Uncomfortable Oxford - Alternative Walking Tour

Uncomfortable Oxford - Alternative Walking Tour

This is a walking tour run by students from the University of Oxford. Unlike traditional walking tours - this one is discussion-based and encourages participants to discuss historical structures which have an uncomfortable legacy in the modern environment.

The tour is designed to be intellectually stimulating and an important step towards breaking down barriers within the city and university of Oxford. Topics covered include imperialism, inequality, slavery, gender history, violence, and memorialisation.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Carfax Tower, Corner of Carfax and Cornmarket, Oxford OX1 England

Begin the tour with an overview of the historic divide between the town of Oxford and the university.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: University Church of St. Mary the Virgin, High St., Oxford OX1 4AH England

View the church and the statue of Cecil Rhodes

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: All Souls College, High Street, Oxford OX1 4AL England

Learn about the connections between All Soul's College and money from slave plantations.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Radcliffe Camera, Radcliffe Square, Oxford OX1 4AJ England

Engage in a discussion about the politics of renaming buildings.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Sheldonian Theatre, Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3AZ England

Learn about the first woman's graduation ceremony at the Sheldonian Theatre

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Balliol College, Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3BJ England

Take a look at historic Balliol College, one of the colleges with extensive direct ties to the former British Empire and a tradition of educating Prime Ministers - including Boris Johnson.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: The Oxford Union Society Library and Murals, Frewin Court St Michael Street, Oxford OX1 3JB England

Stop at the famous Oxford Union debating society to discuss the tensions between extremism and free speech.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Westgate Oxford, Castle Street Oxford's City Centre, Oxford OX1 1TR England

Finish at the Tirah Memorial across from the Westgate Centre to reflect on memories of empire and memorialisation.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Weston Library, Bodleian Library Broad Street Bodleian Library, Oxford OX1 3BG England

Hear the story of Christian Cole, Oxford's first black scholar.

Duration: 10 minutes