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A Japanese backpacker’s experience of three different types of Christmas

23rd November 2018Erica Yokoyama

Image Credit: Erica Yokoyama In Japan, people typically associate the advent of Christmas with a litany of ads by KFC for their various Christmas deals, which occupy commercial breaks all day long. Immediately after Halloween, all retail stores play Mariah Carey on repeat, and the already bright lights of Tokyo are intensified with festive displays. […]

Ritual, Identity, and Cos: Discussing Clothes with Rev. Dr Melanie Marshall

28th February 2017Sarah Bochicchio

The Lincoln College Chaplain, Rev. Dr Melanie Marshall, is—in a word—effulgent. When I curl up to her rooms on a chilly Sunday afternoon, I unhesitatingly self-congratulate that this interview is the “best idea I’ve ever had.” And as Mel appears, my previously sceptical photographer immediately understands. Effulgent, remember? Mel grew up on the north coast […]

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A Japanese backpacker’s experience of three different types of Christmas

Ritual, Identity, and Cos: Discussing Clothes with Rev. Dr Melanie Marshall

Escaping into Nostalgia – Gaming during Lockdown

To Spoon or not To Spoon?

Inside the Cage: a more nuanced understanding of domestic abuse

Number of undergraduate students declaring a disability rises to 18%, annual report finds

Breathing deep and diving in: yoga and cultural appropriation

Women in need of protection? The fundamental problems with contraception

Dangerous Nostalgia

Racism, linguistics and the law

Diversify your discipline: Oxford humanities and social sciences students call for a more diverse curriculum

Call Me by My (Real) Name