In the Press

Gender inequality remains the most durable form of inequality. Oxford historian Martin Conway has a radical claim: democracy helped reinforce it. In this interview, Johanna Taufner, doctoral researcher in political science at the University of Vienna, talks with Conway about the model of male-centred citizenship that dominates Western democracy, the manosphere and how democracy can be reimagined.

Geoff Batchen

Newly crowned winner of Holberg Prize raises alarm over job losses and shuttering of courses across UK

Peter Wilson, Professor of the History of War, on how video games like Total War and Assassin's Creed can help players understand historical motivations and consider the impact of decisions, even if gameplay deviates from strict historical timelines.

Dr Perry Gauci comments on how Theodor Geisel, later known as Dr. Seuss, attended the University of Oxford but dropped out of his English Literature doctorate in 1926 to pursue cartooning. 

Dr Stephen Tuffnell, associate professor of modern US history discussing how Trump’s intervention in Venezuela fits into the history of US foreign policy and which countries could be affected next.