ERM (Ethnic and Religious Minorities) Archives - The Oxford Blue

An image taken at a tea drinking session as part of a Chinese tea culture exploration session at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.

Breeze & Brew: Reimagining Community Curation through Fans and Tea in Oxford

by Jenny Wang June 2, 2026June 2, 2026

People Watching Senegal Vs Mali - AFCON 2025

AFCON, Vela and Dubai: The Disposability of the Black Muslim Identity

by Farida Aboubacar February 22, 2026February 22, 2026

Commodifying “Yellow Face”: A Reflection on Identity and (Self-)Representation

by Violet Wan January 24, 2026January 24, 2026

An image with lots of different names on it.

What’s Really in a Name?

by Liv Ekdawi November 17, 2025November 17, 2025

An image of the Sheldonian theatre, where the lecture was held

Romanes Lecture – Mishal Hussain on ‘Empire, Identity and the Search for Reason’

by Dhillon Lalji October 18, 2025October 18, 2025

Street of San Juan, Puerto Rico at night. The streets are dimly lit.

Bad Bunny and Being An Immigrant

by Shixin Zhao May 21, 2025May 20, 2025

A group of students walking under the Oxford Bridge of Sighs at night.

Life as a Visiting Student

by Ngoc Diep (Alice) May 14, 2025May 13, 2025

A mother and a child stand together in a shrine, overlooking the trees.

Third Culture Kid

by Grace Kyoko Wong May 4, 2025May 4, 2025

The author of the article is taking a 'mirror selfie' with a digital camera.

Of Tongues, Trends, and Becoming

by Maryam AlKetbi May 4, 2025May 4, 2025

The Fetishisation of Identity: A Personal Reflection on Race, Gender, and Relationships

by Ellie Price February 21, 2025February 21, 2025

Second Draft: Teary-eyed goodbyes

Eleanor Davies Jul 23, 2026 10 min read

Illustration of themes and objects relating to Oxford.

“For the past 20 minutes, I have been staring at an empty word document. This was categorically not the plan. When I started writing my…

Tommy Robinson Appearance at Oxford Union Sparks Mass Protest

Christine Savino Jun 27, 2026 3 min read

Tommy Robinson Appearance at Oxford Union Sparks Mass Protest

Image credit to Thomas Yates, used with permission.

Who Gets to Remember?: When nostalgia becomes dangerous

Isabella Hamilton Dale Jun 21, 2026 7 min read

The wisteria on the wall of Jesus College, Oxford.

“At the individual level, the mismatch between memory and history appears fairly harmless. For the collective, it can be terrible. The present, the only actuality,…

Monoculture isn’t dead, it’s online

Rohit Ghosh Jun 21, 2026 6 min read

A LAN party in the Winter 2004 DreamHack.

Culture feels chaotic right now. The times of communion over music videos on MTV are officially over, and our lives are split across millions of…