Berkeley Talks: Philosopher Mark Johnston asks, ‘Is this our only life?’
The boundaries of the self have long been a focal point of philosophical inquiry, yet few questions capture the imagination quite like the nature of our ex…
Author name: Leyla Demir
Leyla Demir grew up between Istanbul and Birmingham before studying English Literature and Media at Oxford Brookes University. During her student years, she became interested in the small rituals of university cities: reading rooms, late café conversations, student societies, independent bookshops, and the public spaces where academic life meets ordinary city life. Before writing for Oxford Social, she contributed short cultural pieces to student magazines and local arts newsletters, often focusing on how young people use libraries, galleries, cafés, parks, and informal learning spaces. Her writing is shaped by the experience of being both an insider and an observer: close enough to Oxford’s student culture to understand it, but alert to the wider city beyond college walls. For Oxford Social, Leyla covers campus life, city habits, student communities, cultural events, and the everyday texture of Oxford as a place to study, think, meet, read, and live.
