Students from a range of disciplines have been collaborating over the last year to set up 'OxVox,' the e-paper to allow you to be informed and involved with all the latest stories events and discussions. This web site is a Journalism Society initiative and is intended as a Brookes centric sounding board for anyone who has something to say about Brookes or Oxford city.
We think it is important that as an academic institution we have a publication that represents the student voice. We are currently using an online format as a forum to generate interest and ideas for the future launch of the OxVox newspaper. We greatly appreciate your feedback.
From the beginning of the next academic year we will be recruiting with the aim of publishing a printed newspaper twice a semester. We are looking for people to fill editorial, writing and photographic, business, marketing, and society committee positions. Please e-mail enquiries@oxvox.co.uk if you are interested.
April 17th, 2008 by Mary
who are we talking about?
1. What inspired you to join the teaching profession?
It was partly an interest in research and partly a desire to pass on an enthusiasm for something that I think is a great way to spend your life. I remember sitting in a tutorial in college spending half an hour discussing the use of word choice in a particular phrase in Hamlet and thinking to myself, ‘this is great, I want to be able to do this for a living’. I’ve always enjoyed interacting with people who are really interested in ideas and how books work and are prepared to talk about them. Read the rest of this entry »
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April 17th, 2008 by Mary
who are we talking about?
1. What inspired you to join the teaching profession?
Before I became a university lecturer I was a teacher in a secondary school, which I enjoyed very much. However, when I was offered a scholarship for a PhD, I felt it was too good an opportunity to miss and so accepted it and gave up my teaching job. So, in a way, I kind of stumbled into academic lecturing. However, I had been growing increasingly dissatisfied with secondary teaching. I was tired of teaching youngsters who were uninterested in literature and simply present because of their curriculum. So, I felt with university teaching I would be working with students who wanted to study literature, who were passionate about reading and writing. This was the main impetus behind my decision to become a university lecturer. Read the rest of this entry »
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April 17th, 2008 by Mary
1. What inspired you to join the teaching profession?
A corny answer, but I have actually always wanted to be a teacher. As a young girl it was teaching, or being a poet, I spent a brief time in my teens wanting to be a director in the theatre, but literature and teaching always won out in the end. My inspiration really came as a third year undergraduate at York when I had an amazing tutor in twentieth-century literature: he introduced me to the work of the poet Mina Loy (who I subsequently went on to write a PhD on) and had such faith in me, that I knew I could be an academic. It certainly has to be a vocation, because the financial rewards are far from grand. Read the rest of this entry »
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April 17th, 2008 by Mary
I am a student studying English studies and in my final year at Oxford Brookes; throughout the three years I have been influenced by several people but none more than by lecturers, Alex Goody, Catherine Morley and Daniel Lea. Read the rest of this entry »
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April 17th, 2008 by Amy
Kostova plunges the reader directly into a gripping, enthralling historical panorama, supplemented by affable characters and beautiful European landscapes. Read the rest of this entry »
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April 12th, 2008 by Lucy
If you’re anything like me you will share concerns about the way societies are run and promoted here at Brookes. Let me assert, however, this is not an attack on the dedicated individuals who run these societies, who provide a realm of cultural and social diversity catering to all possible whims. It is also not linked to the Student Union representatives who strive for the upkeep of the 72 societies already affiliated at Brookes.
My concerns are with the lack of communication between these student bodies and the student population.
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April 11th, 2008 by admin
Hows does it affect you?
What can you do to save energy?
Have your say.
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April 11th, 2008 by admin
Recently the long standing peaceful protests for China to respect Human Rights have taken the media spotlight with the focus of the Olympic games and the protests have been joined in number by many more who believe China should respect peoples fundamental Human Rights.
Unfortunately these protests have attracted the media’s attention, not for the fact that many thousands around the world have the peacefully demonstrated positive message that Human Rights should be respected by all but for the few passionate people that have broken through the neccessary security protection to get to the Olympic torch and demonstrate their views forcefully.
Has the message behind the protests been shrouded by the over zealous protestors or is this neccessary to get the message of respect for Human Right accross? Read the rest of this entry »
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April 11th, 2008 by admin
Oxford Brookes’ first dedicated student media website goes live.OxVox
The champagne was flowing last night in a celebration of the launch of oxvox.co.uk. Societies editor, Lucy Porter commented, ‘we’ll definitely be having more oxvox parties’, so look out for the next Journalism Society night. The fancy dress theme ‘dress as a famous headline’ produced some interesting costumes including Amy Whinehouse, Pete Doherty, Lunar Wo/man and the Olympic torch.
This is the just start of Brookes online media and we have big ambitions for next year. The evening was intended to raise awareness of Brookes media, if you would like to get involved please contact opportunities@oxvox.co.uk. Read the rest of this entry »
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April 9th, 2008 by admin
Your sophisticated alternative for party invitations.
Facebook (FB), who doesn’t use it? I certainly do! With the social life nearing more and more towards the internet, are you finding it harder to get your friends together? As I said I am a user of FB, but I found when using their events feature, it was clunky, too basic and many of my guest would forget about the event.
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