Writing a Personal Statement: History and Politics

Episode 34 of the Oxford from the Inside podcast, hosted by OFTI Podcast, titled "Writing a Personal Statement: History and Politics " was published on October 1, 2020 and runs 37 minutes.

October 1, 2020 ·37m · Oxford from the Inside

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Summary

In our latest episode Siam is with Ernest and Kirsty to discuss what makes a competitive HisPol Personal Statement. How should you structure your Personal Statement? Should you have some sections for Politics and others for History or should you analyse both simultaneously on each topic? What topics did they both talk about and do they find interesting now in the field of HisPol? Can I write about Philosophy in my Personal Statement, and if so how does one make it relevant to HisPol? We have it covered!!  Also, here are some reading material suggested by Kirsty and Ernest that you could use for your Personal Statement - you definetly do not need to use these resources if you don't want to of course!! https://broadstreethumanitiesreview.com  https://plato.stanford.edu (for anything philosophy/politics related) https://www.historytoday.com/ (lots off UK school libraries have subsciption to these!) http://www.howtotalkaboutarthistory.com/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/ (the forum) africasacountry.com https://thediplomat.com https://aeon.co

Episode Description

In our latest episode Siam is with Ernest and Kirsty to discuss what makes a competitive HisPol Personal Statement. How should you structure your Personal Statement? Should you have some sections for Politics and others for History or should you analyse both simultaneously on each topic? What topics did they both talk about and do they find interesting now in the field of HisPol? Can I write about Philosophy in my Personal Statement, and if so how does one make it relevant to HisPol? We have it covered!!

Also, here are some reading material suggested by Kirsty and Ernest that you could use for your Personal Statement - you definetly do not need to use these resources if you don't want to of course!!

https://broadstreethumanitiesreview.com

https://plato.stanford.edu (for anything philosophy/politics related)

https://www.historytoday.com/ (lots off UK school libraries have subsciption to these!)

http://www.howtotalkaboutarthistory.com/

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/ (the forum)

africasacountry.com

https://thediplomat.com

https://aeon.co

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