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Category Archives: General
GMT, MFIs, and other lessons from Africa
During the summer, between second and third year, Keble Geographers spend at least six weeks working on their own research projects towards the dissertation component of FHS. For some students, this involves fieldwork abroad. Callum White chose to travel to … Continue reading
Posted in Dissertation, General, Geographical research, Student research
Tagged Ghana, Microfinance, Obruni
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Radio 4 broadcast on Immigration
How far should an open society continue to accept outsiders? Radio 4′s “Public Philosopher” series delved into a lively debate on immigration this evening. In a public discussion hosted at the University of Dallas, Texas (a state that shares a … Continue reading
Posted in GE: Human, General
Tagged American/Mexico border, Citizenship, Immigration control, Radio 4
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Welcome!
Ali, Carly, Fiona and Richard express a very warm welcome to all Keble Geographers at the start of Michaelmas Term. We look forward to working with you this year; to support and encourage as you set yourselves some challenging goals, … Continue reading
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The Rise and Fall of Oxford’s Manufacturing Industries
Later in term there’s a chance to visit the BMW MINI plant at Cowley, Oxford. It will be a good chance to add some local context to the kind of themes Professor McDowell will be exploring in her lectures on … Continue reading
Posted in General, Human Geography, Keble Geography, Oxford
Tagged Oxford Cars Geography
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The Robinson Institute
If you’re in London and fancy escaping from the Olympics, The Robinson Institute is an exhibition at Tate Britain. It consists of a number of arrangements of various materials, including maps, paintings, reproduction prints, photographs (many greatly enlarged), writings, objects, … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental Geography, General, Geography & literature, Human Geography, Keble Geography, Oxford
Tagged art, geography, landscape, Patrick Keiller, politics
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Le Tour 2012: a British champion in a French race
Set foot in France during July and it is difficult to escape the buzz surrounding le Tour! Possibly cycling’s most renowned event, a key moment in France’s annual calendar, and the only large-scale sporting event that you are likely to … Continue reading
Posted in General, Human Geography
Tagged Media resources, national identity, national stereotypes, sport, Tour de France
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Migrations: Journeys into British Art
Migrations: Journeys into British Art is an exhibition currently showing at Tate Britain. Its intention is to explore how migration has shaped the course of British art over the past 500 years. Based on an inevitably modest number of … Continue reading
Blenheim Palace Visit
Thank you to all who participated in the Blenheim Palace trip today. Maybe next year the weather will be brighter!
Posted in Events, General, Keble Geography, Oxford
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Bonne Chance! All good wishes to the First Year Geographers this week.
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Highly-skilled Migrants
UPDATE 30th May: BBC Radio 4 today The French East End For the First Year revising Territories and Identities, and migration in particular, it is extremely useful to keep an eye on current news items as well as early view … Continue reading
Best wishes to our Third Year geographers beginning Finals today!
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Second Year Berlin Fieldtrip: Sam Swift and Callum White
In March of this year, half of our geographical cohort undertook human fieldwork in Berlin. Both of our trips where generously funded by the Keble Association, and we spent a week researching a topic of our choice in the German … Continue reading
Oxford: how well do you know the city?
Posted on December 12, 2011 by Ali How well do you know the city which is, at least for half the year, your place of residence? For example, how big do you think Oxford’s usual population is: 97,000; 123, 000; … Continue reading
Posted in General, Human Geography, Oxford
Tagged Oxford, Population, Social division
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