The Oxonian Review
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| Editor-in-Chief | Edward Sugden |
|---|---|
| Categories | Literature, Reviews |
| Frequency | Fortnightly (Online) during Oxford University term time, Annually (Print) |
| First issue | 2001 |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Website | http://www.oxonianreview.org/ |
The Oxonian Review is a literature and arts review journal produced by graduate students at the University of Oxford. Each week during term time, an online edition is published featuring reviews and essays on current affairs and literature. It is the largest university-wide graduate-student publication at Oxford.
History 2001-2008
The Oxonian Review began life as The Oxonian Review of Books,[1] which was founded in 2001 at Balliol College, Oxford as a termly print journal which would feature essays and reviews of recently published work in literature, politics, history, science and the arts, written by graduate members of the University of Oxford, measured by circulation and contribution base.
2009 Re-launch
In November 2008 the publication carried out a large recruitment drive in order to expand beyond Balliol College and reach a wider audience. It relaunched in January 2009 as a web-based journal, publishing fortnightly during Oxford University term time, and annually in print. The journal also now organises a series of events[2] in Oxford, including speaker dinners, music evenings, film screenings, competitions, and writers' workshops.
Interviews
The Oxonian Review regularly interviews important figures from the world of literature, politics and culture. In the past, these have included:
- Adam Thirlwell[3]
- Joyce Carol Oates[4]
- Julian Barnes[5]
- Dan Rather[6]
- Ian Bostridge[7]
- Amit Chaudhuri[8]
- Joseph Nye[9]
- Philip Pullman[10]
- Christopher Ricks[11]
- Paul Auster[12]
- Tobias Wolff[13]
Events
In addition to its publishing, The Oxonian Review also puts on a series of events that it believes to be of interest to its readers. In its current incarnation, the journal has put on four events: the theologian and historian Prof John Hedley Brooke spoke on Darwin and his influence on religious belief, a photography competition, sponsored by the Royal Photographic Society received entries from all over the UK, Dr Michael Fitzpatrick gave a talk on his controversial book, Defeating Autism: A Damaging Delusion, and the science editor of The Economist newspaper, Geoff Carr, conducted a journalism and editing masterclass.[14]
References
- ^ About The Oxonian Review
- ^ Events at The Oxonian Review
- ^ On Sex, Politics, Style and Ping-Pong, Oxonian Review
- ^ An Interview With Joyce Carol Oates, Oxonian Review
- ^ Nothing To Be Frightened Of, Oxonian Review
- ^ Communicating the America Within, Oxonian Review
- ^ A Scholar's Art, Oxonian Review
- ^ The Quiet Rebel, Oxonian Review
- ^ Talking Power, Oxonian Review
- ^ Once Upon a Time, and What Happened Next..., Oxonian Review
- ^ A More Serious Literature, Oxonian Review
- ^ The Tyrannies and Epiphanies of Chance, Oxonian Review
- ^ "Old School", Oxonian Review
- ^ Events at The Oxonian Review