A social enterprise raising awareness about #uncomfortable histories and questioning the politics of memory. Find us on BlueSky @un-oxford.bsky.social
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@un-oxford.bsky.social retweeted
7 Feb 2025
Who Owns Museum Collections? And what should we do with them?
Saturday 29 March, 10.00-16.00
bit.ly/3QfisUJ
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15 Aug 2024
If you're in London in early September, we highly recommend you join this brilliant and unusual walking tour with @lisahonan07, focusing on the #uncomfortable history of the East India Company ! 👀 ⚓
Expect actors & live play in this third installment of the dramatised tour! 🎭
23 Jul 2024
Final show for 2024: 7 September. 'A London Lark Rising' walking theatre in the City of London uncovering the history of the East India Company. eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-dramati…
🙏 RT @SanjoyRoyTWA @Lindy_Cameron @Sathnam @albarrett09 @DalrympleWill @CTurnerFCDO @UnOxProject @UnOxProject
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@un-oxford.bsky.social retweeted
15 Aug 2024
Throwback to 3 weeks ago, when we joined the brilliant @HistoryLabPlus ECR conference, to share our work in York (and in other cities with @UnOxProject and @UnCamProject ) with a stellar lineup of scholars and heritage practitioners!
25 Jul 2024
Anna Hill is now sharing the principles and practice behind the brilliant @UnYorkProject tours: discussion-based, educational, barrier-breaking, promoting critical analysis…
#historylabplus2024
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@un-oxford.bsky.social retweeted
31 Jul 2024
📢Call for papers, workshops and exhibits livingmaps.org/morethanhuman…
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25 Jul 2024
This looks brilliant @lisahonan07 🎉
23 Jul 2024
Final show for 2024: 7 September. 'A London Lark Rising' walking theatre in the City of London uncovering the history of the East India Company. eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-dramati…
🙏 RT @SanjoyRoyTWA @Lindy_Cameron @Sathnam @albarrett09 @DalrympleWill @CTurnerFCDO @UnOxProject @UnOxProject
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@un-oxford.bsky.social retweeted
Did you know that we have a new tour on offer in the Museum, through
@UnOxProject
called “Unnatural Histories” -- Learn about the development of this tour in their new blog post
uncomfortableoxford.com/oxfo…
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@un-oxford.bsky.social retweeted
We have partnered with @UnOxProject to provide our transnational community the chance to tour Oxford and explore the ways in which connections with Empire have manifested in the physical architecture of Oxford.
Seats are limited, register here: t.ly/2z55d (3/5)
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12 Jun 2024
Discover the hidden histories of Oxford and celebrate Pride Month with us! Join our tour to uncover untold stories and amplify LGBTQ voices. 🏳️🌈✨ #PrideMonth #LGBTQHistory #HiddenHistories #OxfordPride #LoveIsLove #Inclusivity
Book here: uncomfortableoxford.com/book…
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11 Jun 2024
We attended the exhibition opening of Ma uka to Ma kai: Quilting the Hawaiian Landscape. This special exhibition explores the past, present, and future of the ahupua‘a system. A great example of what genuine community engagement looks like and it’s potential @Pitt_Rivers
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@un-oxford.bsky.social retweeted
11 Jun 2024
Global Gender: 3 day conference @UniofOxford @StAntsCollege @KebleOxford @AshmoleanUEP @ExperienceOx @StEdmundHall @PhoenixPH
@AshmoleanMuseum @TORCHOxford @OxfordHistory Gender through history
GLOBAL GENDER POP-UP TOURS | Ashmolean Museum
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5 Jun 2024
📢THIS SATURDAY 8 JUNE: Join us for a special Oxford and Empire Tour in Support of Aid to Palestine!
🔗: uncomfortableoxford.com/tour…
All proceeds will be donated to the emergency fund of @savechildrenuk, an international aid charity bringing supplies to those suffering in Gaza ⛑️
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5 Jun 2024
This tour will explore how Oxford University was shaped by the imperial project and how its graduates went on to gain powerful positions in the Empire 🌐
The tour will last 1 hour. We will walk no more than 2km, and finish at the current student protest site run by @OxAct4Pal✊
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19 May 2024
In solidarity with Oxford Palestine encampments and encampments in Universities around the world!
19 May 2024
I wrote an article chronicling examples of activism at Oxford in support of the @OxAct4Pal encampments for @UnOxProject - uncomfortableoxford.com/oxfo…
In strength & solidarity🇵🇸
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19 May 2024
Throwback to our “Follow the Money” tour @marmalade_io at @ArtsatOFS!
Thank you for the opportunity and this brilliant video.
Description: It features @OliviaDurandIRL talking about our #socialenterprise and guide Julie Partsch leading the tour. #festival #innovation
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@un-oxford.bsky.social retweeted
16 May 2024
Statement from @UnCamProject @UnOxProject and Uncomfortable York on the Palestine Solidarity Encampments led by University students.
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29 Apr 2024
Do you love to meet new people?
Do you love history?
Are you passionate about equity?
Join our guiding team!
DEADLINE TO APPLY: 10TH MAY, 2024
Application form:
forms.gle/9CquVbZKF1jRxFim9
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20 Apr 2024
A great profile on our #UncomfortableWomen founders @Paulalars @OliviaDurandIRL just came out at @Cherwell_Online !
Feeling disillusioned with Academia? Read about their solution here: cherwell.org/2024/04/19/ever…
#Oxford #AcademicTwitter #History #academia #Decolonisation
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@un-oxford.bsky.social retweeted
18 Apr 2024
Do not miss this brilliant series of events from @EnvHumsOxford @TORCHOxford @OxHumanities @OxUniStudents @oxsocsci @VBivar
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17 Apr 2024
It was wonderful to have the @SkollFoundation @SkollCentre team on our Original Tour!
Their conference was from April 9-12 and they booked a series of tours with us and you can too 😉
Thank you for being such an engaged and wonderful group Skoll Team ♥️ See you next year!
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10 Apr 2024
What’s the worst Victorians could have done with mummified people right? 👀👀
Find out this Saturday: uncomfortableoxford.com/book…
@AshmoleanMuseum #mummies #uncomfortableoxford #museums #academictwitter #memory
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