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Author Archives: Eleanor Luxton

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Infographics: Tasteless and Woke or the Best Tool for Changing Minds?

by Eleanor Luxton February 21, 2024February 21, 2024
Posted inGlobal Affairs

Outside OX1 Week 8 – Henry Kissinger dies and Sunak loses his marbles

by Ben Nolan, Becky Collett, Emi Tanimoto and Eleanor Luxton December 4, 2023December 4, 2023
Posted inGlobal Affairs

Outside OX1 Week 6 – al-Shifa hospital evacuated and giant pandas return to China

by Ben Nolan, Anya Trofimova, Oliver Smith, Becky Collett, Oliver Edwardes, Emi Tanimoto, Eleanor Luxton and Lottie Tellyn November 19, 2023May 6, 2024
Posted inCulture

The Wonderful World of British TV ads

by Eleanor Luxton November 13, 2023November 11, 2023
Posted inGlobal Affairs

Outside OX1 Week 5 – London ceasefire march, Gay Games 2023 and a successful Sag-Aftra strike

by Ben Nolan, Emily Guerrero, Becky Collett, Emi Tanimoto, Lottie Tellyn and Eleanor Luxton November 12, 2023November 19, 2023
Posted inOutside OX1

Outside OX1 Week 4 – Rising casualties in Gaza, China mourns, the UK government goes to court

by Ben Nolan, Anas Dayeh, Emily Guerrero, Emi Tanimoto, Becky Collett, Lottie Tellyn and Eleanor Luxton November 5, 2023November 5, 2023
Posted inGlobal Affairs

Outside OX1 Week 3 – Hurricane Otis, Mass shooting in Maine and a UN debate on Gaza

by Ben Nolan, Anas Dayeh, Becky Collett, Oliver Edwardes, Hajar Zainuddin, Eleanor Luxton, Anya Trofimova, Emily Guerrero, Emi Tanimoto and Lottie Tellyn October 29, 2023January 23, 2024
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Books That Made Me: Half the Sky

by Eleanor Luxton March 9, 2023March 9, 2023

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