The Oxford Student – The Oxford Student
18 hours ago · The entertainment scene in Oxford and Beyond. The finest satire, written or curated by our very own Rordon Gamsay. The Oxford Student is Oxford's favourite student newspaper since 1991, published in print fortnightly and updated online daily.
Twink culture and body positivity – The Oxford Student
Apr 11, 2021 · Twink culture and body positivity. Robert Macilraith. Image Description: Two men kissing at the Baltimore Pride Parade block party 2017. TW: Body Image, Eating Disorders. From an outside perspective, the idea of the ‘twink’ can be something of a joke. It helps non-LGBTQ+ people to neatly categorise queer people into more easily ...
The Case For and Against Abolishing the Monarchy
May 13, 2023 · The Case For the Abolition of the Monarchy – Leon Wheeler. When Charles I was beheaded in 1649, a fundamental tenet in his belief, and in the belief of his supporters, as to why he should be King was the view that the English monarch was divinely appointed by God. Ultimately, when the monarchy was restored in 1688, the exposition of the ...
The problem with feminism – The Oxford Student
Oct 24, 2020 · The narrative surrounding feminism is dripping with horror stories of so-called ‘feminazis’ wishing for a world free of men and mockeries of a line of women waiting to jump on the opportunity to wrongly accuse unsuspecting men. As ridiculous as these stereotypes are, tabloids are all too eager to push feminism into the forefront for all the ...
And they were… roommates?: The erasure of queer love
Jan 18, 2022 · The erasure of queer love. Pink. · 18th January 2022. And they were… roommates?: The erasure of queer love. Jessica DeMarco-Jacobson. Image Description: Daguerrotype of Emily Dickinson. The poet’s relationship with Susan Gilbert and its romantic overtones have been the subject of erasure as a result of our heteronormative culture.
Book Review: ‘The Old Man and the Sea’ by Ernest Hemingway
Nov 10, 2019 · Hemingway published ‘The Old Man and the Sea’ in 1952, and it was to be his last major work. It is easy to see the parallels between the old man in the novel, called Santiago, and Hemingway. Santiago suffers from bad luck in his old age despite being a great fisher in his youth. Hemingway had been trying to reclaim the literary success of ...
Debate: Private schools should be abolished - The Oxford Student
Oct 15, 2019 · The abolition of private schools would not only be levelling the playing field, but would provide poorer students with a fundamental level of education that they have a right to, yet whom are priced out from it under the current education system. Around 40% of students at Oxford are from private schools, in comparison to the general population ...
Review: The Secret History - The Oxford Student
Dec 23, 2014 · More than twenty years after its release, Donna Tartt’s The Secret History continues to bewitch readers with the tale of a group of decadent Classics students at an elite Vermont college in the 1980s – and for good reason. The novel’s first scene is that of a group of friends, including nineteen-year-old narrator Richard Papen, driving back to Hampden College after murdering a friend and ...
Should song lyrics be considered poetry? – The Oxford Student
Jan 27, 2014 · Harry Chancellor: The song lyric relies on its musical backdrop. In this sense it is distinct from what is conventionally termed ‘poetry’, as the strength of a poem is conveyed through words alone. Nevertheless, I believe similarities between song and poem can be drawn. Both rely on being spoken aloud; on rhythm, flow and scansion.
Activism or 'Slacktivism': Can social media really make a difference ...
Nov 9, 2020 · In the context of Black Lives Matter, the #MeToo movement, the refugee crisis and countless other events, social media activism has been at an all-time high. Individuals, mostly teenagers, sign petitions, share content and urge people to donate online. Some argue this is unsustainable and is merely “slacktivism”, but there is great …