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Author Archives: Elspeth Knight

Elspeth Knight (she/her) is the Editor in Chief for Hilary Term 2023.

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The Blueprint, Issue no.12: Spring 2023

by The Blueprint, Isabel Lucas, Leyla Baxman and Elspeth Knight April 23, 2023April 23, 2023
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The Oxford Festival Orchestra: Interview with Felix Kirkby

by Elspeth Knight November 25, 2022November 25, 2022
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Review: Happier Year Productions’ Maurice

by Elspeth Knight October 21, 2022October 21, 2022
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Freshers’ Guide 2022

by Lucy Heywood, Leyla Baxman, Ben Blackburn, Guy Ward-Jackson, Amy Ellis Winter, Elisabetta Molteni, Elspeth Knight, Evie Craggs, Frances Dowle, Gioia Grafin Von Donhoff, Hannah-Sarah Selig, Rosie Somers, Sophie Mackenzie, Thomas Britton and Thomas Evans September 17, 2022September 19, 2022
Posted inFeatured

Looking At The Bookstore

by Aryan Goenka and Elspeth Knight September 11, 2022September 11, 2022
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Film Review: The Pacifist

by Elspeth Knight May 6, 2022May 6, 2022
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Rembrandt’s The Night Watch: How do we let art grow old?

by Elspeth Knight March 9, 2022March 9, 2022

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