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Author Archives: Joe Bardsley

Posted inGlobal Affairs, Outside OX1

The World Beyond OX1 – Week 7

by Hajar Zainuddin, Izzy Mills and Joe Bardsley June 13, 2023June 13, 2023
Posted inGlobal Affairs, Outside OX1

The World Beyond OX1 – Week 6

by Hajar Zainuddin, Joe Bardsley, Josie Wells and Izzy Mills June 6, 2023June 9, 2023
Posted inGlobal Affairs

The World Beyond OX1 ‒ Week 4

by Izzy Mills, Joe Bardsley, Hajar Munirah, Josie Wells and Krishh Chaturvedi May 22, 2023May 22, 2023
Posted inGlobal Affairs

The World Beyond OX1 – Week 3

by Hajar Munirah, Joe Bardsley, Josie Wells, Izzy Mills and Krishh Chaturvedi May 15, 2023May 15, 2023
Posted inGlobal Affairs

The World Beyond OX1 – Week 2

by Josie Wells, Hajar Munirah, Izzy Mills, Krishh Chaturvedi and Joe Bardsley May 8, 2023May 15, 2023
Posted inCulture

Adaptation Done Well: A Review of The Last of Us

by Joe Bardsley May 4, 2023
Posted inGlobal Affairs

The World Beyond OX1 – Week 1

by Krishh Chaturvedi, Joe Bardsley, Hajar Munirah, Josie Wells and Izzy Mills May 2, 2023May 2, 2023
Posted inGlobal Affairs

The World Beyond OX1: Vacation Roundup

by Joe Bardsley, Hajar Munirah, Izzy Mills, Krishh Chaturvedi and Josie Wells April 26, 2023April 26, 2023
Posted inGlobal Affairs

Polarised Parties, Both Sides of the Border

by Etienne Baker and Joe Bardsley April 25, 2023April 25, 2023
Posted inGlobal Affairs

The World Beyond OX1 – Week 8

by David Yang, Anna Bartlett and Joe Bardsley March 11, 2023March 12, 2023

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Joe BardsleyJun 15, 20254 min read
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“As she explained the tragic news, we both had the strangest feeling: we were trying not to smile. We were children in detention, lips pursed…

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Aria Chakravorty outlines the subject of Dominic Cummings’ recent talk at the Sheldonian Theatre. Image by Aria Chakravorty, used with permission.

Outside OX1 Week 7: Wagner, Colombia, Los Angeles

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So Bad, it’s Good: In Defence of A Minecraft Movie

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