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Author Archives: Carol Jones

Carol Jones writes 'The Good Grief Notes' column for the Oxford Blue, where she also writes about culture and women's rights. She studies DPhil Music Composition at St Catherine's and works as a freelance composer.

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Liz Truss: Feminism’s cautionary tale

by Carol Jones December 19, 2022
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The Good Grief Notes: Chapter 3 What’s wrong with sorry?

by Carol Jones October 16, 2021October 16, 2021
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The Good Grief Notes: Chapter 2 The science behind grief

by Carol Jones September 29, 2021September 29, 2021
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The Good Grief Notes: Chapter 1 Let’s Talk

by Carol Jones September 8, 2021September 28, 2021
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Why the Trump playbook didn’t work for Cuomo

by Carol Jones August 18, 2021August 20, 2021
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Meeting Rooms and Managers – The quest to make us laugh

by Carol Jones June 30, 2021June 30, 2021
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Home Fires – Blazing the standard for student theatre

by Carol Jones June 24, 2021July 18, 2021
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What politicians are missing about ‘online banter’

by Carol Jones June 14, 2021June 14, 2021
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The Arnolfini Portrait: A Brave New World for Student Theatre?

by Carol Jones May 22, 2021May 22, 2021
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The Blueprint, Issue No. 4—Multicultural Identity

by The Blueprint, Yundi Li, Emily Broughton, Gracie Bolt and Carol Jones March 29, 2021July 28, 2021

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Low Concept: Detours; Some Endless, Some Brief

Carol Jones May 27, 2026 6 min read
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“I was taken aback, but not for long. Having now the benefit of hindsight, I see that it was this comment above all else which…

The Devil Wears Prada 2… and the Death of Journalistic Integrity?

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I watched The Devil Wears Prada (2006) when I was around 11 years old with my mum, a former model and film extra who was…

Outside OX1 Week 4: the US, Russia/China, and Congo

Carol Jones May 26, 2026 15 min read
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Syntax, Lexis and Textual Atypicality: A Neurodivergent Lens on Classical Authors

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Gabi Nidecka explores classical authors such as Blake and Woolf through a neurodivergent lens, revisiting old texts with new knowledge.

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