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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.

Posted inGlobal Affairs

China leads the way in paying women for domestic labour

by Carol Jones March 3, 2021March 3, 2021
Posted inMusic

The battle for the musical soul of America

by Carol Jones January 27, 2021July 18, 2021
Posted inCulture

Will musicians tour again?

by Carol Jones January 16, 2021January 16, 2021
Posted inMusic

At least 2020 sounded good – The music which saved us

by Cleo Murphy-Hogg and Carol Jones January 4, 2021January 4, 2021
Posted inCulture

The Truth of the North-South Culture Divide

by Carol Jones November 21, 2020November 21, 2020
Posted inOpinion

University of Manchester fences in students

by Carol Jones November 14, 2020November 14, 2020
Posted inCulture

How much is your music worth?

by Carol Jones November 10, 2020November 15, 2020
Posted inCulture

Cinema in COVID: Is the future on our laptops?

by Carol Jones October 18, 2020October 18, 2020
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Are we viable?

by Carol Jones October 12, 2020October 12, 2020

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Carol Jones Dec 6, 2025 5 min read
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“I assumed things would feel different this year – fewer friends, more stress from impending finals – but I didn’t realise I would feel so…

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Carol Jones Dec 5, 2025 11 min read
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This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license. Hong Kong is in collective mourning.  On 26 November, a catastrophic fire tore through the Wang…

‘Moments drawn out fine’: Sitting With Gwen John’s ‘The Convalescent’ and Dorothy Richardson’s Pilgrimage

Carol Jones Dec 5, 2025 8 min read
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“To sit and look at Gwen John’s ‘The Convalescent’ is to become acutely aware of one’s own body, “the shape and weight of each limb”.”…

Why I Refuse to Wear The Red Poppy

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