Eleanor Davies, Author at The Oxford Blue

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Second Draft: Lists, Marmite, and smelling books

by Eleanor Davies November 20, 2025November 24, 2025

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Second Draft: Introductions and long words

by Eleanor Davies November 10, 2025November 10, 2025

Generation Z Protests in Mexico: Anti-Violence or Pro-USA?

Eleanor Davies Nov 30, 2025 9 min read

A poster during a protest in Mexico which says in Spanish: "In Mexico, it is safer to be a drug dealer than to be a student."

Lola Dunton-Milenkovic explores the recent Generation Z Protests throughout Mexico, evaluating their anti-corruption and anti-violence sentiments, as well as their potential political motivations which might…

To “Slay” or Not To “Slay”

Eleanor Davies Nov 30, 2025 5 min read

Provided by Ngoc Diep (Alice), used with permission. Website: The Oxford English Dictionary.

slay /sleɪ/: to impress someone very much or to be very good or impressive (Cambridge Dictionary, 2025); “slay the house boots down houston i’m deceased”…

Home and Abroad – examining China’s political messaging inside and outside the country

Eleanor Davies Nov 29, 2025 9 min read

China remained shrouded in mystery to the West from the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949 until the 1970s. In 1972, US…

Doctor Faustus at the Keble O’Reilly: Reviewed

Eleanor Davies Nov 28, 2025 6 min read

‘I was, at times, simply floored by Carrington’s production of this classic play; there was a constant tension, both emotional and sexual, that wound up…