania Kamal Aryf Image description: Drawing of a wooden house falling apart and floating at sea. Niru Helmer is everything that a man...Read More
Identity·7th June 2021A playlist navigating identity Maya Dhillon Image Description: Charli XCX performing at a festival It is sometimes said that while art is how we fill up...Read More
Identity·9th October 2020All of Black History, in a month? Amy Evans Though there is definitely a need to recognise the achievements of black people, and there is obviously nothing wrong with...Read More
Identity·25th April 2020Around the world in 8 books Maga Flores-Trevino Whilst most of the world is in lockdown, literature is still free to comfort, entertain and let you explore different...Read More
Identity·18th May 2023‘Just keep making noise’: music and identity Sami Jalil I mean it when I say music saved my life. In the darkest hours of my past, the wire of...Read More
Identity·23rd May 2020‘Becoming’ the Perennial First Lady Amira Izhar What does the Netflix documentary ‘Becoming’ reveal about Michelle Obama’s current role in a despairing society? ‘Becoming,’ a documentary directed...Read More
Identity·7th June 2023“Emotional aftermath” Fay Lorien “How getting my drink spiked made me rethink vulnerability” The moment I can remember most clearly of that night is...Read More
Comment·8th July 2020“Fancy an Indian studying Greek!” How I found my place in the Classical Tradition as a British Indian Yaamir Badhe Image description: The famous Gandhara Buddha: a beautiful and moving fusion of Greek, Indian and Persian artistic motifs (Pakistan, 2nd...Read More
Identity·9th November 2020A black and white choice? On Anti-Union Boycotts Yii-Jen Deng Image Description: Anti-racism protest outside the Oxford Union from May 2019 Joshua Virasami has recently posted on Twitter about his...Read More
Culture·5th April 2022A Doll’s House Review: The Weight of One’s Grief Dania Kamal Aryf Upon entrance into the Keble O’Reilly, one cannot help but immediately notice how the overall set design is overwhelmingly beautiful....Read More
Identity·29th June 2020A not so lost Trinity? An international in Oxford lockdown Dayini Kamarul Image description: Oxford’s Broad Street during the lockdown The final week of term is upon us, and a year (or...Read More
Identity·12th April 2020Academics and identity in the face of the coronavirus pandemic Charlotte Murphy Image Description: Students receiving A-level results “You’re so smart!” Those were the words that characterised my years at school, particularly...Read More
News·6th December 2021Application Extended: Senior Editorial and Creative Team for Hilary 2022! Alex Foster and Andrew Wang Image Description: the words “Application extended!. Join our senior editorial team. Applications open until 11:59PM on Wednesday, 8 December.” against...Read More