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Author Archives: Emily Broughton

Emily Broughton (she/her) is a Blueprint Editor for the Culture section. She is in her second year at Oxford and studies English Literature and Language at Mansfield College.
In her spare time, she writes short stories only to force her friends and family to read them. She also loves horses, travel and talking about horses and travel.

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The Blueprint, Issue No.10 – Fantasy

by Lily Down, The Blueprint and Emily Broughton January 27, 2022June 24, 2022
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Monthly Literature Review: Mexican Gothic

by Emily Broughton October 30, 2021November 19, 2021
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The Blueprint, Issue No. 8—Silence

by The Blueprint, Emily Broughton and Yundi Li August 2, 2021August 2, 2021
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The Blueprint, Issue No. 7— Reflection

by The Blueprint, Emily Broughton and Yundi Li July 8, 2021July 9, 2021
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The Blueprint, Issue No. 6— Touch

by The Blueprint, Emily Broughton and Yundi Li June 12, 2021July 7, 2021
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Checking Out: A Review

by Emily Broughton June 5, 2021June 5, 2021
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The Blueprint, Issue No. 5—Taste

by The Blueprint, Emily Broughton and Yundi Li May 29, 2021July 7, 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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Romance and Radicalism: Why the works of Jane Austen are still relevant

by Emily Broughton March 13, 2021March 13, 2021
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A Paradise and a Wasteland: the contradictory depictions of nature in literature

by Emily Broughton November 27, 2020November 27, 2020

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Lost for Words: Storytelling As The Solution To Oracy?

Emily Broughton Nov 19, 2025 9 min read
Provided by Laurence Britton, used with permission

When was the last time someone told you a story?  I mean, truly told you a story – not using a book as a crutch,…

Rooted and Restless: Eco-Anxiety and the Inheritance of a Collapsing Earth

Emily Broughton Nov 19, 2025 5 min read
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As climate systems collapse, biodiversity vanishes, and the seasons turn strange, the rising anxiety among young people isn’t a disorder. It is a diagnosis.

Rare Aesthetic: getting your first essay back and realising you kind of suck

Emily Broughton Nov 19, 2025 5 min read
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“I threw in as much secondary criticism as I could find, hoping desperately that Derrida and Calvino could drown out my voice, or lack thereof.”…

Protesters Gather in Oxford to Protest the Proscription of ‘Palestine Action’

Emily Broughton Nov 19, 2025 3 min read
Protesters Gather in Oxford to Protest the Proscription of ‘Palestine Action’

On Tuesday 18 November, a group of around 30 protesters met outside the Clarendon Building in central Oxford to protest the government’s proscription of the…

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