Marshall Worsham
As an undergraduate I spent time in South Asia and South America, doing something in between learning and working, on something in between international development and conflict management. I’m now living in Oxford, UK, studying political theory. Eventually I hope to finish my doctoral study and to work with the UN and international organizations in complex emergencies. Specifically, I would like to integrate the voices of local-level actors into conflict analysis and national peacebuilding processes. Things I like? Travel, of course – cities – being small in a great big sense, like the feeling of independence or movement – riding a bicycle – autumn – finding myself lost – antique machines. I write a little and read a lot.
Hometown: Savannah, Georgia
School: The University of Oxford
Where I've Lived Abroad: Jaipur, Rajasthan, India - Dhaka, Bangladesh - Oxford, United Kingdom
The Great Affair
Overheard in Oxford
27 Jan 2010
The following is a compendium of partial conversations I have been collecting. To be sure, they are merely fragments and ... read more
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HOW TO: Dine Like A Proper Oxford Student
For visitors to Oxford, catching a glimpse of a real live student in full academic dress can be one of the highlights of a trip. In fact, the chance photo ... read more
05 Jan 2010
Insider Tips
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Remember, remember the fifth of November
Call it what you will – Bonfire Night, Guy Fawkes’ Day, 5-Nov – the fifth of November is undoubtedly one of the most raucous nights of the British year. The festival commemorates ... read more
09 Nov 2009
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Need a book? We can probably help you.
The Oxford University Press. What else could you ask for? How about Blackwell’s, a four-story bookshop with over three miles of shelves? Or the Bodleian Library, with nearly every ... read more
09 Nov 2009
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500 years and still singing
If you do nothing else in Oxford, be sure to hear a choral service in one of the college chapels. Magdalen, Christ Church, New College, and Queen’s Colleges have ... read more
09 Nov 2009
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You might find someone, you might not
“England’s is a post-Christian society,” explained one of my college administrators before term began. “You’ll have no trouble finding whatever you’re looking for as far as dating ... read more
09 Nov 2009
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Looking for the underground? Yeah, it's right here
For big-name acts, head to London. But if you’re looking for young bands trying to make it, Oxford is Mecca. If you spend more than a few weeks here ... read more
09 Nov 2009
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That's it, one foot in front of the other
Oxford is best navigated on foot or cycle. You can walk easily from the train station (far west) to Magdalen College (far east) in 10 to 15 minutes. Oxford’s ... read more
09 Nov 2009
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Britain's best food isn't actually British
OK, I know. Most people don’t come to the UK for the cuisine. But it’s not as bad as you’d think! Of course, there’s the obligatory ... read more
09 Nov 2009
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The London of new fiction
London’s doll-baby, Oscar Wilde, had little good to say about "The Old Smoke." But things have changed considerably since his time. For a fresh look at the London of ... read more
09 Nov 2009
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Want to talk politics? Make sure you have a few hours to spare.
Drop the name of any recent Prime Minister – Gordon Brown, Tony Blair, Margaret Thatcher – and you’re likely to get an earful. Or mention the phrase “Red Ken” in any ... read more
09 Nov 2009
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London's no Río, but...
Most pubs are required by law to close down at midnight or earlier, and good clubs (which stay open later) are hard to come by. Unless you get invited along ... read more
06 Jan 2010
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Play instead
The film industry in the UK has a hard time keeping up with its U.S. and Continental counterparts. Think of “Love Actually,” “Shakespeare in Love,” and that awful early-1990s ... read more
06 Jan 2010
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Antidepressants, anyone?
The cliché suggestion would be to bring an umbrella. But, it doesn’t actually rain here as much as you’d think – little more than one in three days. Instead ... read more
06 Jan 2010
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Not culture shock... culture creep
For many Americans living in the United Kingdom, culture shock is perhaps better described as “culture creep.” The absence of any (serious) language barrier makes the initial adjustments to British ... read more
06 Jan 2010
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Get on the beaten path
The United Kingdom has several thousand miles of public right-of-way, thanks to some archaic land protection laws. Closed to vehicle traffic, they welcome hikers, cyclists, and horseback riders. Many of ... read more
07 Jan 2010
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Queue is king
“Hey mate. C’mon! There’s a queue here!” shouted the man standing next to me. It was just after midnight, and our train from London had arrived in 35-degree ... read more
07 Jan 2010
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The Wight way to rabbit
Confused? Try brushing up on your Cockney rhyming slang. A linguistic anomaly in England, rhyming slang supposedly developed as an idiom of resistance in the rougher parts of East London ... read more
