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Articles by Florence Ward
Oxford’s access problem runs deeper than statistics alone
Oxford’s access problem runs deeper than statistics alonePresenting Oxford’s social inequality as a number gives the impression it can be solved through a bit of adding and subtractingSince the release of the first-ever undergraduate admissions report on Wednesday, Oxford has dominated headlines.Statistics have been shouted left, right, and centre, competitively more shocking than the last time Oxford’s access was reported on, in David Lammy MP’s investigation last October.
From Cellar to worldwide fame - an interview with Objekt
We met TJ Hertz (a.k.a Objekt), the evening before his hotly anticipated set at The Bullingdon. Sitting opposite the man behind the music in the lobby of Oxford Spires Hotel, a long and rainy bike ride out of the city centre, was somewhat surreal, but the Oxford alumnus-turned-international DJ was immediately friendly. “I need a drink,” TJ laughs, “I’ve had three hours sleep”. Both in terms of his production and DJing, TJ’s iconic style channels his self-professed “mild obsessive compulsion”.
Our paradise is lost
For hundreds of years our perception of the Garden of Eden has been idyllic – a landscape that is rich in produce, beautiful plants and wildlife that live in harmony. The Biblical portrayal of the Garden describes “trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food” (Genesis 2:4). Just a glance at the work of painters who have depicted the Garden shows an abundance of greenery.
Kabakov Tate Review- ‘an exercise in alternative perspectives’
Ilya and Emilia Kabakov's 'Not Everyone Will Be Taken into the Future' illustrates the horrors of the Soviet Union through a series of juxtaposing perceptions Ilya and Emilia Kabakov’s ‘Not Everyone Will Be Taken into the Future’ is an exercise in alternative perspectives, the most pressing of which transports the viewer back to a childhood way of viewing the world.
2017: A feminist turning point?
They hindsight, is seen in 20/20 vision. It’s hard to pinpoint cultural turning points until you have the benefit of several year’s distance. But occasionally things change at such a prominent and rapid pace that they force themselves into plain sight. 2017 feels a little like one of those points in time. Just a glance at the highest-grossing films of this year reveal that strong female leads are very much in fashion.
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